FAQ ORBilu - Summary
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This FAQ has been written as a ready response to most questions you may have regarding ORBilu and the manner in which it works. We will update and add to it on a regular basis, especially in response to your questions and comments. |
1) General information on the ORBilu digital repository
2) I’m a member of the UL and am going to deposit a work in ORBilu...
a) PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF DEPOSIT
- Who can deposit in ORBilu?
- How can I locate my Uni.lu identifier?
- Is it compulsory to deposit in ORBilu?
- Can I give authority to someone else to deposit my references?
- Can I import references into ORBilu?
- What electronic formats are allowed and/or recommended?
- What degrees of accessibility are there for deposited documents?
- Which version of my publication should I deposit in ORBilu?
- Are the details I enter in ORBiluverified?
- When can I deposit a reference and its full text?
- Can I deposit documents in ORBilu that were published before I became a member of the UL?
- What do I do if someone, a publisher, collective management firm, or a writer, contacts me claiming to hold rights over the deposited work or parts of the work and demands that it be removed from the university’s repository?
- Can I withdraw my document from the repository?
b) MY RIGHTS
- What documents are protected by copyright and for how long?
- What rights do I have over documents (co-)authored by me?
- Assignments and licences: what can a publisher offer an author?
- How should I negotiate my publishing contracts so as to allow deposit in the repository?
- If I’ve already signed a contract with the publisher, can I renegotiate certain clauses to be able to deposit my publication in ORBilu?
- Can I put my conference proceedings on line?
- Can I deposit in ORBilu a summary of my document written by someone else?
- What are the rights and obligations of users that access a work deposited in ORBilu?
- Does depositing a work in an institutional repository prevent me making money from publication?
- Can I still exploit my work any way I please once it’s been deposited in ORBilu?
- What documents are protected by copyright and for how long?
- Who is responsible for making sure a document deposited in ORBilu does not breach any copyright?
- How can I be sure that open access deposit of the full text of my publications doesn’t breach the copyright and related rights legislation?
- A number of other people and I have written an article that I want to deposit in ORBilu; do I have to ask permission from each of the co-authors?
- What should I do if one of my co-authors refuses to sign the licence?
- What am I committing to if I sign the licence when I deposit a document in ORBilu?
d) PUBLISHERS’ POLICIES ON REPOSITORIES
- Where do I get information on publishers’ policies?
- What do I do if the publisher’s policy is not available on SHERPA/RoMEO?
- What do I do if the publisher’s policy is on SHERPA/RoMEO but it doesn’t allow deposits?
- I’ve contacted my publisher to get permission for deposit, but I haven’t received a reply. What can I do?
- What should I do if a publisher contacts me demanding that I withdraw one or more of my texts from the university repository?
3) I want to consult ORBilu...
- Who can access ORBilu?
- What search facilities are available in ORBilu?
- How do I keep up to date on changes to what’s deposited in ORBilu?
- What are the rights and obligations of users who access a work deposited in ORBilu?
- Can I still access a document marked with a closed padlock? How do I ask for a copy?