Copyright Renovation: Creating Informational Web Pages and a Consulting Service for Academic Users

Over the last year K-State Libraries have gone through a major reorganization. A new department, Scholarly Communications & Publishing (SCP) was created and staffed in Spring 2010. In this paper we will discuss the department’s planning and development of a new copyright website for the university including the review of numerous university copyright websites, focus groups that were held to get input from various constituencies, and the development and organization of the content. We will also discuss other components of our expanding copyright role including a consultation service and educational/outreach activities.