POLICY 4.12.8.6 - Non-Institutional Works
The university shall not claim ownership of works (e.g., books, journal articles, musical compositions, dissertations, papers and course assignments) created by the university faculty, staff, administrators, or students that are not institutional works and did not result from a significant use of university’s resources. For purposes of this policy, the normal use of the university’s facilities and computers, the incidental use of the university’s supplies and clerical support, normal expenses for travel to professional meetings, for book purchases, interlibrary loans, computer software and data, the granting of sabbatical leave and faculty development grants are not a significant use of the university’s resources.
Furthermore, collaboration among faculty, staff, administrators and students, both within and without Shenandoah University, does not by itself give the university an ownership interest in their work, but when it does (as in works developed over a significant period of time by multiple creators, described in the prior section) the university will identify its ownership interest. The university advises all parties involved to identify their ownership interests in collaborative works and disclaims liability resulting from any failure to do so.
Faculty, staff, administrators and students may use the name of the university for purposes of affiliation only. Any other use of the university’s name requires specific written approval by the university. Use of the university’s name shall be considered a significant use of university resources.
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