At its May 3 meeting, the University Senate unanimously endorsed the CIC Author's Addendum and its accompanying statement on publishing agreements. By signing the addendum and submitting it with the publisher's standard agreement, U of MN authors can retain their rights:
* to use their own articles in their teaching and other professional activities
* to post their articles on their own web sites or on sites maintained by the U of MN / scholarly societies / funding agencies (6 months after the date of publication)
* to grant the U of MN the right to distribute their articles for teaching and research purposes