Authors Alliance and UC Berkeley Library’s Office of Scholarly Communication and Information Policy are pleased to collaborate on this fall semester webinar series for new academic authors. The workshop series provides authors with the legal and professional frameworks necessary to navigate the modern publishing landscape. Sessions will address the complexities of copyright and generative AI, practical guidance for publishing a scholarly book, and the careful use of metrics to assess and enhance impact. All events are free and all authors are welcome to attend. Event descriptions and links to RSVP are below. Please feel free to share with your classmates and colleagues.
Copyright and Your Dissertation
Date/Time: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 11am PT / 2pm ET
This workshop will provide you with practical guidance for navigating copyright questions and other legal considerations for your dissertation or thesis. Whether you’re just starting to write or you’re getting ready to file, you can use our tips to figure out what you can use, what rights you have as an author, and what it means to share your dissertation online.
Managing and Maximizing Your Scholarly Impact
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 11am PT / 2pm ET
This workshop will provide you with practical strategies and tips for promoting your scholarship, increasing your citations, and monitoring your success. You’ll also learn how to understand metrics, use scholarly networking tools, and evaluate journals and publishing options, including open access publishing options.
From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 11am PT / 2pm ET
Hear from a panel of experts—an acquisitions editor, a first-time book author, and an author rights expert—about the process of turning your dissertation into a book. You’ll come away from this panel discussion with practical advice about revising your dissertation, writing a book proposal, approaching editors, signing your first contract, and navigating the peer review and publication process.
Research & Writing in the Age of AI: Legal and Practical Considerations
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 11am PT/ 2pm ET
This workshop will help you navigate the legal and practical questions that AI tools raise for academic authors. We’ll cover how using generative AI in your research and writing can affect your copyright and authorship, what current publisher and journal policies require you to disclose, and how AI training on scholarly work intersects with your rights as an author. You’ll leave with a working understanding of where the law currently stands, what remains unsettled, and how to make informed choices about using these tools in your own work.
Discover more from Authors Alliance
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.