[digital-copyright] RE: digital-copyright Digest 7 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0000 Issue 1201

["Marvin, Stephen" <SMarvin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Jennifer Kelley,
The hourly rate should be up to you.
You may want to see an average salary for the profession and use as a base to
determine the hourly rate.

More importantly, is about ownership of the material.
Typically, a project such as what you are doing may not determine in advance
ownership of the material you create.
I would recommend you retain ownership and not agree to any 'work-for-hire'
terminology in a contract you may have.
This way, the work you do, is yours and you can use it to build on other
enterprising, innovative and entrepreneurial endeavours.

Best,


Stephen Marvin, MLS
FH Green Library
West Chester University
25 Rosedale Avenue
West Chester, PA  19383
smarvin@xxxxxxxxx
610-436-1068
Business / Psychology Subject Liaison
Campus Copyright Coordinator
Dictionary of Scientific Principles


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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:12:02 -0600
To: "digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Kelley, Jennifer" <kelleyj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Question for the community re: freelancing
Message-ID:
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I've recently been offered the opportunity to create IP training materials =
for an online marketplace for educators. The work would involve designing t=
utorials and guidelines, creating an online course and conducting occasiona= l
webinars but would likely only be 6-10 hours a week. There is also the po=
ssibility of my acting as the organization's designated agent.

In discussions about hourly rates, my contact person has suggested $60-70/h=
our. As someone who has never acted in a freelance capacity, I'm unsure wha= t
I should be asking for, though the rate cited sounds very reasonable.

Does anyone in the community have recommendations or suggestions? I would l=
ove to hear others' thoughts on freelancing in IP and any copyright consult=
ing experiences.

Thank you and feel free to contact me off-list.

Jennifer Kelley
Reference Librarian/Associate Professor
Speech and ESL/ABE/GED Liaison
College of DuPage Library
BIC 2814e
630 942-2383