Institutional Works defined. An Institutional Work is a work created at the specific instigation of the University and under the specific direction of the University, by a person acting within the scope of his or her University employment. Institutional Works are often referred to in copyright law as works- made-for-hire. A creative work produced on the initiative of a faculty member pursuant only to the general obligation of faculty members to engage in research or creative activity is not an Institutional Work, but may be a University Supported Work involving use of substantial University resources as described in Section 5.c of this Policy or a Contractual Work as defined and described in Section 7 of this Policy. However, Institutional Works may include creative works generated within a specific project initiated by the University. Institutional Works also include committee minutes, internal memoranda, business files, personnel files and other business records created in the ordinary course of the general administration of the University. Comment Institutional Works are works that are created at the initiative of the University. In addition to works related to the general administration of the University, such as committee reports, minutes, and business files, an Institutional Work may include more traditional creative works. For example, the products of a University initiated program in distance learning where an employee or numerous employees are assigned the specific task of creating instructional content would be Institutional Works.
