Common use of Scholarship or Creative Work Responsibilities of Members Clause in Contracts

Scholarship or Creative Work Responsibilities of Members. Members shall carry out their responsibilities in the area of research, scholarship, or creative work with all due attention to the following matters: i. It is the right and responsibility of members to make the results of their research, scholarship, and creative work accessible to the scholarly community, as well as to the general public, as appropriate. This normally entails making the work available for independent review and assessment in a form in which it can be evaluated by members of the discipline. Consistent with the principles of academic freedom, the work may include, but is not limited to, invited or refereed journal publications, invited or refereed papers or conference presentations, invited or reviewed performance or exhibition, published monographs, or other vehicles or media, as are appropriate to the members’ disciplines or areas of academic expertise; ii. The Parties agree that research projects may or may not require significant external funding. For research projects that do require significant funding, members have the responsibility to seek external support. The Parties agree that research projects in both categories are equally valued, and that members have the right to engage in either research category; iii. Unless externally restricted, all members shall have equal opportunity to participate in university-wide research grant competitions; iv. In their published works, members shall give appropriate credit if they rely upon the work or assistance of colleagues and/or students and, when possible, shall indicate their affiliation with the University.

Scholarship or Creative Work Responsibilities of Members. Members shall carry out their responsibilities in the area of research, scholarship, or creative work with all due attention to the following matters: i. It is the right and responsibility of members to make the results of their research, scholarship, and creative work accessible to the scholarly community, as well as to the general public, as appropriate. This normally entails making the work available for independent review and assessment in a form in which it can be evaluated by members of the discipline. Consistent with the principles of academic freedom, the work may include, but is not limited to, invited or refereed journal publications, invited or refereed papers or conference presentations, invited or reviewed performance or exhibition, published monographs, or other vehicles or media, as are appropriate to the members’ disciplines or areas of academic expertise; ii. The Parties agree that research projects may or may not require significant external funding. For research projects that do require significant funding, members have the responsibility to seek external support. The Parties agree that research projects in both categories are equally valued, and that members have the right to engage in either research category; iii. Unless externally restricted, all members shall have equal opportunity to participate in university-wide research grant competitions; iv. In their published works, members shall give appropriate credit if they rely upon the work or assistance of colleagues and/or students and, when possible, shall indicate their affiliation with the University.