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Navigate the Publishing Process

Preparing to publish your research? We can support you in developing a better understanding of open access, copyright, citation best practices, Creative Commons licenses, choosing a journal or other publication venue, preprints, publisher contracts, author profiles, and plagiarism. 

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How We Can Help You

Find workshops, request one-on-one information sessions, and review online guides to help you navigate the academic publishing process. 

Browse Our Online Guide

Find in-depth information on evaluating and choosing a publisher, identifying your publishing goals, and more.

Attend a Workshop

Learn the ins and outs of the publishing process through a series of workshops held each semester.

Understand Open Access

Learn what it means to publish open access and investigate options for making your research publicly accessible.

Learn about Digital Publishing

Find comprehensive support for developing digital publications, including their creation, evaluation, preservation, and discoverability.

Get Help with Copyright

Learn about copyright law and related topics like fair use, the public domain, open access, and why copyright matters to your scholarship.

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  • Workshop
September 24, 2025

Grad Cafe: Podcasts & Digital Scholarship at Penn Libraries

This talk will introduce some of the approaches graduate students and early career scholars are taking to create or contribute to podcasts in order to share research more broadly.

  • 11:00am - 11:45am
  • Class of 1955 Conference Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 2nd Floor
Open to Penn Graduate Students Only
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  • Workshop
October 15, 2025

Grad Cafe: Zotero 101

In this session, we will introduce you to Zotero as a citation manager and generator. We will demonstrate a basic overview of the organizational and annotation features in Zotero.

  • 11:00am - 11:45am
  • Class of 1955 Conference Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 2nd Floor
Open to Penn Graduate Students Only
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  • Workshop
October 20, 2025

Understanding Author Contracts

This workshop will discuss common author contract provisions, especially as they relate to copyright and the rights you may retain after signing.

  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Hybrid: Online and at Graduate Student Center, 3615 Locust Walk, Third Floor (Room 304)
Open to Penn Graduate Students Only
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