This document summarizes the work of the Modernist Archives Publishing Project (MAPP) and their copyright workstream. MAPP is a collaboration between several universities and cultural institutions to make archival materials freely available online. The copyright workstream led by Helena Clarkson of the University of Reading is responsible for clearing copyrights on the archival content. The summary discusses Clarkson's process of researching and contacting copyright holders, building flexibility into workflows, managing risks and relationships, and lessons learned from the project.

1. University of Reading Special
Collections and
The Museum of English Rural Life
The Modernist Archives Publishing Project (MAPP) and Copyright
Project Leads: Claire Battershill (Toronto); Elizabeth Wilson Gordon (The Kings), Matt Hanna (Purdue); Helen
Southworth (Oregon); Alice Staveley (Stanford); Nicola Wilson (Reading); Project Archivist: Helena Clarkson
(Reading); Technical Lead: Erica Cavanaugh (Virginia); Cultural Institutions: Guy Baxter (UoR), Caroline Gould
(UoR), Rick Watson (HRC), Jim Kuhn (HRC), Kristen Wilson (HRC), Richard Wragg (Sussex), Trevor Bond (WSU
Pullman), Kathryn Manis (WSU Pullman); Carolyn Vega (NYPL), Julie Carlsen (NYPL), Oregon RA (tba)
http://www.modernistarchives.com/
CILIP copyright conference: Wednesday 18th May 2022

2. 2
MAPP
WORKFLOW
General overview of work
streams:
● Arrived on a live project
after several years work -
sense making activity
● Responsible for UoR
content
© University of Reading 2022

3. COPYRIGHT WORKSTREAM
● Flexibility
● Divide content into
batches that require
similar approaches
● In a full time week I
can spend 2-3 days
on copyright work
but this will ebb and
flow
© University of Reading 2022

4. RIGHTS: RELATIONSHIPS, RESPONSIBILITIES, RISK,
and REPUTATION
I have to be mindful of various factors whilst following procedures in place:
● Risk ultimately lies with the institution, we also have relationships and responsibilities to
maintain with depositors (working business archives).
● That I can create new relationships - there can be warmth in interactions! - people are
often willing to help.
● Immediate relationships with team members/stake holders managing expectations
(Including my own)
● Mindful of UoR + MAPP reputation

5. LESSONS LEARNT
1- Build in time: research - contact - refining workflows and refining rights statements
2- Advice to fellow new professionals: Not alone - use your support networks
3- Takedown language – risk based approach - after a ‘diligent search’
4- Attend training and further your own knowledge
5- Be prepared to answer team questions - especially when working at a granular level

6. THANK YOU
Contact
Email: h.m.clarkson@reading.ac.uk | Twitter: @helena_clarkson
USEFUL RESOURCES:
• Understanding Copyright Webinar Series, The Scottish Council on Archives with Dr Ellie Pridgeon
https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/news/understanding-copyright-webinar-series/
• Naomi Korn website resource page: https://naomikorn.com/resources/ and consultancy services
• ‘Learning on Screen’ online training course: Copyright and creative use reuse in education (audio-visual materials) -
https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/courses/copyright-and-creative-reuse-in-education-online-course/
• The National Archives non-crown UK copyright flowchart: https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/non-crown-copyright-flowchart.pdf
• Sunstein Law LLP USA copyright flowchart: https://sunsteinwebdocs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/pdf/SunsteinCopyrightFlowchart.pdf
• WATCH (Writers Artists and their Copyright Holders) and FOB (Firms out of Business) databases: https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/watch/
• Europeana Pro: https://pro.europeana.eu/page/available-rights-statements
• Padfield, T. (2019). Copyright for archivists and records managers. London: Facet Publishing.
• Archivists and copyright advisers in your own organisation.
FURTHER READING:
Digital critical archives, copyright, and feminist praxis
Wilson, N., Battershill, C., Clarkson, H. et al. Digital critical archives, copyright, and feminist praxis. Arch Sci (2022).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10502-021-09384-x
https://rdcu.be/cL5vq