# Copyright and licences [SHERPA RoMEO](http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/about.php?la=en\&fIDnum=|\&mode=simple) is an online resource which aggregates and analyses publisher open access policies from around the world and provides summaries of self-archiving permissions and conditions of rights given to authors on a journal-by-journal basis. Repository managers and authors can use this service to find out which version of their articles can be self-archived under what condition. {% embed url="" %} University of Southampton Library provides a comprehensive guide for the definitions of article versions to be uploaded in a repository as well as explaining Creative Commons license open licences. {% embed url="" %} About implementing open access clauses in publisher licenses, check out COAR report called [Open Access Clauses in Publishers’ Licenses – Current State and Lessons Learned](https://www.coar-repositories.org/files/OA-Clauses-in-Publishers-Licenses.pdf) published in 2014/ Creative Commons open licences are explained in detail with examples on their [web page](https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-types-examples/licensing-examples/). Repository softwares can be configured to have licensing step in the uploading process. For instance, for DSpace visit their Wiki page on "[Licensing](https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Functional+Overview)" ## Resources in Other Languages {% embed url="" %} [Blimunda Project](https://sites.google.com/site/blimundaproject/) : Publisher policies of Portuguese journals regarding the self-archiving. [DULCINEA](https://www.accesoabierto.net/dulcinea/): Summaries of editorial policies of Spanish journals regarding self-archiving. [Heloise](https://heloise.ccsd.cnrs.fr/search/searchreview/): Publisher policies of French journals regarding self-archiving. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://coartraining.gitbook.io/coar-repository-toolkit/discoverability/licensing.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.