Basic Information●The original title, original publication date, and author(s) name. Include a scan of the title page, verso page, and other pages as appropriate from the original publication ●Original copyright registration record identifier, if known
Biographical information●Any known variations on the author’s name, including pseudonyms. What sources did you use? ●Was the author (all authors) a U.S. citizen and resident at the time of publication? What sources did you use? ●Author(s) birth date, and death date if deceased. What sources did you use? ●If the author is deceased, information about heirs or others to whom renewal rights might have been assigned. What sources did you use?
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Renewal research●Search for renewal records for all variations of the title, subtitle, and author(s), including for any known republications (even if they were published more than 4 years after the originals). See below for some of the eligible renewal resources. Report all records found, and the source you obtained them from. ●If part of a serial, include a search for renewal records for the serial issues from four years before and after publication of any serial part of the work. ●If part of a compilation or other collected work, include a search for renewal records for the collection. Search under the collection editor name(s), as well as the collection title and any variations.- If any renewals have limitations (notably, limitations that the copyright applies to the compilation or serial or editorial matter, not the work or works they include), provide details. For all renewal research, list the specific resources utilized.