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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 12

I recommend acceptance of this grant, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Mr. Lenz, this recommendation was approved.

Research Contract for Study of Contemporary Soviet Society, Urbana

(7) A contract has been approved by the National Council for Soviet and East European Research to support a research project, "Contemporary Soviet Society: A Study Based on the Third Soviet Emigration," under the auspices of the Office of International Programs and Studies, Urbana campus, with James R. Millar as the principal investigator. T h e contract will provide funds totaling $258,812 for the period November 1, 1979, through September 30, 1980. T h e research concerns the development of a large-scale project for interviewing previous Soviet citizens who have left the USSR during the last ten years. I recommend acceptance of this contract, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved.

Recommendation of the Committee on Copyrightable Works

(8) Publication is now contemplated of research carried out at the Energy Resources Center at the Chicago Circle campus by Paul A. Knight, research architect; John Porterfield, research associate; and Paul S. Galen, research engineer. T h e proposed title is "Home Retrofit Manual." The publisher is Hemisphere Publishing Co., New York. In accordance with the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, the University Committee on Copyrightable Works has recommended that 50 percent of the net income received by the University, after deduction of related expenses and amounts due the sponsor, if any, be awarded to the developers to be allocated among them as agreed in writing. I concur in this recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Neal, this recommendation was approved.

Rescission of an Action Related to a Copyrightable Work

(9) At the meeting of September 20, 1979, the board approved a recommendation from the University Committee on Copyrightable Works that 50 percent of the net royalties received from publication of a Sourcebook on Chinese Civilization be awarded to the author, Professor Patricia Ebrey. This work was produced under a project supported by a grant to the University from the National Endowment for the Humanities ( N E H ) . After further review of the circumstances of production of this work, the University Committee on Copyrightable Works has concluded that full ownership rights in the copyright to the sourcebook should appropriately vest solely with Professor Ebrey (subject to the applicable provisions of the supporting N E H grant). Accordingly, the committee recommends that the prior action of September 20, 1979, with respect to the subject work, be rescinded. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved.

Recommendations of the University Patent Committee

(10) T h e University Patent Committee has submitted the following recommendations relating to discoveries and developments by staff members. Background information concerning these recommendations has been sent to the trustees' Committee on Patents.