BYU Harold B. Lee Library

The Creative Works Office was established in 1996 to manage the copyright and content developed by other Brigham Young University (BYU) departments. Prior to the establishment of the Creative Works Office, there was no centralized way of marketing the products coming from the School of Music, KBYU, the Department of Theater and Media Arts, and other departments on campus. It was decided that the best way to market these products would be through a BYU catalog that could be sent to mailing lists available on campus. The first catalog was mailed in December 1997 and was sent to 160,000 alumni. Giovanni Tata has served as the director of the office (1996- ).

Description

Established: 1996

Location: Provo, Utah (1996- )

Functions

The Creative Works Office was established take advantage of commercial applications developed in the areas of instructional materials, software, and creative works such as art, music, and other media. The office was designed to tap into the copyrights and content developed at Brigham Young University and was thus dedicated to the commercialization and licensing of creative works.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The office is administered by a director, who is under the direction of the university administration. The office also works with the BYU Bookstore for order fulfillment.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1996- )

Associated unit: Brigham Young University Bookstore (1997- )

Associated Archival Materials

Creative Works Office records (UA 5581)

Sources

BYU Creative Works Office website, July 15, 2011 (Creative Works Office; established, 1996; commercial applications in instructional materials, software, and creative works such as art, music and other media; designed to tap into the copyrights and content developed at BYU; dedicated to the commercialization and licensing of creative works; prior to the creation of the office, creative works handled and distributed by the Technology Transfer Office; included CAPE and some training videos from the college of Nursing; Technology Transfer Office administered: the College of Engineering, the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and the College of Life Sciences; Creative Works Office established an online storefront for the software programs developed by the Humanities Technology and Research Support Center, 1997; CAPE (Computer Adaptive Placement Exams); prior to the Creative Works Office, no centralized way of marketing the products coming from the School of Music, KBYU, the Department of Theater and Media Arts, and other departments on campus; BYU catalog, December 1997 and was sent to 160,000 alumni; partner with the campus book store)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2011-00145

Creator: UPB