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i was recently "helping" some students, and discovered that the ColorSync utility for OSX did pretty well with opening/printing PDFs while ignoring the passwords....just fyi On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Jim DelRosso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ah, they definitely get more specific than most. Breaking the password or > getting it from the prof is probably your best bet, then. Good luck! > > Jim > > *Jim DelRosso, MPA, MSLIS > Digital Projects Coordinator* > *Hospitality, Labor, and Management Library* > Catherwood Library > ILR School > Cornell University > 239D Ives Hall > Ithaca, NY 14853 > p 607.255.8688 > f 607.255.9641 > e [log in to unmask] > www.ilr.cornell.edu > *Advancing the World of Work* > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Matthew Sherman > <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > > Correct, it is locked only to editing. The professor is around so I > > probably should contact him as you suggest. I was asking in the case I > ran > > into something where I could not contact the professor, but asking him > > directly is probably the best move. As for adding it to the metadata I > am > > just a bit unsure as the e-mail they sent me requested that I "Please add > > this text to the pdf file:" > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Jim DelRosso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > Just to clarify: the password's only necessary to *edit *the PDF? > > > > > > In my experience, most publishers are fine with required statements > going > > > in the metadata, so long as the metadata is visible to users. That > being > > > said, it does depend on the publisher, and their specific request. > > > > > > Is it possible to contact the author directly about getting the > password, > > > or a PDF that's not password-locked? > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > *Jim DelRosso, MPA, MSLIS > > > Digital Projects Coordinator* > > > *Hospitality, Labor, and Management Library* > > > Catherwood Library > > > ILR School > > > Cornell University > > > 239D Ives Hall > > > Ithaca, NY 14853 > > > p 607.255.8688 > > > f 607.255.9641 > > > e [log in to unmask] > > > www.ilr.cornell.edu > > > *Advancing the World of Work* > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Matthew Sherman > > > <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > > > > > > We use DSpace for our repository so any editing to the PDFs have to > be > > > done > > > > in Acrobat before uploading. I can add a note to the metadata in > > DSpace, > > > > but I am not sure if that fulfills the permissions agreement. I was > > > > recently hired for this position so I do not know who provided us the > > > file > > > > to upload in the first place. That is why I am asking if anyone else > > has > > > > dealt with this since I am unsure if I can ever get the password. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Jim DelRosso <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Matt, > > > > > > > > > > Does the software you use generate cover pages that you can edit? > Or > > > can > > > > > you add the note to the metadata page associated with the document? > > > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > *Jim DelRosso, MPA, MSLIS > > > > > Digital Projects Coordinator* > > > > > *Hospitality, Labor, and Management Library* > > > > > Catherwood Library > > > > > ILR School > > > > > Cornell University > > > > > 239D Ives Hall > > > > > Ithaca, NY 14853 > > > > > p 607.255.8688 > > > > > f 607.255.9641 > > > > > e [log in to unmask] > > > > > www.ilr.cornell.edu > > > > > *Advancing the World of Work* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Matthew Sherman > > > > > <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Code4libbers, > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a question for for others who work with institutional > > > > repositories. > > > > > > I have a file given by the a professor that I have permission to > > post > > > > if > > > > > I > > > > > > add a note to the PDF, but the file is password locked. Has > anyone > > > > else > > > > > > run into this problem before? Can anyone give me some advice in > > how > > > I > > > > > can > > > > > > edit this to add the required note to the top of the PDF? Any > > advice > > > > is > > > > > > welcome. > > > > > > > > > > > > Matt Sherman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >