The following declaration was officially launched by the Higher Education
and Academic Libraries Project of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting
Society on 7th April in London.
Declaration on Academic Writers and
Academic Rights
It is a statement of issues and an agenda for action on behalf of the
academic writing community. The draft form of the declaration was
previously publicised on this list and now the finalised version
incorporating comments ALCS received on that draft can be accessed and
printed off from the ALCS website at:
http://www.alcs.co.uk/DECLARATION.html
As some list members will be aware, the Declaration was initially drafted
by delegates at the first National Consultation for academic writers last
November; a second National Consultation will be convened by ALCS early
next year to review the progress of initiatives resulting from this
Declaration and to propose further actions. ALCS aims to undertake
activities with all its partners (both in the UK and overseas) in the
education, publishing and library sectors.
Many thanks to those of you on this list who have already helped to draw up
the Declaration.
Joy F A Foster
Manager, HE and Academic Libraries Project
Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society
Marlborough Court, 14-18 Holborn
London EC1N 2LE
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