^^sist NEWSLETTER vol. 1, no. 3

lASSIST ESTABLISHES PUBLICATION POLICY

Publication Policies for lASSIST

A. Copyright (including royalties) and control of publications produced by
lASSIST, via action groups and other professional mechanisms, rest with
lASSIST, subject to terms thtit might be negotiated with cooperating organ-
izations (e.g. ALA) and publishing houses.

B. For each publication approved by lASSIST, the principal author(s) and/or
editor(s), depending on the circumstances will be identified, and an agree-
ment will be struck in which proprietary interests are conveyed to lASSIST
in return for:

1. Professional recognition to the principal worker(s) in the form of au-
thorship or editorship of the work as may be appropriate.

2. A share of royalties that might be earned beyond some threshold level.

3. Acknowledgement of all members of the working party which participated
in the preparation of the work.

C. lASSIST will undertake the development of a publication strategy for the
publication of its professional outputs. The publication strategy will in-

clude:

1. Timing and priorities

2. Identification, coordination, and integration of the outputs of its

various working parties.

3. Negotiations with other organizations for joint publications.

4. Negotiations with publishers.

5. Plans for successive stages of publications through the lASSIST News -

letter , conference proceedings, articles in relevant journals, manuals,
and books.

D. Publication Policies will be administered by an Editorial Review Board
composed of five members (to be appointed by the Steering Committee).