Appendix 1 1

SAMPLE LETTER
REQUESTING COPYRIGHT
PERMISSION

The following is a copy of a letter requesting copyright permission for

use of the review in Appendix 7 by Dr. Gail Vander Stoep. Even though
Dr. Vander Stoep has no registered copyright on this review, it still belongs
to her, and permission should be requested. Note that the letter tells her
where and how the material will be used and includes a copy of the version
that will be published. It also assures her that she will receive credit and
acknowledgment for the work.
The letter itself provides a simple form that can confer the official permission
once it is signed. If my request were for a number of sections in a work or
required lengthy description, I would devise a form to list information on materials requested. Both the CBE Style Manual (5th ed., 1983) and the ACS Style
Guide (Dodd, 1997) provide samples of forms that may be used. See Chapter 12
for complete references to those publications. For the author's files, a duplicate
of the request with an original signature by the person making the request is
enclosed.

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Appendix 11
Department of Agronomy
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
13 May 1996

Dr. Gail Vander Stoep

Michigan State University, PRR Department
131 Natural Resources Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-122
Dear Dr. Vander Stoep:
I am preparing a handbook, entitled Scientific Papers and Presentations, to
be published by Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, California, in 1996. The book
will be used by graduate students in the sciences and by career scientists. To
illustrate points that I make in the text, I plan to use several appendices. I want
one of these to be the review you did for the Journal of Natural Resources and
Life Sciences Education on the manuscript entitled "University-Based
Education and Training Programs in Ecotourism or Nature-Based Tourism in
the USA."
Can you please grant me permission to reproduce an abridged version of
your review in this book and in any subsequent editions or reprints thereof. I
enclose a copy of the version I want to publish.
With my use of the review, full credit and acknowledgment will be accorded
to you. Please confirm your permission for me to use this material by completing the form below and returning this sheet to me. I enclose a duplicate for
your files.
Sincerely,
Martha Davis
Permission is granted for use of the materials described in the letter above.
Date

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