Respect for intellectual labor and creativity is vital to academic discourse and enterprise. This principle applies to all works of all authors and publishers in all media. It encompasses respect for the right to acknowledge, right to privacy, and right to determine the form, manner, and terms of publication and distribution.
Because electronic information is volatile and easily reproduced, respect for the work and personal expression of others is especially critical in computer environments. Violations of authorial integrity, including plagiarism, invasion of privacy, unauthorized access, and trade secret and copyright violations, may be grounds for sanctions.
Please note the copyright statement that accompanies each article. You are allowed to read any article online without paying a copyright fee. However, if you save or print a copy for your own personal use, you are expected to pay the stated per article copyright fee of $3.00 US directly to the publisher at the address provided.
The publishers have provided written confirmation to us that they have either exclusive or non-exclusive copyright in the works republished in this electronic compilation, and have assigned those rights to us for the purposes of providing an on-line capability for the various proceedings and for creating a CD-ROM version. If you dispute their legal copyright, please contact immediately both the publisher and us at
marilyn.lutz@umit.maine.edu.