ALSC Membership Policy for 2009
I. BENEFITS, RIGHTS, AND PRIVILEGES:
ALSC membership carries full voting rights and privileges, regardless of dues category, and all other member benefits as follows:
- Free subscriptions to Literary
Imagination (our acclaimed review, issued three times per
year), Literary Matters: The Newsletter of the ALSC (issued quarterly), and Forum (our imprint on literary advocacy and
public policy, issued on an occasional basis and with the approval
of the ALSC Council)
N.B.: Members who join after distribution of any ALSC imprints will receive a copy of each missed publication retroactive to the first of the year in which they joined.
- Access to all password-protected sections of the ALSC
Website, including the ALSC Member List, and the complete archive
of the ALSC Newsletter and Literary Matters, dating back to 1995
- Eligibility to serve as (1) an ALSC officer, (2) a member of the ALSC Council, (3)
a member of any of a number of standing and/or special committees,
and/or (4) an organizer of and/or contributor to special ALSC initiatives,
such as the above-mentioned Forum
- Opportunities to attend any local readings or meetings
that may be organized throughout the year
- Opportunities to propose, organize, and host such local meetings, and to apply for mini-grants to defray some or all of the associated costs
- Opportunities to read work, present
papers, meet colleagues, and discuss relevant issues at the
ALSC's annual conferences
- Opportunities to participate in annual ALSC member business meetings
(which are held at the annual conferences) and vote in annual elections
- Free and unlimited access to the full online archive
of Literary Imagination, back to Volume 1 (1999), through our partnership with Oxford Journals/Oxford University Press.
- A 20-percent discount on all literature books published
by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- A 20-percent discount on personal subscriptions
to Oxford Journals titles American Literary
History and Essays
in Criticism
II. DUES STRUCTURE AND POLICY:
REGULAR MEMBERSHIP RATES
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
- Standard: $74
- Reduced (income up to $50,000): $58
- New Member (for the first calendar year only): $37
- Senior: $37
- Student: $32
To join ALSC or renew at these rates, click here.
PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP RATES
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
- Contributing: $100
- Patron: $200
- Lifetime: $600
JOINT-DOMESTIC MEMBERSHIP
- Standard: $80
- Lifetime: $750
To join ALSC or renew at these rates, click here.
NOTES ON RENEWAL RATES AND CATEGORIES
- New members are entitled to the discounted dues rate
of $37 for the first calendar year of membership; after the first
year, these members are referred to the tiered dues structure to determine the membership category that best fits their circumstances..
- Joint members receive single subscriptions to all
ALSC imprints.
- Lifetime members are exempt from all renewal policies but encouraged to contribute to the ALSC Annual Fund each year.
III. RENEWAL PROTOCOL AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP POLICIES:
ALL MEMBERSHIPS
MEMBERSHIP YEAR
- The ALSC membership year is based on the calendar
year (January-December). When you join as a new member, ALSC will
send you all ALSC publications for the year up to your joining date,
and continue your subscriptions on a regular basis for the remainder
of the membership year.
- Dues may be paid at any time during the calendar year, but early renewals allow us to budget our resources more effectively; please renew your dues early in the year or request the automatic renewal option.
- You may join ALSC or renew your membership at any time; however, to vote in the annual elections, ALSC must RECEIVE your membership instructions and contribution by February 1. Postmarks are not considered proofs of receipt for this purpose.
PRIVACY POLICIES AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR SUPPORT
- All new members are recognized in the "Welcoming
Our New Members" feature of the quarterly ALSC newsletter Literary Matters.
- Premium Members and all members who contribute donations
beyond the payment of their dues are given a special
place of honor on the ALSC Website and in the Association's quarterly and annual
fundraising reports. Donor anonymity is maintained upon written request.
All such requests should be sent to the attention of the Executive
Director at 650 Beacon Street, Suite 510, Boston, MA 02215, or to alsc@bu.edu
- All members are listed in the password-protected member
directory on the ALSC Website. Only names and institutional affiliations
are listed in the member directory. Contact information requests received
by the ALSC office are forwarded to members for approval. All such
requests should be sent to the attention of the Executive Director
at 650 Beacon Street, Suite 510, Boston, MA 02215, or to alsc@bu.edu.
- The ALSC reserves the right to sell or rent its membership list to organizations with goals and interests which are determined by the ALSC Council to be consistent with the mission of the Association. The ALSC honors all written requests for exclusion from its saleable membership list. All such requests should be sent to the attention of the Executive Director at 650 Beacon Street, Suite 510, Boston, MA 02215, or to alsc@bu.edu.
MEMBERSHIP DUES PROCESSING PROCEDURES
- ALSC accepts dues and gift payments from Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover credit cards, and from electronic fund transfers drawn on any U.S. bank account.
- ALSC also accepts money orders and
checks, both of which must be drawn on a U.S. bank and made payable
to "ALSC."
Please direct all questions regarding the policies outlined in this document to:
ALSC
650 Beacon Street, Suite 510
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
E-mail: alsc@bu.edu
Telephone: 617-358-1990
The Association of Literary Scholars and Critics
650 Beacon Street, Suite 510
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Phone: (617) 358-1990 | Fax: (617) 358-1995
E-mail: alsc@bu.edu
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