August 2019 News Alerts

Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts v.5 n.8, August 2019

Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts support the committee's mission to monitor governmental activities and social justice issues affecting the professional interests of ARLIS/NA and to keep the ARLIS/NA membership informed. The monthly alerts are intended to be conversation starters, help members keep up on public policy issues and alert members to new developments. 

 

Previous issues can be found here: https://arlisna.org/news/public-policy-news-alerts.

Activism and Social Justice in the Arts

·         Bishara, Hakim. “Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Unveils a Series of Green New Deal Art Posters.” Hyperallergic, August 30, 2019.

·         Durón, Maximilíano. “Artists Demand Removal of Work from Aichi Triennale Following Censorship Controversy.” ARTnews, August 13, 2019.

·         Greenberger, Alex. “Artist Criticizes Shed Board Member for Trump Fundraiser, Urging New York Art Space to ‘Decolonize.’” ARTnews, August 27, 2019.

·         Greenberger, Alex. “‘Cuomo Lies, People Die’: Artist Nan Goldin, P.A.I.N. Activists Arrested at New York Protest.” ARTnews, August 28, 2019.

·         Selvin, Claire. “Jeffrey Epstein’s Art World Connections: A Guide.” ARTnews, August 27, 2019.

·         Small, Zachary. “Historians Raise Concerns Over Central Park’s Suffragist Monument.” Hyperallergic, August 21, 2019.

·         Small, Zachary. “San Francisco Will Raise Maya Angelou Sculpture.” Hyperallergic, August 5, 2019.

·         Taylor, Kate. "‘Bring Them Home and Put Them to Rest’: How Museums are Working with Indigenous Communities to Repatriate Human Remains." The Globe and Mail, August 9, 2019.

Copyright, Fair Use, Image Rights/Reuse

·         Bera, Ayanti. "Top U.S. publishers sue Amazon's Audible for copyright infringement." Reuters.com, August 23, 2019.

Funding

·         Elokdah, Nadia. "Funding Restored to Alaska State Council on the Arts." Grantmakers in the Arts, August 20, 2019.

·         "Grant Opportunities Open for Six IMLS Museum Programs." IMLS, August 15, 2019. 

·         Lynch, Robert L. "Americans for the Arts Issues Statement in Response to Senate's Approval of Mary Anne Carter to Chair NEA." Americans for the Arts, August 1, 2019.

·         NEA Public Affairs. "Mary Anne Carter Confirmed as National Endowment for the Arts Chairman." National Endowment for the Arts, August 1, 2019.

·         "Young Canada Works Receives Additional $5.5 Million in Funding." Librarianship.ca, August 28, 2019.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA)

·         Alaniz, Des. "Reflections on Temporary Appointments and Innovation/Diversity Culture in Libraries and Archives." Collective Responsibility: National Forum on Labor Practices for Grant-Funded Digital Positions, August 14, 2019.

·         Bishara, Hakim. “Patrons Wore Blackface and Colonial-Era Costumes to Party at AfricaMuseum.” Hyperallergic, August 9, 2019.

·         Cahill, Lauren. "[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">Social Justice and What It Means to be an Archivist." The Medium, August 2, 2019. 

·         Small, Zachary. "A New Definition of 'Museum' Sparks International Debate." Hyperallergic, August 19, 2019. 

Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information

·         Johnson, Ben. "DPLA and the Fight to Preserve American Democracy." InfoToday, August 20, 2019.

·         Neidig, Harper. "FCC Dismisses Warren Attacks as 'Hot Air.'" The Hill, August 28, 2019.

·         Nickeas, Peter. "'It's the Racial Stuff': Illinois Prison Banned, Removed Books on Black History and Empowerment from Inmate Education Program." Chicago Tribune, August 15, 2019.

·         Radulovic, Petrana. "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark's Legacy of Library Challenges and Bans." Polygon, August 14, 2019.

·         Schrader, Alvin M. "Can Public Libraries Maintain Their Commitment to Intellectual Freedom in the Face of Outrage over Unpopular Speakers?" Centre for Free Expression, August 15, 2019.

Open Access

·         Carrillo, Armando. “31 UC Faculty Members Step down from Editorial Boards in Protest of Elsevier.” The Daily Bruin, September 2, 2019.

·         “SPARC Urges Department of Justice to Block Merger Between Cengage and McGraw-Hill.” SPARC - News, August 14, 2019.

·         Trager, Rebecca. “Mixed Reception for German Open Access Deal with Springer Nature.” Chemistry World, August 27, 2019.

·         Vogel, Gretchen. “More than 700 German Research Institutions Strike Open-Access Deal with Springer Nature.” Science, August 22, 2019.

Privacy

·         Burton, Amber. "How the New York Public Library Guards Privacy in the Digital Age." The Wall Street Journal, August 11, 2019.

·         Chen, Brian X. "I Shared My Phone Number. I Learned I Shouldn’t Have." The New York Times, August 15, 2019.

·         Elias, Jennifer. "Why Librarians Are up in Arms against LinkedIn." CNBC, August 28, 2019.

·         Enis, Matt. "California Grand Jury: Data Analytics Threaten Patron Privacy." Library Journal, August 12, 2019.

·         Hernandez-Perez, Jonathan. "Facial Recognition, Libraries, and Intellectual Freedom." IFLA, August 19, 2019.

Technology

·         Feathers, Todd. "Flawed Algorithms are Grading Millions of Students' Essays." Motherboard, August 20, 2019.

·         Streitfeld, David. "Paging Big Brother: In Amazon's Bookstore, Orwell Gets a Rewrite." New York Times, August 19, 2019.

·         Martineau, Paris. "Why People Keep Falling for Viral Hoaxes." Wired, August 22, 2019.

·         Stone, Maddie. "The Planet Needs a New Internet." Gizmodo, August 20, 2019.

·         Zulkey, Claire. "Automatic for the People." American Libraries, September 3, 2019.

Workplace

·         Burns, Dylan, and Hailley Fargo. "'All I Did Was Get This Golden Ticket': Negative Emotions, Cruel Optimisms, and the Library Job Search." In the Library With the Lead Pipe, August 7, 2019.

·         Mohan, Pavithra. "How Unpaid Internships Hurt All Workers and Worsen Income Inequality." Fast Company, August 21, 2019.

·         "The Manifesto Explained: Voluntary Roles, Placements and Unpaid Labour." Fair Museum Jobs, August 8, 2019.

·         Waltz, Amanda. "Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Voted to Unionize - Now What?" Pittsburgh City Paper, August 15, 2019.

·         Weak, Emily. "Oh Hey, Share Your Salary Info Today!" Hiring Librarians, August 19, 2019.

 This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Amy Furness, Sarah Hamerman, Serenity Ibsen, Karly Wildenhaus, Lynora Williams, and Michael Wirtz.

Lynora Williams

Director, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center

National Museum of Women in the Arts

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Washington, DC 20005

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