GLAM Institutions' Response to COVID-19: Resource List

Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts v.6, Special Issue n. 1, March 2020

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/advocacy-public-policy-news-alerts.

This special issue of Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts compiles resources and news on the response of galleries, libraries, archives and museums to the emergency measures prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

News on Library, Museum, and Archive Closures

Coronavirus: Keep Updated About the Library's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic." Brooklyn Public Library, March 15, 2020.
Flaherty, Colleen. "Overdue. Closing Libraries." Inside Higher Ed, March 19, 2020.
Freudenberger, Erica. "As COVID-19 Threat Grows, Libraries Balance Patron Needs with Staff Safety and Containment." Library Journal, March 16, 2020.
Pogrebin, Robin. "Met Museum Prepares for $100 Million Loss and Closure Till July." New York Times, March 18, 2020.
Small, Zachary. "Museum Workers Search for Clarity on Payments after Institutions Shutter due to Coronavirus Concerns." ARTNews, March 13, 2020.

Stimulus Proposal and Libraries

"Contact Congress." American Library Association, March 20, 2020.
"Library Recovery Funding Proposal." American Library Association, March 20, 2020.
Starks, Geoffrey. "To Fight Coronavirus, Millions More Americans Need Internet Access." New York Times, March 19, 2020.

Statements from Professional Orgs and Library Leaders

"Academic Libraries and COVID-19." ACRL Board of Directors, March 18, 2020.
Bourg, Chris. "Close the Library." Feral Librarian Blog, March 15, 2020.
Branum, Candise. "COVID-19 and Academic Libraries." ACRL-Oregon, Oregon Library Association Academic Division, March 12, 2020.
"Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources for Libraries." Librarianship.ca, March 15, 2020.
"COVID-19/Coronavirus: Resources & Information for the Museum Field." American Alliance of Museums, March 5, 2020.
Hall, Tracie. " ALA Executive Director Releases Statement on COVID-19." American Library Association, March 13, 2020.
Hinchcliffe, Lisa Janicke and Christine Wolfe-Eisenberg. "Academic Library Strategies Shift to Closure and Restriction." Ithaka S + R, March 15, 2020.
"It's Time to Close the Archives." Association of Canadian Archivists, March 16, 2020.
"Pandemic Preparedness." American Library Association (Updated Regularly).
"Statement of Support for ALA Executive Board Recommendation to Close Libraries to the Public, March 17, 2020." ACRL Oregon, Oregon Library Association Academic Division, March 17, 2020.
"Statement on the Need for Public Library Closures During the Coronavirus Pandemic." Urban Libraries Council, March 17, 2020.

Worker Advocacy Resources

Chapel, Jessica and Lydia Tang. "Contingent Archival Workers and COVID-19." Survey.
"COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources." Community sourced, updated regularly.
"List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak." Creative Capital, March 13, 2020.
Peet, Lisa. "Library COVID-19 Solidarity Network Advocates for the Closure of Libraries." Library Journal, March 18, 2020.
Yakabu, Kelli. "Precarious Labor, Student Workers, and Coronavirus." Hack Library School, March 16, 2020.

Work-from-home Resources for Art Information Professionals

"Archivists at Home." Crowdsourced list of tools and resources for remote archival work.
Dai, Jessica. "Free Webinars and Trainings for Academic Library Workers."
Rajotte, David. "What to Do During COVID-19? A List for Archivists / Quoi Faire Durant le COVID-19? Une Liste pour les Archivistes." SAA Accessibility and Disability Section.
"Working Remotely -- Technical Services -- Special Collections." RBMS Technical Services Discussion Group. Crowdsourced list of resources and ideas.

Online Art & Design Education Resources

"As Coronavirus Concerns Rise on Campus, Explore Resources for Teaching Remotely." College Art Association, March 9, 2020.
Keyes, Oscar. "Z.O.M.B.I.E. Survival Guide for VCUArts (Zoom and Other Multimedia Basics for Instruction and Education."
Pomerantz, Kaitlin. "Teaching Art Online Under COVID-19." Hyperallergic, March 17, 2020.

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

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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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