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March 2020 News Alerts Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts v.6 n.3, 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<https://arlisna.org/news/public-policy-news-alerts>. COVID-19 Updates The APPC issued a special COVID-19 news alert<http://lsv.arlisna.org/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ARLIS-L;9e8e77a1.2003> on March 20. Here are a few updates to that alert. * "#CLOSETHELIBRARIES<http://closethelibraries.org/>." Launched March 28, 2020. * "Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources for Libraries.<https://librarianship.ca/features/covid-19-resources/>" Librarianship.ca, March 31, 2020. * "Museum Staff Impact During COVID19<https://bit.ly/3atGN2M>." Launched March 20, 2020. * Riley, Elliot. "LJ Survey: U.S. Public Libraries Mostly Closed, But No Consensus on Who Works and Where<https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=covidsurveymar26>." Library Journal, March 26, 2020. * Taylor, Kate. "Canada’s Museums Scramble to Promote Online Experiences as Coronavirus Shuts Their Doors<https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/article-canadas-museums-scramble-to-promote-online-experiences-as-coronavirus/>." The Globe and Mail, March 18, 2020. * "U.S. Archive Staff Impact During COVID19 Spreadsheet<https://bit.ly/archivescovid19>." Launched March 26, 2020. * Yadin, Hallel. "Reading List: Coronavirus Resources for Contingent GLAM Workers<https://stacksonstacks.substack.com/p/reading-list-coronavirus-resources>." Stacks on Stacks, March 14, 2020. Activism and Social Justice in the Arts * Bishara, Hakim. “A Guerrilla Projection Urges NYC to ‘Cancel the Rent’ and ‘End Bail<https://hyperallergic.com/550091/illuminator-covid-19/>.’” Hyperallergic, March 30, 2020. * Bishara, Hakim. “Who’s Behind the Media Campaign Against a Decolonize This Place Organizer<https://hyperallergic.com/547449/media-campaign-dtp/>?” Hyperallergic, March 16, 2020. * Boucher, Brian. “As New York and California Hospitals Face Critical Equipment Shortages, Museums and Schools Step Into the Breach<https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/coronavirus-new-york-los-angeles-museums-masks-gloves-1202682055/>.” ARTnews.com, March 24, 2020. * Di Liscia, Valentina. “A Cultural Tradition in Spain Has Become a Symbol of Strength During Coronavirus Pandemic<https://hyperallergic.com/549020/valencia-spain-festival/>.” Hyperallergic, March 24, 2020. * Farago, Jason. “The Merry-Go-Round Stopped. What Sort of Art Will Emerge<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/arts/design/coronavirus-digital-artists.html>?” The New York Times, March 25, 2020. Copyright, Fair Use, Image Rights/Reuse * Algenio, Emilie, et al. "Public Statement of Library Copyright Specialists: Fair Use & Emergency Remote Teaching & Research<https://tinyurl.com/tvnty3a>." March 13, 2020. * Gormley, Holland. "TEACHing from a Distance and Copyright Considerations<https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2020/03/teaching-from-a-distance-and-copyright-considerations/>." Library of Congress Copyright Blog, March 17, 2020. * Trosow, Sam and Lisa Macklem. "Fair-dealing and Emergency Remote Teaching in Canada<https://samtrosow.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/fair-dealing-and-emergency-remote-teaching-in-canada/>." Sam Trosow (blog), March 21, 2020. Funding * Cascone, Sarah. "Anonymous Was a Woman Announces $250,000 in Emergency Grants for Female Artists Over 40 in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis<https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anonymous-woman-emergency-grants-1819134>." ArtNet News, March 30, 2020. * Cristine, Rachael. "An Evaluation of the Stimulus Package and Resources for LAM Professionals<https://rachaelcristine.com/2020/03/30/an-evaluation-of-the-stimulus-package-and-resources-for-lam-professionals/>." Rachael Cristine Consulting LLC, March 30, 2020. * "Federal Economic Stimulus Relief Funds Provide Encouraging Support to the Nation’s Community-Based Arts and Culture Organizations Experiencing $3.6 Billion in Devastating Losses<https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/press-releases/federal-economic-stimulus-relief-funds-provide-encouraging-support-to-the-nations-community-based>." Americans for the Arts, March 27, 2020. * "Federal Government Invests $50M in Museums, Libraries to Address Digital Divide During COVID-19<https://www.imls.gov/news/federal-government-invests-50m-museums-libraries-address-digital-divide-during-covid-19>." Institute of Museum and Library Services, March 27, 2020. * Kromer, Kathi. "Federal Relief Package Supports Libraries<https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/cares-act-federal-relief-package-supports-libraries/>." American Libraries, March 27, 2020. Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) * Evans, Meredith. "Making Room for Everyone<https://offtherecord.archivists.org/2020/03/16/making-room-for-everyone/>." Off the Record, March 16, 2020. * Hicks, Dan. "Will Europe’s Museums Rise to the Challenge of Decolonisation?<https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/mar/07/europe-museums-decolonisation-africa-empire>" The Guardian, March 7, 2020. * Leckrone, Bennett. "Why This 'Diversity Librarian' Wants to Make Her Job Obsolete<https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-This-Diversity/248185>." The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 4, 2020. * "What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19<https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/wysk_ada_rehabilitaion_act_coronavirus.cfm>." U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, March 19, 2020. Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information * Bender, Maddie. "You Can Now Access 1.4 Million Books for Free Thanks to the Internet Archive<https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxeya5/you-can-now-access-14-million-books-for-free-thanks-to-the-internet-archive>." Vice, March 25, 2020. * Bode, Karl. "Libraries Want to Turn Bookmobiles into Free WiFi Trucks During Coronavirus Lockdown.<https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3b54j/libraries-want-to-turn-bookmobiles-into-free-wifi-trucks-during-coronavirus-lockdown>" Vice, March 24, 2020. * "Freedom-of-Information Requests Shunted to Sidelines During Virus Crisis.<https://www.burnabynow.com/freedom-of-information-requests-shunted-to-sidelines-during-virus-crisis-1.24106620>" Burnaby Now, March 26, 2020. * Mentzer, Rob. "With Schools Closed, Library Parking Lots are Some Families' Only Place for Internet<https://www.wpr.org/schools-closed-library-parking-lots-are-some-families-only-place-internet>." Wisconsin Public Radio, March 23, 2020. * Salam, Richard and Nina Sweig. "Public Access to Information Suffers Under Coronavirus<https://www.cjr.org/analysis/covid-19-pandemic-foia.php>." Columbia Journalism Review, March 25, 2020. Open Access * Allen, Nicole. “Annual OER Survey: Momentum Continues to Grow as Landscape Evolves<https://sparcopen.org/news/2020/annual-oer-survey-momentum-continues-to-grow-as-landscape-evolves/>.” SPARC, March 10, 2020. * Brainard, Jeffrey. “Publishers Try out Alternative Pathways to Open Access<https://science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6483/1179>.” Science, March 13, 2020. * Finley, Klint. “Global Officials Call for Free Access to Covid-19 Research<https://www.wired.com/story/global-officials-call-free-access-covid-19-research/>.” Wired, March 13, 2020. * Heath, Victoria and Brigitte Vézina. "Now is the Time for Open Access Policies - Here's Why.<https://creativecommons.org/2020/03/19/now-is-the-time-for-open-access-policies-heres-why/>" Creative Commons, March 19, 2020. Privacy * Boutilier, Alex. "Ottawa Wants More Time to Update Canada’s Data Privacy Laws. Critics Say We Can’t Wait<https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/03/06/ottawa-wants-more-time-to-update-canadas-data-privacy-laws-critics-say-we-cant-wait.html>." Toronto Star, March 6, 2020. * Lieberman, Mark. "Massive Shift to Remote Learning Prompts Big Data Privacy Concerns<https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/03/26/massive-shift-to-remote-learning-prompts-big.html>." Education Week, March 26, 2020. * Okuda, Soraya, Will Greenberg, Ben Elam, and Hayley Tsukayama. "Keeping Each Other Safe When Virtually Organizing Mutual Aid<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/keeping-each-other-safe-when-virtually-organizing-mutual-aid>." Electronic Frontier Foundation, March 30, 2020. * Singer, Natasha, and Choe Sang-Hun. "As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/technology/coronavirus-surveillance-tracking-privacy.html>." The New York Times, March 23, 2020. * Whittaker, Zack. "Maybe We Shouldn't Use Zoom after All<https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/zoom-at-your-own-risk/>." TechCrunch, March 31, 2020. Technology * Falcon, Ernesto. "Social Distancing, The Digital Divide, and Fixing This Going Forward.<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/social-distancing-digital-divide-and-fixing-going-forward>" Electronic Frontier Foundation, March 23, 2020. * Lepore, Jill. "The National Emergency Library is a Gift to Readers Everywhere.<https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-national-emergency-library-is-a-gift-to-readers-everywhere>" The New Yorker, March 26, 2020. * Ostman, Sarah. "Fighting Fake News in the Pandemic: Using Your Library's Digital Reach to Thwart Misinformation.<https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/covid-19-fighting-fake-news-pandemic/>" American Libraries, March 20, 2020. * Toussaint, Kristin. "Makers Are Rushing to Fight Coronavirus with 3D Printed Face Shields and Test Swabs.<https://www.fastcompany.com/90482710/makers-are-rushing-to-fight-coronavirus-with-3d-printed-face-shields-and-test-swabs>" Fast Company, March 27, 2020. Workplace * Brown, Meg. "When No Public Means No Paycheck<https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=When-No-Public-Means-No-Paycheck>." Library Journal, March 25, 2020. * Cifor, Marika, and Brian M. Watson. "The Cost of Entry: Internships in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Education<https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_42>." In iConference 2020: Sustainable Digital Communities, 525–35. Boras, Sweden: Springer, 2020. * "Evaluating Project Design for Worker Equity<https://toolkit.dobetterlabor.com/evaluating-project-design-worker-equity/>." Collective Responsibility Labor Toolkit, March 31, 2020. * "Recommendations to Funders: Promoting Equitable Approaches to Project Staff Design<https://toolkit.dobetterlabor.com/recommendations-funders/>." Collective Responsibility Labor Toolkit, March 31, 2020. * Schwartz, Meredith. "Gig Librarianship | Editorial<https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Gig-Librarianship-Editorial>." Library Journal, March 3, 2020. 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