Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts v.7 n.4, April 2021
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>.
Activism and Social Justice in the Arts
* Bishara, Hakim. “Cape Town Fire Decimates Invaluable Archives of African History<https://hyperallergic.com/639311/cape-town-fire-destroys-university-library-film-archives/>.” Hyperallergic, April 20, 2021.
* Bishara, Hakim. “Mapping Anti-Racist Street Art in Minneapolis and Worldwide<https://hyperallergic.com/637681/mapping-anti-racist-street-art-in-minneapolis-and-worldwide/>.” Hyperallergic, April 19, 2021.
* Bishara, Hakim. “Penn Museum Apologizes for Holding Remains of MOVE Bombing Victims<https://hyperallergic.com/641355/penn-museum-apologizes-for-holding-remains-of-move-bombing-victims/>.” Hyperallergic, April 27, 2021.
* Durón, Maximilíano. “Los Angeles Partners with Getty to Preserve City’s Historic African American Sites<https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/los-angeles-getty-historic-african-american-places-project-1234589044/>.” ARTnews, April 7, 2021.
* Ludel, Wallace. “Jefferson Davis Memorial Throne Stolen from Confederate Cemetery—and under Threat of Being Turned into a Toilet<http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/jefferson-davis-memorial-throne-stolen-from-confederate-cemetery-and-under-threat-of-being-turned-into-a-toilet>.” The Art Newspaper, April 6, 2021.
* Sharp, Sarah Rose. “Mississippi Returns Stolen Remains of Chickasaw People in States Largest Repatriation<https://hyperallergic.com/636891/mississippi-returns-stolen-remains-of-chickasaw-people-repatriation/>.” Hyperallergic, April 12, 2021.
* Shaw, Anny. “Trump Protest Work Recovered by FBI Four Years after Being Stolen by White Supremacists<http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/trump-protest-work-recovered-by-fbi-four-years-after-being-stolen-by-white-supremacists-in-the-us>.” The Art Newspaper, April 28, 2021.
Copyright, Fair Use, Image Rights/Reuse
* Blistein, Jon. "Nirvana Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Use of Dante’s ‘Inferno’ Illustration<https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-copyright-lawsuit-dante-inferno-1164820/>." Rolling Stone, May 4, 2021.
* Trendacosta, Katharine. "What Movie Studios Refuse to Understand About Streaming<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/04/what-movie-studios-refuse-understand-about-streaming>." Electronic Frontier Foundation, April 7, 2021.
* U.S. Copyright Office, "Copyright Office Proposes Small Claims Expedited Registration Procedures and FOIA Conforming Amendment<https://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/>." NewsNet, Issue number 892. April 26, 2021.
Funding
* "ALA Announces $1.25M Emergency Fund for Libraries Impacted by COVID-19<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/04/ala-announces-125m-emergency-fund-libraries-impacted-covid-19>." ALA News, April 8, 2021.
* "First Phase of American Rescue Plan Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Announced<https://www.arts.gov/about/news/2021/first-phase-american-rescue-plan-funding-national-endowment-arts-announced>." National Endowment for the Arts, April 30, 2021.
* "Over 110 Chambers of Commerce Deliver Letter to Congress Supporting $18 Billion in Recovery Support for Creative Economy<https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/americans-for-the-arts-news/over-110-chambers-of-commerce-deliver-letter-to-congress-supporting-18-billion-in-recovery-support>." Americans for the Arts, April 30, 2021.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA)
* “CARL Inclusion Perspectives Webinar Series: First Panel Featuring Black Librarians<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/carl-inclusion-perspectives-webinar-series-first-panel-featuring-black-librarians/>.” Canadian Association of Research Libraries, n.d.
* Hartman-Caverly, Sarah. “Antiracism, Revisited: Considerations for Antiracist Frameworks from BIPOC Thinkers.<https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=25588>” Intellectual Freedom Blog, April 21, 2021.
* “Libraries’ Gaming Series Focuses on Disability Representation<https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/main-news/libraries-gaming-series-focuses-disability-representation>.” NC State Libraries, April 11, 2021.
* Ossom-Williamson, Peace, Jamia Williams, Xan Goodman, Christian I. J. Minter, and Ayaba Logan. "Starting with I: Combating Anti-Blackness in Libraries<https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2021.1903276>." Medical Reference Services Quarterly (April 9, 2021): 1–12.
* Williams, Camie. “Study Rooms Dedicated for Couple Who Escaped Slavery<https://www.libs.uga.edu/news/study-rooms-dedicated-couple-who-escaped-slavery>.” UGA Libraries, April 26, 2021.
Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information
* De La Vaca. “Dr. Seuss v Censorship: BIPOC Librarians Have Thoughts: #YS Online.<https://yellowscene.com/2021/04/21/dr-seuss-v-censorship-bipoc-librarians-have-thoughts-ysonline/>” Yellow Scene Magazine, April 21, 2021.
* Higginbotham, Stacey. “Get Ready for the Next Front in the Net Neutrality Fight - IEEE Spectrum<https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/get-ready-for-the-next-front-in-the-net-neutrality-fight>.” IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News, April 20, 2021.
* Moscovitch, Philip. “‘If the Library is Safe for Transphobia, It’s Not Safe for Trans People’<https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/if-the-library-is-safe-for-transphobia-its-not-safe-for-trans-people/>” Halifax Examiner, April 30, 2021.
* Randle, Caitlin. “Midland Libraries Remove Pride Displays after Community Complains<https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Midland-libraries-remove-Pride-displays-after-16112120.php>.” Houston Chronicle, April 19, 2021.
* “OIF’s Updated Hit List of Banned and Challenged Children’s Books<http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2021/04/oif-s-updated-hit-list-banned-and-challenged-childrens-books>.” ALA News and Press Center, April 28, 2021.
Open Access
* Boyle, Paul. “Covid-19 Underlines the Need for Full Open Access<https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/covid-19-underlines-need-full-open-access>.” Times Higher Education, April 9, 2021.
* Else, Holly. “A Guide to Plan S: The Open-Access Initiative Shaking up Science Publishing<https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00883-6>.” Nature, April 8, 2021.
* Glaunsinger, Britt. “Why Open Access is a Game Changer<https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/04/21/significant-benefits-sharing-scientific-expertise-through-open-access-opinion>.” Inside Higher Ed, April 21, 2021.
* Raman, T. R. Shankar. “Why I Won’t Review or Write for Elsevier and Other Commercial Scientific Journals<https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/why-i-wont-review-or-write-for-elsevier-and-other-commercial-scientific-journals/>.” The Wire Science, April 4, 2021.
Privacy
* Dressler, Virginia. "The Conflict of Access and Privacy in the Right to Be Forgotten<https://chooseprivacyeveryday.org/the-conflict-of-access-and-privacy-in-the-right-to-be-forgotten/>." Choose Privacy Every Day, April 8, 2021.
* Feathers, Todd. "Big Tech Is Pushing States to Pass Privacy Laws, and Yes, You Should Be Suspicious<https://themarkup.org/privacy/2021/04/15/big-tech-is-pushing-states-to-pass-privacy-laws-and-yes-you-should-be-suspicious>." The Markup, April 15, 2021.
* Paris, Britt, Rebecca Reynolds, and Catherine McGowan. "Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students' Data<https://www.thenation.com/article/society/canvas-surveillance/>." The Nation, April 22, 2021.
* Yoose, Becky. "Libraries as Information Fiduciaries? Part One<https://chooseprivacyeveryday.org/libraries-as-information-fiduciaries-part-one/>." Choose Privacy Every Day, April 13, 2021.
* Yoose, Becky. "Librarians as Information Fiduciaries? Part Two<https://chooseprivacyeveryday.org/librarians-as-information-fiduciaries-part-two/>." Choose Privacy Every Day, April 15, 2021.
Technology
* Halperin, Jennie Rose. "Publishers Are Using E-Books to Extort Schools and Libraries<https://www.thedailybeast.com/publishers-are-using-e-books-to-extort-schools-and-libraries>." The Daily Beast, April 18, 2021.
* Price, Gary. "FCC Announces Start Date of Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.<https://www.infodocket.com/2021/04/29/fcc-announces-start-date-of-emergency-broadband-benefit-program/>" Infodocket, April 29, 2021.
* Lavoie, Brian. "Recognizing Bias in Research Data -- And Research Data Management.<https://hangingtogether.org/?p=9235>" OCLC Hanging Together, April 21, 2021.
* Mak, Aaron. "It Will Take a Lot More than Money To Fix the Digital Divide.<https://slate.com/technology/2021/04/joe-biden-internet-infrastructure-broadband-digital-divide-challenges.html>" Slate, April 22, 2021.
* Burroughs, Amy. "Local Libraries of Things Help to Address Digital Inequity.<https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2021/04/local-libraries-things-help-address-digital-inequity>" State Tech, April 15, 2021.
Workplace
* D’Arpa, Christine, Noah Lenstra, and Rachel D. Williams. "143,518 US Public Library Workers Are Keeping Their Communities Informed, Connected and Engaged – but Their Jobs May Be at Risk<http://theconversation.com/143-518-us-public-library-workers-are-keeping-their-communities-informed-connected-and-engaged-but-their-jobs-may-be-at-risk-157495>." The Conversation, April 13, 2021.
* Egener, Max. "Library Workers Seek to Unionize in Hillsboro<https://pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/506245-405315-library-workers-seek-to-unionize-in-hillsboro>." HillsboroNewsTimes, April 26, 2021.
* Horwitch, Jessica. "Kenyon Student Workers Organize, Express Frustrations<https://www.knoxpages.com/news/kenyon-student-workers-organize-express-frustrations/article_9a9020da-9962-11eb-a452-5b9cf6c9b4c8.html>." KnoxPages, April 9, 2021.
* Jiang, Miranda. "A 21st Century Workforce: Lecturers Assert Their Place at University of California<https://www.dailycal.org/2021/04/09/a-21st-century-workforce-lecturers-assert-their-place-at-university-of-california/>." The Weekender, April 9, 2021.
* Smalstig, Madison. "Memnon Workers Go on Work Strike for Higher Wages, Job Security, Benefits<https://www.idsnews.com/article/2021/04/memnon-workers-go-on-work-strife-for-higher-wages-job-security-benefits>." Indiana Daily Student, April 6, 2021.
This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Sarah Hamerman, Serenity Ibsen, Karly Wildenhaus, Lynora Williams, and Michael Wirtz.
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