Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts v.7 n.6, June 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.
Activism and Social Justice in the Arts
- “Cuban
Artist Arrested after German Residency.” ArtReview, June 28, 2021.
- Greenberger, Alex. “Detroit
Institute of Arts Faces Backlash Over Newly Unveiled Police Mural.” ARTnews.Com, June 7, 2021.
- Liscia, Valentina Di. “Hundreds
March Through Midtown for Final Week of ‘Strike MoMA.’” Hyperallergic, June 13, 2021.
- Liscia, Valentina Di. “Why
Is a Racist Roosevelt Statue Still Standing in New York City?” Hyperallergic, June 21, 2021.
- Michel, Karen. “Jane
Kaufman, Guerrilla Girl and Pioneer of the Pattern and Decoration Movement, Dies at 83.” ARTnews, June 25, 2021.
- Selvin, Claire. “Toppled
Statue of Slave Trader Goes On View in Bristol, Generating Controversy.” ARTnews.Com, June 8, 2021.
Copyright, Fair Use, Image Rights/Reuse
- Albanese, Andrew. “New
York Legislature Passes Library E-Book Bill.” PublishersWeekly.Com. June 11, 2021.
- Canadian Federation of Library Associations. "Response
to Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Online Intermediaries." Canadian Federation of Library Associations. June 2, 2021.
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). "IFLA
Joins the 41st Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights.” IFLA. June 28, 2021.
- Stihler, Catherine. “CC
Search to Join WordPress.” Creative Commons. May 3, 2021.
- U.S. Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization. “Roundtables
on International Copyright Education.” June 15, 2021.
- Vézina, Brigitte and Stihler, Catherine. “We’re
Launching the CC Open GLAM Program.” Creative Commons, June 10, 2021.
Funding
- Kobert, Elizabeth. “How
the American Rescue Plan Act Works for Libraries.” Library Journal, June 21, 2021.
- Peet, Lisa. “Ohio
Senate Restores Library Budget.” Library Journal, June 9, 2021.
- “SAA
Foundation Awards Six Strategic Growth Grants.” Society of American Archivists, June 1, 2021.
- Sallick, Daniel. “Why
America Needs a 1% Federal Art Sales Tax.” ARTnews, June 10, 2021.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA)
- Berry, Dorothy. “The
House Archives Built.” Up//Root. Accessed July 6, 2021.
- Hathcock, April. “Goodbye,
ALA.” At The Intersection, June 29, 2021.
- “Joint
Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism in American History.” American Historical Association, June 2021.
- Mattei, Shanti Escalante-De. “‘The
Museum Has Never Been a Neutral Space’: Curator Laura Raicovich Takes Aim at Institutions.” ARTnews, June 15, 2021.
- Petrowski, Mary Jane, and Ione Damasco. “VAL
Spotlight Series: Practices of Equity & Social Justice – Ione Damasco.” ACRL Insider, June 16, 2021.
- Tulshyan, Ruchika. “Return
to Office? Some Women of Color Aren’t Ready.” The New York Times, June 23, 2021.
- Librarianship.ca. “Statements
from the Canadian Library and GLAM Community Related to Kamloops Indian Residential School.” Librarianship.ca. Updated June 28, 2021.
Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information
- Hayes, Amber. “ALA
Committee on Education Seeks Feedback on Newly Revised ALA Core Competences.” American Library Association: News and Press Center. June 17, 2021.
- Smith, Jordan. “Facebook
Censors ‘Fake News’ Satire as ‘Fake News’." Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. June 11, 2021.
- Smith, Jordan. “Overcoming
Identity Censorship One-Sheet." Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. June 28, 2021.
- Smith, Jordan. “Victory!
Supreme Court Issues Mahanoy Decision." Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. June 23, 2021.
- Vock, Daniel C. “Teachers
Come under Pressure as Politicians, Parents Battle over ‘Critical Race Theory.’” Colorado Newsline, June 12, 2021.
- Wallace-Wells, Benjamin. “How
a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theory.” The New Yorker. June 18, 2021.
Open Access
- Avanço, Karla. “Future
of Scholarly Communication: Forging an Inclusive and Innovative Research Infrastructure for Scholarly Communication in Social Sciences and Humanities.” OPERAS, June 29, 2021.
- Boston, Arthur. “The
Values of Library Publishing and Open Infrastructure: Recapping #LPForum21.” Commonplace, June 2, 2021.
- Cummins, Eleanor. “How
Academic Pirate Alexandra Elbakyan Is Fighting Scientific Misinformation.” Motherboard: Tech by VICE. Accessed July 6, 2021.
- Lockett, Andrew. “Publishing,
the Internet and the Commons: Debates and Developments.” Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. University of Westminster Press, June 1, 2021.
Digital Privacy
Technology
- Albanese, Andrew. “OverDrive
to Acquire Kanopy.” Publishers Weekly. June 9, 2021.
- Carlton, Amy. “Social
Justice Requires Broadband Access.” American Libraries Magazine. June 26, 2021.
- Enis, Matt. “Full
Stream Ahead: What’s Next for Streaming Media.” Library Journal. June 17, 2021.
- Haigh, Susan. “CARL
Submission to the Ontario government's Consultation on Developing Ontario's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework". Canadian Association of Research Libraries. June 4, 2021.
- Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “Selling
the World Wide Web.” Apollo Magazine, June 29, 2021.
- "National
Endowment for the Arts Announces New Report on Artists’ Use of Technology as a Creative Medium." NEA, June 30, 2021.
- Newman, Nathan. “Where
Is Our Spotify for Books?” Slate Magazine, June 7, 2021.
- Pretty, Heather, et al. "Final
Report of the Canadian BIBFRAME Readiness Task Force." Canadian Federation of Library Associations. June 14, 2021.
Workplace
- Comanda, Bridgette et. al. “Service
Ceiling: The High Cost of Professional Development for Academic Librarians.” In the Library with the Lead Pipe. June 9, 2021.
- Concerned CPL Workers. “The
Chicago Public Library Should Not Be the Library of the Year.” Medium, June 25, 2021.
- Hudson, David James. “Considering
the MLS.” David James Hudson, June 9, 2021.
- Kopel, Dana, and Maxwell L. Anderson. “Will
Unions Make a Difference at US Museums?” Apollo Magazine, June 28, 2021.
This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Freyja Catton, Sarah Hamerman, Rachel Harris, Lauren McDaniel, and Michael
Wirtz.