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Advocacy & Public Policy Committee
News Alerts v.8 n. 2, February 2022
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. The articles compiled in the News Alerts bring to the forefront recent
news from a range of perspectives designed to elicit discussion; they are not compiled to represent the views of ARLIS as an organization or the members of the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee.
- Aton, Francesca. “George
Washington University President Censors Artist’s Posters Protesting Beijing Winter Olympics.” ARTnews.Com,
February 8, 2022.
- Derris, Sarah. “Biden
Reverses Trump-Era Arts Restrictions.” Hyperallergic,
February 13, 2022.
- Greenberger, Alex. “Paintings
by Maria Prymachenko Burn as Ukrainian History Museum Weathers Destruction.” ARTnews.Com,
February 28, 2022.
- Liscia, Valentina Di. “Artists
Withdraw Works From Russian Museums to Protest Invasion.” Hyperallergic,
February 28, 2022.
- Liscia, Valentina Di. “Tate
Britain Will Commission Artist to ‘Critically Engage’ With Racist Mural.” Hyperallergic,
February 21, 2022.
- Liu, Jasmine. “Smithsonian
to Exhibit 120 3D-Printed Statues of Women in Sciences.” Hyperallergic,
February 14, 2022.
- Reilly, Maura. “With
a Majority-Female 2022 Edition, the Venice Biennale Will Make History for Women Artists.” ARTnews.Com,
February 10, 2022.
Copyright, Fair Use, Image Rights/Reuse
- Canadian Heritage. “Government
of Canada Introduces Legislation to Support the Next Generation of Canadian Artists and Creators.” News
Release, February 2, 2022.
- Centre for Media and Social Impact. “Happy
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2022!” CMSI,
February 23, 2022.
- Degen, John. “Opinion:
Federal Copyright Repair Is an Immediate Need.” Quill
and Quire, February 9, 2022.
- Geist, Michael. “Bill
C-11’s Foundational Faults, Part Two: The Regulate-It-All Approach of Treating All Audio-Visual Content as a ‘Program.’” MichaelGeist.Ca,
February 23, 2022.
- Gibson Dunn. “Supreme
Court Holds That A Mistake Of Law Can Excuse An Inaccurate Copyright Registration.” Gibson
Dunn, February 24, 2022
- Kinsella, Eileen. “Can
A.I.-Generated Art Receive Copyright Protection? U.S. Authorities Say No, Citing a Lack of ‘Human Authorship.’” Artnet
News, February 23, 2022.
- Rosati, Eleonora. “US
Copyright Office Refuses to Register AI-Generated Work, Finding That ‘Human Authorship Is a Prerequisite to Copyright Protection.’” The
IPKat, February 17, 2022.
- Trendacosta, Katharine. “Tell
the Copyright Office Who Is Really Affected by Filters.” Electronic
Frontier Foundation, February 2, 2022.
Funding
- De Farber, Bess G. "Creating
Fundable Grant Proposals." American
Libraries, March 1, 2021.
- Morales, Macey. “American
Library Association Partners with Estée Lauder Companies on Pilot Grant Project to Boost Literacy and Digital Skills of At-Risk Youth.” ALA,
News and Press Center, February 7, 2022.
- “Library
Receives National Grant for Women’s Suffrage Discussion Project." Coshocton
Beacon Today, February 6, 2022.
- Peet, Lisa. "Uncertain
Times: Budgets and Funding 2022." Library
Journal, February 1, 2022.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA)
- blackshsi. “The
Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening to Be Released in February 2022.” Black
Caucus American Library Association, February 3, 2022.
- Doyle, Chris. “Plesantville
Black History Month Art Exhibit Both a Show and a Rally for Justice.” Press
of Atlantic City, February 28, 2022.
- Gross, Tina. "Search
Terms Up for Debate: The Politics and Purpose of Library Subject Headings." Perspectives
on History, February 15, 2022.
- Moliere, Ashley. “Portraits
Featured in Richmond Art Show Highlight Complexity of Black Experience | CBC News.” CBC,
February 21, 2022.
- Rosenberg, Rachel. “Clara
Stanton Jones: Librarian and Advocate.” BOOK RIOT,
February 28, 2022.
- Wells, Tabitha. “Black
History Month Through the Eyes of an Artist: DCCBA Hosts Order of Canada Recipient for Virtual Event.” Orangeville
Banner, February 27, 2022.
- Wittich, Jake. “Gerber/Hart
Library Shares The Untold Stories Of Chicago’s LGBTQ Past.” Block
Club Chicago, February 14, 2022.
Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information
- Beauchamp, Zack. “Why
Book Banning Is Back.” Vox,
February 10, 2022.
- McColgan, Katherine. “CARL
Welcomes Announcement of the Re-Examination of the Bill for Harmful Content Online.” Canadian
Association of Research Libraries, February 4, 2022.
- Gabbatt, Adam. “Books
Bans and ‘Gag Orders’: The US Schools Crackdown No One Asked For.” The
Guardian, February 21, 2022.
- Helmore, Edward. “Toni
Morrison Novel The Bluest Eye off Banned List in St Louis Schools.” The
Guardian, February 27, 2022.
- Kurtz, Stanley. “Opinion
| The Battle for the Soul of the Library.” The New York
Times, February 24, 2022.
Open Access
- “Annotating
the UNESCO Recommendation on OER – OEGlobal.” Open
Education Global, February 3, 2022.
- Freeland, Chris. "The
Decentralized Web: An Introduction.” Internet
Archive Blogs, February 15, 2022.
- Open Education Week. “Contribute
to Open Education Week.” Open
Education Global, February 28, 2022.
- OEG Voices. “OEG
Voices 029: Three From B.C., Open Education Award Winners.” A
Podcast from Open Education Global, 7 February 7, 2022.
- OEG Voices. “OEG
Voices 030: Nicole Neutzling and Verena Roberts on the Into the Open Podcast.” A
Podcast from Open Education Global, February 21, 2022.
- Rossi, Alexis. “New
Additions to the Internet Archive for January 2022 - Internet Archive Blogs.” Internet
Archive Blogs, February 4, 2022.
Digital Privacy
- Chow, Vivienne. “Crypto
Investor and NFT Creator Pak on Why They Don’t Identify as an Artist, and Their Recent Collaboration With Julian Assange.” Artnet
News, February 7, 2022.
- Maizels, Michael, and Adam Au. “We
Are All Going Public: Privacy Rules, Tax Shelters and the Future History of Art.” Cointelegraph,
February 20, 2022.
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. “The
OPC Responds to Senator’s Competition Act Consultation.” Office
of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, February 21, 2022.
- Guarglia, Matthew. "Victory!
San Francisco Mayor Withdraws Harmful Measure Against Surveillance Oversight Law." Electronic
Frontier Foundation, March 1, 2021.
Technology
- Berry, Dorothy. “Introducing
‘Archives Unbound.’” JSTOR
Daily, February 24, 2022.
- Bogost, Ian. “The
Internet Is Just Investment Banking Now.” The
Atlantic, February 4, 2022.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services. “FCC
Partners with IMLS to Address Digital Divide on Tribal Lands.” Accessed February 28, 2022.
- Hines, Shawnda. “ALA,
Leading Digital Inclusion Advocates Launch Airwaves for Equity Coalition.” News
and Press Center, February 23, 2022.
- Jhala, Kabir. “Eternal
Return: Italian Museums to Sell Digital Copies of Masterpieces by Leonardo, Caravaggio and Modigliani.” The
Art Newspaper, February 11, 2022.
- Library Freedom Project. “We
Demand Accountability from Hoopla Digital and OverDrive Regarding the Platforming of Fascist….” Medium,
February 22, 2022.
- Liu, Jasmine. “Wikipedia
Launches ‘Wiki Unseen,’ Commissioning Artists To Paint Portraits of BIPOC Figures.” Hyperallergic,
February 9, 2022.
- Recker, Jane. “This
Deepfake Exhibition Shows How Convincing the New Technology Can Be.” Smithsonian
Magazine, February 23, 2022.
- Shieh, Jackie. “Smithsonian
Libraries and Archives & Wikidata: Plans Become Projects.” Smithsonian
Libraries and Archives Blog, February 17, 2022.
- Wiener, Anna. “The
Rise of ‘Immersive’ Art.” The
New Yorker, February 10, 2022.
Workplace
- Hines, Shawnda. “ALA
Encourages Library Workers to Ascertain Eligibility and Apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver before October 31.” ALA
News and Press Center, January 31, 2022.
- Merritt, Elizabeth. “The
Future of Museum Labor: Exploring the Latest COVID Impact Data.” American
Alliance of Museums, February 17, 2022.
- Rea, Amy. “Library
Workers Unite: Unionization Efforts Grow Across All Sectors.” Library
Journal, February 14, 2022.
- Robinson, Kristina Kay. “Nearly
Half Of US Museums Plan To Increase Staff, New Survey Finds.” Hyperallergic,
February 22, 2022.
- Slisco, Aila. “Museum
of Natural History Worker Says She Was Fired for Unionizing over COVID Safety.” Newsweek,
February 1, 2022.
- Small, Zachary. “U.S.
Museums See Rise in Unions Even as Labor Movement Slumps - The New York Times.” The
New York Times, February 21, 2022.
- Yamasaki, Parker. “The
Art of Organizing: How The Art Institute and SAIC Formed a Historic Union.” Newcity,
February 28, 2022.
This issue of News
Alerts was
compiled by Freyja Catton, Sarah Hamerman, Rachel Harris, Petra Warren, and Michael Wirtz.
Sarah Hamerman (she/they)
Metadata Librarian, Rare Books Specialty
Princeton University Libraries
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