Public Policy Committee

Who We Are

Our Mission

• Monitor governmental activities affecting art libraries and visual resources collections;
• Draft position statements on legislative issues consistent with ARLIS/NA's interests for review and action by the Executive Board;
• Report govenmental activities affecting the profession in the Society's publications and on ARLIS-L;
• Collect and review information about legislative action concerning the interests of the Society and recommend appropriate action;
• Maintain liaison with other library and information societies as appropriate, monitor their activities and reports;
• Educate the membership on these issues.

News & Pending Legislation

• U.S. Congress and Copyright Office addressing Orphan Works.


• Library of Congress formed the Section 108 Study Group, "charged with updating for the digital world the Copyright Act's balance between the rights of creators and copyright owners and the needs of libraries and archives." Group's recommendations due to LC by Fall 2006.

Issues Monitored by the Committee

• Civil liberties, intellectual freedom and privacy
• Copyright
• Funding
• Government information
• Technology, the Internet and telecommunications

Affiliations & Related Organizations

• American Library Association (ALA)
  
  • Washington Office
  • Office for Information Technology Policy


• Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliothèques
  
  • Advocacy
  • Copyright Working Group
  • Information Policy Working Group
  • International Trade Agreements Working Group
  • Access to Government Information Interest Group
  • Information Commons Interest Group


• Visual Resources Association (VRA)
  
  • Intellectual Property Rights

Archives

• Annual Reports:
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005


• Other Documents:
  • Strategic Plan 2000-2005 Action Items
  • 1996 Meeting notes (Miami Beach)
  • 1996 Progress Report
  • Public Policy Committee Update-2000
  • 2001 Meeting notes (Los Angeles)