Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts, March 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.

Previous issues can be found here: https://www.arlisna.org/news/appc-news-alert

 Activism and Social Justice in the Arts

• Ambartsumian, Yelena. “European Parliament ‘Strongly Condemns’ Azerbaijan’s Destruction of Armenian Heritage.” Hyperallergic, March 29, 2022. 

• Artforum. “Invasion of Ukraine Continues to Send Ripples Across Art World.” Artforum International, March 1, 2022. 

• Bishara, Hakim. “Russian Forces Bomb Mariupol Art School Sheltering Hundreds.” Hyperallergic, March 20, 2022. 

• Bishara, Hakim. “After Backlash, SVA Galleries Withdraws From Show Accused of ‘Exploiting Ukrainian Pain.’” Hyperallergic, March 23, 2022. 

• Librarianship.ca. “Canadian Library Community Expresses Support for Ukraine.” Librarianship.Ca, March 2, 2022.

• Liu, Jasmine. “Ukraine Asks to Keep Measures to Protect Cultural Heritage Under Wraps.” Hyperallergic, March 20, 2022.

• Packard, Cassie. “Antiquities Expert Calls on Getty Museum to Repatriate Ancient Artwork.” Hyperallergic, March 22, 2022.

• Sharp, Sarah Rose. “Marina Abramović Will Restage ‘The Artist Is Present’ to Raise Funds For Ukraine.” Hyperallergic, March 21, 2022.

 Copyright, Fair Use, Image Rights/Reuse 

• “Professor Sues Student for Posting Final Exam Online.” AP NEWS, March 16, 2022.
• “Ed Sheeran Awaits Verdict over Copyright Court Battle.” AP NEWS, March 22, 2022. 
• “Supreme Court to Hear Warhol Copyright Infringement Case.” Artforum International, March 28, 2022. 
• “Creative Commons Licenses: How to Choose the Best CC License.” Copyrightlaws.Com, March 14, 2022. 
• Hall, Rachel. “‘Music Is So Different Now’: Copyright Laws Need to Change, Says Legal Expert.” The Guardian, March 13, 2022.
• Kirka, Danica. “Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Case over 2017 Hit ‘Shape of You.’” AP NEWS, April 6, 2022.
• Parker, Megan. “Copyright in Journalism and News Reporting.” Copyright Alliance, March 29, 2022.
• U.S. Copyright Office. “Copyright Office Issues Final Rule for Small Claims Procedures for Library and Archives Opt-Outs and Class Actions.” NewsNet, Issue No. 950. March 9, 2022.
• U.S. Copyright Office. “Copyright Office Issues Final Rule for Initiating Copyright Claims Board Proceedings and Related Procedures.” NewsNet, Issue 952. March 25, 2022.

 Funding 

• “Damien Hirst, World’s Wealthiest Artist, Claims $1.7 Million in Government Aid.” Artforum International, March 24, 2022.
• “Russian Oligarch Exits Board of Guggenheim After Twenty Years.” Artforum International, March 3, 2022.
• Hines, Shawnda. "Disheartened by mixed FY 2022 budget outcomes, ALA predicts hard fight in FY 2023 for federal funding for libraries." ALA News, March 14, 2022.
• “IFPI Global Music Report: Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew 18.5% In 2021.” IFPI, March 22, 2022.
• Liscia, Valentina Di. “Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs Ousted From Tate Museums.” Hyperallergic, March 14, 2022. 
• "Library Awards more than $500,000 to Support Contemporary Cultural Field Research within Diverse Communities." Library of Congress, March 28, 2022.
• "New Data Show Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Arts & Culture Sector." National Endowment for the Arts, March 15, 2022.

 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) 

• Elias, Tana and Neeyati Shah. “Storytellers-in-Residence: Library program sparks interest in local Indigenous history and culture.” American Libraries Magazine, March 1, 2022
• Ichikawa, Akiko. “London’s Goldsmiths College Threatens to Slash Queer and Black History Studies.” Hyperallergic, March 29, 2022.
• Liu, Jasmine. “The Last Public Confederate Statue in Maryland Is Removed.” Hyperallergic, March 16, 2022.
• Morris, Williesha. “BIPOC Activists Consider How to End Book Bans for Good.” Prism, March 8, 2022.
• Velie, Elaine. “Visual Propaganda of Hate Groups Is on the Rise in America.” Hyperallergic, March 15, 2022.

 Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information

• "Celebrate the freedom to read during National Library Week, April 3-9." ALA News. March 17 , 2022.
• "Free Webinars: Preservation Week April 24-30, 2022." Preservation Week. March 15-17, 2022.
• Hlywak, Stephanie. "Large majorities of voters oppose book bans and have confidence in libraries." ALA News. March 24, 2022.
• Kasakove, Sophie. “The Fight Over ‘Maus’ Is Part of a Bigger Cultural Battle in Tennessee.” The New York Times, March 4, 2022.

 Open Access 

• "Elsevier and Jisc sign three-year agreement to support transition to Open Access for UK Research." STM Publishing. March 30, 2022.
• "University of California and Wiley Partner to Publish More Open Access Research." STM Publishing. March 15, 2022.

 Digital Privacy 

• Caldwell-Stone, Deborah. "American Library Association releases new privacy field guides." ALA News. March 15, 2022.
• Sharp, Sarah Rose. “Finally, a New Way to Detect Fake Profile Pictures.” Hyperallergic, March 24, 2022.

 Technology 

• Adams, Caralee. "Volunteers Rally to Archive Ukrainian Web Sites." Internet Archive, March 22, 2022.
• Bryne, Amelia and Marijke Visser. "Keeping Communities Connected: Library Broadband Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic." American Library Association
• Calma, Justine. "The EPA plans to sunset its online archive." The Verge, March 24, 2022.
• Cascone, Sarah. "How Tech Experts in the West Are Rushing to Save the Digital Archives of Ukraine’s Museums." Artnet, March 14, 2022.
• Ferren, Tom. "Discover the impact of digital preservation on the environment." ALA News. March 17, 2022.
• Liu, Jasmine.  “AI Can Help Reconstruct Ancient Texts — With Stunning Accuracy.” Hyperallergic, March 25, 2022.
• Peet, Lisa. "MIT Highlights Distinctive Collections Through “A Lab of One’s Own” Video Game." Library Journal, March 3, 2022
• Sharp, Sarah Rose. “Oh No, Jeff Koons Sculptures Are Going to the Moon.” Hyperallergic, March 29, 2022.

 Workplace  

• Kaori Gurley, Lauren. "'They Should Be Ashamed’: Understaffing at NYC’s Beloved Museum of Natural History Pushes Workers to Unionize." VICE Motherboard, March 25, 2022.
• Lingo, Emma. "Librarians Seek to Form Missouri's First Librarians' Union." The Columbia Missourian, March 31, 2022.
• Liu, Jasmine. "Whitney Museum Workers Surprise 2022 Biennial Guests with Union Protest." Hyperallergic, March 30, 2022.
• Russell, Eric. "Portland Museum of Art Settles with Laid-Off Employees." Portland Press-Herald, March 31, 2022.'
• Small, Zachary. "After MoMA Stabbings, Museums Review their Safety Protocols." New York Times, March 16, 2022.

This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Freyja Catton, Sarah Hamerman, and Petra Warren.