Legislative advocacy and public policy work for academic and research library workers : perspectives and strategies / edited by Raymond Pun, Sonya M. Durney, and Tarida Anantachai.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pun, Raymond, 1985- editor.

Durney, Sonya M., editor.

Anantachai, Tarida, editor.

Glenn, Valerie D., contributor.

Laster, Shari, contributor.

Courtney, Kyle K., 1976- contributor.

Ziskina, Juliya, contributor.

Benson, Sara R., contributor.

Myers, Carla S., contributor.

Neal, James G., contributor.

Vollmer, Timothy, contributor.

Robinson, Eric P., 1968- contributor.

Kawooya, Dick, contributor.

Copeland, Clayton A., contributor.

Fox, Brandy, contributor.

Malenfant, Kara Josephine, contributor.

Blandino, Laurie, contributor.

Craig, Anne (Librarian), contributor.

Gong, Regina H., contributor.

Allen, Nicole, contributor.

Albarillo, Frans, interviewee.

Rigby, Miriam, contributor.

Gaede, Franny, contributor.

Horne, Jennifer (Librarian), contributor.

Rogers, Harley, contributor.

Decker, Lindsay, contributor.

Graebner, Carla, contributor.

Whitledge, Bryan, contributor.

Haycock, Ken, interviewee.

Herold, Irene M. H., contributor.

Walz, Anita, contributor.

Joseph, Kris, contributor.

McNally, Michael B., contributor.

Fontno, Tiffeni J., 1971- contributor.

Girardeau, Arnett., interviewee.

Zerkee, Jennifer, contributor.

Savage, Stephanie (Librarian), contributor.

Castillo, Diana J., contributor.

Weimer, Keith, contributor.

Henry, Shari, contributor.

Goben, Abigail, contributor.

Boyd, Andrew, contributor.

Association of College and Research Libraries, publisher, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic librarians--Political activity--United States.

Academic librarians.

Academic librarians--Government policy--United States.

Research libraries--Political activity--United States.

Research libraries.

Research libraries--Government policy--United States.

Social advocacy--United States.

Social advocacy.

Libraries and society--United States.

Libraries and society.

Libraries and education--United States.

Libraries and education.

Libraries and community--United States.

Libraries and community.

Physical Description:

xii, 281 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Association of College and Research Libraries, 2025.

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

"Legislative Advocacy and Public Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers is a comprehensive resource addressing our specific roles in influencing the various legislative and public policies that directly impact academic libraries, our academic communities, and the library community at large. It explores the ways academic and research library workers are engaging in advocacy, from testifying at governmental levels to collaborating with diverse constituents and legislators to bringing our academic advocacy efforts to discussions within state and regional library associations." -- publisher

Contents:

Introduction / Raymond Pun, Sonya M. Durney, and Tarida Anantachai

Section I. Overviews of Public Policy Issues Impacting Academic and Research Libraries

Chapter 1. We're in the Future Now: Advocating for Transformative Change in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) / Valerie D. Glenn and Shari Laster

Chapter 2. Solving the Ebook Conundrum: Libraries, Legislation, and Advocacy in the States / Kyle K. Courtney and Juliya Ziskina

Chapter 3. Contract Override: The Hidden Copyright Issue in Electronic Licensing / Sara Benson, Carla Myers, James G. Neal, Timothy Vollmer

Chapter 4. No Clear Vision: Problems and Opportunities with the Law Regarding Equitable Access for the Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print-Disabled (BVIPD) Students / Eric P. Robinson, Dick Kawooya, Clayton A. Copeland, and Brandy Fox

Chapter 5. Digital Equity in Higher Education / Kara Malenfant, Laurie Blandino, and Anne Craig

Chapter 6. Harnessing OER Policy to Benefit All Learners / Regina H. Gong and Nicole Allen

Chapter 7. Digital Privacy and Policy Work in Higher Education: An Interview with Frans Albarillo

Section II. Perspectives and Strategies from Academic and Research Library Workers

Chapter 8. Uniting Policy, Advocacy, and Education: Reframing the Open Access Policy as a Statement of Values in a Time of Funder Mandates / Miriam Rigby and Franny Gaede

Chapter 9. Beyond the Legislature's Website: Strategies and Tools for State Legislative Research that Informs Advocacy Work / Jennifer Horne

g Chapter 10. Bridging Gaps: Librarians Fostering Intellectual Freedom Across State Lines / Harley Rogers and Lindsay Decker

Chapter 11. From Advocacy to Advocacy: 25 Years of GovInfo Day, the Annual Gathering of Librarians Interested in Government and Legal Information / Carla Graebner

Chapter 12. Partnering with Humanities Advocates to Benefit Archives / Bryan Whitledge

Chapter 13. Advocacy and Influence: What We Know After Fifty Years of Training and Research: An Interview with Dr. Ken Haycock

Chapter 14. Getting Heard / Irene M. H. Herold

Chapter 15. Librarian Lobbyist? Front Lines of Virginia OER Legislative Advocacy / Anita R. Walz

Chapter 16. Narrow Coverage of Broadband: Librarians and Public Telecom Consultations / Kris Joseph and Michael B. McNally

Chapter 17. Cultivating Resistance: Academic Librarian Strategies to Mobilize the Black Community Against Book Bans / Tiffeni Fontno

Chapter 18. What Civil Rights Pioneers Taught Me About Advocacy: An Interview with Arnetta Girardeau

Chapter 19. Conducting Research in Support of Advocacy: What We Have Learned From Analyzing the Canadian Copyright Act Review / Jennifer Zerkee and Stephanie Savage

Chapter 20. Minding the State Advocacy Gap: Organizing Academic Librarian-Focused State Advocacy Days / Diana J. Castillo

Chapter 21. Advocacy for Intellectual Freedom in a State Library Association: Recent Experiences from Virginia / Keith Weimer and Shari Henry

Chapter 22. Federal Requests for Information: Responding to Advocate and Develop Campus Networks / Abigail Goben and Andrew Boyd.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9798892556279

OCLC:

1522510581