Argues that instruction in the humanities and social sciences is as crucial to national security, innovation, and competitiveness as the STEM fields.  From the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Offers an interactive dataset with state-level information on the number of artists within the state and which of 11 artist occupational categories they work in. From the National Endowment for the Arts

Press release on discovery of physical evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown during the starving period.  From the Smithsonian Museum.

Covers both tangible gifts and gifts of travel or travel expenses.  Includes name of person accepting gift, date, approximate value, disposition or current location, foreign donor, and circumstances justifying acceptance.  From the State Department

Statement from Association of Research Libraries on February 2013 White House directive to federal research funding agencies to develop plans within 6 months for increased public access to the results of research funded by the government, including information that appeared in peer-reviewed publications and digital data. Urges academics to submit their ideas to the government to assure that deposit plans for research findings and data are affordable, efficient, and serve the interests of the public.  From the Association of Research Libraries.

Summary of a workshop on Research Gaps and Opportunities for Exploring the Relationship of the Arts to Health and Well-Being in Older Adults.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

Examines the controversies over the federal role in funding public broadcasting and whether  reducing or ending federal funding would destroy public broadcasting.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reports on the number and characteristics of those earning research doctorates in U.S. universities, their fields of study, length of time needed to complete degree, and postgraduate employment/salary.

From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

Calls attention to important trends in doctoral education, organized into 5 themes.  From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

Press release which announces the creation of the first ever “Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account” to measure the arts’ contribution to U.S. GDP.   From the National Endowment for the Arts

Describes the support infrastructure for the arts in the U.S. including earned income, government grants, individual philanthropy and others.  Also shows state support for the arts on a per capita spending basis.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

Provides a conceptual frame for planning and assessing research priorities and a hypothesis for understanding how art works in American life.   From the National Endowment for the Arts

A digital collection of books, paintings, films, museum objects and archival records contributed by European cultural institutions.  From the European Union

Friend of the Court brief filed by the Library Copyright Alliance to support Google’s defense against charges of copyright violation in the creation of Google Book Search.   From the American Library Association

Papers from a May 2012 symposium examining new growth theory as a tool for assessing the impact of art and culture on the U.S. economy.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

Reports the number and percentage of state residents attending performing arts events, visiting museums,  and engaging in other arts and leisure activities on an average day in 2006-2010.  Virginia was among the highest ranking states in performing arts and museum attendance.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

Provides a list of the latest 25 sound recordings to be added to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.  Includes recordings by Donna Summer, Dolly Parton, Leonard Bernstein’s debut performance with the New York Philharmonic, and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”  From USA.gov

Representatives of museums and libraries discuss the changing roles of cultural institutions in a globalized, technological age.  Papers and recommendations for the future from an October 2011 conference in Salzburg, Austria.  From the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Reports results of a literature review on the effects of arts experiences on audiences and how such effects can be measured.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

This report examines the academic and civic behavior outcomes of teenagers and young adults over long periods who participated in arts education programs.   The study finds that youths of low socioeconomic status who have a history of in-depth arts involvement show better academic outcomes than do low-SES youth with less arts involvement.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

Examines the extent to which students receive instruction in the arts, the facilities and resources available for arts instruction, and the credentials, work environments, and instructional methods of teachers.  From the National Center for Education Statistics

Discusses the issues raised by the intersection of copyright law with the mass digitization of books by Google and universities in the wake of a court refusal to accept the proposed settlement of the class action lawsuit brought by the Authors Guild against Google.  From the U.S. Copyright Office

6-2 Supreme Court decision that extends copyright protection to recent works of art (books, films, music and paintings) by foreign artists previously free for public use.  The decision affirmed the power of Congress to extend copyright protection to foreign artists under treaty obligations that provided the same rights to U.S. artists.  Golan, a music professor and conductor, challenged the law on behalf of small orchestras and received support from libraries and Google.  From the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University

Uses data from the American Community Survey to update Artists in the Workforce: 2000-2005 on the number, variety, and distribution of artists in the U.S. The update also explores the relationship between individual artist occupations and specific industries.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

Examines the value added to the gross domestic product at the national and state levels by such industries as museums, film, sports, and performing arts.  Claims that the performing arts, museums, and sports added $70 billion to the U.S. economy in 2009.   Includes state level data.  From the National Endowment for the  Arts

Provides selected national data on the status of arts education in public elementary and secondary schools, including the availability of music, dance, drama/theater, and visual arts instruction in schools, the teaching load of arts specialists, and methods of instruction used.  From the National Center for Education Statistics

Explores patterns of arts engagement across three modes: arts creation or performance, arts engagement through media, and attendance at arts activities.  From the National Endowment for the Arts.

Analyzes the relationship between age and arts participation and concludes that age and year of birth are poor predictors of arts participation.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

Responds to 5% decline in arts participation as reported by 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.  This report investigates the relationship between early arts education and arts participation in later life.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

Reports on the number and characteristics of those earning research doctorates in U.S. universities, their fields of study, the length of time needed to complete degree work, and postgraduate employment and salaries.  From the National Science Foundation