Traditional Cultural Expression and Libraries

Resources

• The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Survey of Existing Practices, Protocols and Policies
• Martin Skrydstrup: Towards Intellectual Property Guidelines and Best Practices for Recording and Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Survey of Codes, Conduct and Challenges in North America (pdf)
• Protocols for Native American Archival Materials prepared by a group of nineteen archivists, librarians, museum curators, historians, and anthropologists in April 2006. (The Protocols emphasize multiple curatorial perspectives on archival materials, although ultimately stressing “a common commitment to the preservation and dissemination of knowledge.”)
• Culturally Responsive Guidelines for Alaska Public Libraries
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services
• Code of Ethics for Archivists (Society of American Archivists)
• Janice Pilch for the Library Copyright Alliance. Issue Brief for Concerns Regarding Traditional Cultural Expression, July 22, 2009 (pdf)
• Summary of TCE Conference Proceedings (PDF), prepared by Jennifer Hendrix
• Leonard Kniffel TCE Overview, Panel 1, Panel 2, Panel 3, Panel 4, Panel 5, Panel 6
• Copyright Advisory Network post
• Wend Wendland remarks from opening session (PDF)
• Basic Traditional Knowledge Bibliography (PDF), prepared by Jonathan Franklin
• “Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore” (PDF), World Intellectual Property Organization
• “Indigenous Peoples and the Commons” (PDF) (CC-BY), Preston Hardison
• “The last crusade: Māori cultural and intellectual property rights” (PDF), Spencer Lilley
• “Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions” (PDF), Jonathan Franklin. Information Outlook. August 2008.
• Videos are posted on the ALA Washington Blip.tv and Vimeo accounts.