Swem Government Information - Arts/Humanities

Arts Participation 2008: Highlights From a National Survey

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:03:00 -0500

http://www.arts.gov/research/NEA-SPPA-brochure.pdf Reports that adult attendance at arts events declined for virtually all art forms in 2008 compared with the prior survey in 2002. Also reports that arts participants are older, with lower rates of participation reported for those 18-44 years old. From the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Nation's Report Card: Arts

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:44:00 -0500

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009488 Presents the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Arts assessment. The tests were administered to public and private school 8th graders. Some were tested in visual arts, the others in music. From the National Center for Education Statistics.

World Digital Library

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:59:00 -0500

http://www.wdl.org Initially a collection of about 1200 documents on cultural history from worldwide sources, modeled on the Library of Congress American Memory site. Documents appear in the original languages but each is accompanied by a brief description of content and significance in each of the site's seven languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. From the United Nations

Artists in a Year of Recession: Impact on Jobs in 2008

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:46:00 -0500

http://arts.endow.gov/research/Notes/97.pdf Uses unpublished data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to analyze the employment situation of artists. Reports that 129,000 artists were unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the unemployment rate for artists was 6%. From the National Endowment for the Arts.

Mint Launches First Redesigned Lincoln One-Cent Coin in 50 Years

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:44:00 -0500

http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=press_release&ID=992 Press release announcing the launch of the redesigned Lincoln head penny in four different obverse formats. From the U.S. Mint.

Lessons From History

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:57:00 -0500

http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn323.pdf Considers how history and other evidence from humanities disciplines could help to inform decisions on key scientific and technological policy issues. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

Reading on the Rise: A New Chapter in American Literacy

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:26:00 -0500

http://www.arts.gov/research/ReadingonRise.pdf Reports that reading has risen among adult Americans following decades of downward trends. Largest increases were reported in young adults aged 18-24 who recorded a 21% increase in reading. From the National Endowment for the Arts.

All America's A Stage: Growth and Challenges in Nonprofit Theater

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:25:00 -0500

http://www.nea.gov/research/TheaterBrochure12-08.pdf Reports on the growth and general financial condition of the nonprofit theater community, and discusses the challenges of developing audiences. Covers some 2,000 nonprofit theaters. From the National Endowment for the Arts.

Culturally Affiliated Native American Human Remains Not Published in Notices

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:54:00 -0500

http://www.nps.gov/history/NAGPRA/REVIEW/MaasCulturallyAffiliatedReportFinal.pdf Intends to clarify the circumstances surrounding a collection of more than 1,000 Native American human remains in museum and federal agency collections across the U.S., to link the remains to present day Indian tribes, and promote the process of repatriation of the remains to the tribes. From the National Park Service.

Iraq's Cultural Heritage: Preserving the Past for the Sake of the Future

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:17:00 -0500

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/USIP_1008.PDF Discusses the continued looting of Iraqi antiquities, measures taken to recover and protect cultural heritage resources, and the value of international law and policing to prevent such crimes. From the United States Institute of Peace

Artists in the Workforce 1990-2005

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:05:00 -0500

http://www.arts.endow.gov/research/ArtistsInWorkforce.pdf Provides a statistical portrait in 60 tables of the occupation of artist, including the number and location of artists, earnings, geographic and demographic trends. Includes detailed information by state for each category of arts activity. From the National Endowment for the Arts and the Census Bureau.

British Board of Film Classification (Accountability to Parliament and Appeals) Bill

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:30:00 -0500

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2008/rp08-021.pdf Discusses proposed changes to the procedures by which British films and some video games are assigned classifications. Also provides an overview of the British approach to classification of cinema and the regulation of media content in general. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/21.

Exploring the Early Americas

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:53:00 -0500

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earlyamericas/ Features more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts from the Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. Subject focus is indigenous American cultures and the drama of the encounter between native Americans and European explorers/settlers. From the Library of Congress

To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:03:00 -0500

http://www.nea.gov/research/ToRead.pdf Calls itself the most complete report of the nation's reading trends and their consequences. Reports on a general decline in reading ability and interest among teenage and adult Americans, including college graduates. From the National Endowment for the Arts.

On the Uses of Cultural Knowledge

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:46:00 -0500

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB817.pdf Explores the role that cultural knowledge and understanding must play in developing a new strategy for counterinsurgency operations. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.