Virginia Archives Month 2024
Archival collections in repositories all over the commonwealth document different modes of self-expression. In the present, researchers and archivists alike often look to the archives for inspiration when exploring new modes of self-expression. They may be inspired by a cultural tradition documented in an oral history, by a sketch found in a manuscript, or by a photograph. To celebrate all of that expressiveness, this year’s Virginia Archives Month theme is The Art of Self: Expression in the Archives.
Whether it is in William R. Shields’ poetry found in Washington & Lee’s collections, designing a tattoo using a rare book on botanical prints from the Library of Virginia, or drawing fashion inspiration from a Sonia Delaunay design at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, expression and inspiration are everywhere in the archives!
Our zine this year will focus on the basics of fair use, the part of U.S. copyright law that allows portions of copyrighted works to be used for criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
The Virginia Archives Month 2024 Flickr album contains all sorts of content that lends itself to fair use, as well as collection materials highlighting self-expression of all kinds.
Archives are for creatives, too, so…express yourself!
Download our Being Fair While You Create: An Intro to Fair Use zine ! This zine is designed to be printed on 11x17 paper. It is double-sided; the zine unfolds into the Virginia Archives Month 2024 poster. This PDF file can be printed in full color or grayscale. Being Fair While You Create zines will be available at the Library of Virginia, as well as many other Virginia archives, during October and beyond.
2024 Archives Month Events
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Programming assistance provided by the Friends of the Virginia State Archives, a 501(c)(3) organization. Visit them at friendsofvirginiaarchives.org.
2024 Educational Institution Events
Shenandoah Valley Archives Fair | 11 p.m.
Oct 9th from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Data Crunch/DH Discovery: Text Mining and Copyright | 12:30 p.m.
Oct 9th from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
VA Archives Month: SCRC Open House
Oct 10th from 12 PM - 3 PM
Elisa Gonzalez, the 2024 Levis Reading Prize winner, will read from for her poetry collection Grand Tour | 7:00 PM
Oct 10th from 7 PM - 9:30 PM
Zine Workshop: Making Facts from Fabrications
Oct 10th from 7 PM - 9:30 PM
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg and the Special Collections Research Center at at William & Mary | 4pm
Oct 15th from 4 PM - 7 PM
Archives Month Webinar | Fair Use: One Weird Trick to Unlock Creativity in the Archives
Oct 17th from 6 PM - 7:30 PM
Laurel Ridge Community College "Everybody Has a Tattoo: A Tattoo Art Show"
Oct 22nd and Oct 24th
HALLOWZINES 2024: THE RETURN | 12 p.m.
Oct 31st from 12 PM - 3 PM
Programming assistance provided by the Friends of the Virginia State Archives, a 501(c)(3) organization. Visit them at friendsofvirginiaarchives.org.
Fair Use and Copyright Resources
Virginia Archives Month 2024
-
Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17) from the
US Copyright office
- Section 107: Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
- General Information on Copyright from the US Copyright office
- A Brief History of Copyright in the United States from U.S. Copyright Office
- Copyright Timeline: A History of Copyright in the United States from Association of Research Libraries
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U.S. Copyright Fair Use Case Index (Index dates back to
1841)
- Search the Index by jurisdiction or category
- Measuring Fair Use: The Four Factors from Sanford Libraries
- Fair Use from Columbia University Libraries
- "What is Copyright?" from U.S. Copyright Office
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States from Cornell University
- Public Domain Infographic from Cornell University
- Fair Use Evaluator Tool from the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy
- Public Domain Tool from the American Library Association (ALA)
- The Section 108 Spinner of the U.S. Copyright Code from the American Library Association (ALA)
- "You be the Fair Use Judge Today: Visual Arts" from the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI)
- "Asking for Permission" from Columbia University Libraries (Includes several model letters)
- Fair Use Checklist from Columbia University
- Fair Use Checklist from Cornell University
- Public Domain Zine Prompts from Rosalind Franklin University
- "Fair Use or Foul Play: You Decide!" UCLA Library Fair Use Week Postcard
- Code for Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries from the Association of Research Libraries
- "What If We Asked the Librarians? How The Librarians’ Code is Different." from the Association of Research Libraries
- Best Practices in Fair Use Collections Containing Orphan Works for Libraries, Archives, and other Memory Institutions from the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI)
Other Guides and Resources Concerning Copyright, Fair Use, and Public Domain
- Copyright Services: Copyright Support Guide form Cornell Copyright Services
- Copyright Crash Course Guide from the University of Texas
- Copyright and Fair Use Guide from Stanford University
- Cyber Law Clinic:
- "History of Copyright" from the U.S. Copyright Office
- "Fair Use" from the U.S. Copyright Office
- "Fair Use in Seven Words" from University of Virginia Libraries
- "Creativity, Copyright, and Fair Use" from Common Sense Education
- "Fair Use" from the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University
- "Prince, Andy Warhol and Fair Use" at the
Supreme Court
- "Supreme Court Rules that Andy Warhol Violated a Photographer's Copyright" article from Smithsonian Magazine. (Covers the 2024 debate over the future of Fair Use)
- "The Good News About Library Fair Use" from American Library Association (ALA) Fair Use Week
- "Fair Use in the Visual Arts" from the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI), the College Art Association (CAA), and American University
- "Fair Use at Comic-Con" from the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI) and the College Art Association (CAA)
- "Fair Use in Making Art" from the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI) and the College Art Association (CAA)
- "Yes You Can" (Museums) from the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI) and the College Art Association (CAA)
- "Yes You Can" (Art/Teachers) from the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI) and the College Art Association (CAA)
- "A Day in the Life of Fair Use at School" from Re:Create
- "Fair Use at SXSW" Infographic from Re:Create
- "Can I Use It?" Infographic from the University of Minnesota
