Digest: Studies, Books, Web Sites, and Other Publications

October 2003, 142 pages, ISSN 1083-9836. Published by Symphony Orchestra Institute, PO Box 8619, Northfield, IL, 60093, 847-441-5037, information@soi.org, www.soi.org

Download pdf: http://www.soi.org/harmony/archive/16/index.shtml

July 2004, 60 pages. Published by the National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC, 20506, 202-682-5400, www.arts.endow.gov

Download pdf: http://www.nea.gov.pub/ReadingAtRisk.pdf

http://www.najp.org/publications/index.html

NAJP's site offers a variety of conference and research reports on arts journalism and a number of related current cultural topics, as well as archives of their journal, ARTicles.

June 2002, 57 pages. Published by Western States Arts Federation, 1543 Champa Street, Suite 220, Denver, CO, 80202, 303-629-1166, www.westaf.org

This study on the effectiveness and impact of support provided by the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts comes at the end of a ten-year decline in funding by the agency, and documents the challenges this trend presents to artists and nonprofit cultural organizations in the state.

2004, 58 pages. Published by Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Decmocracy Program, Free Expression Policy Project, 161 Avenue of the Americas, 12th floor, New York, NY, 10013, 212-998-6730, www.brennancenter.org, www.fepproject.org

Download pdf: http://www.fepproject.org/policyreports/InformationCommons.pdf

October 2003, 146 pages. Published by The Western States Arts Federation, 1743 Wazee St, Suite 300, Denver, CO, 80202, 303-607-9019, www.westaf.org

This book contains the proceedings from a symposium of the same name convened by WESTAF in October, 2003 that brought together practitioners, artists, and academics to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing state arts agencies.

http://www.wipo.int/

The Web site of this 180-nation organization hosts a wealth of material on the intellectual property topics, including a library and news service. Of particular interest is material on folklore, traditional knowledge, and digital technologies.

2004, 14 pages. Published by Nonprofit Finance Fund, 70 West 36th Street, 11th floor, New York, NY, 10018, 212-868-6710, www.nonprofitfinancefund.org

Download pdf: www.nonprofitfinancefund.org/docs/NMAI_WebVersion.pdf

2002, 72 pages. ISBN 0-9676467-6-6. Published by Art International, 251 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010-7302, 212-674-9744, www.artsinternational.org

Online: http://www.artsinternational.org/knowledge_base/wp/PhaseII/ica2_toc.htm

2002, 77 pages, ISBN 0-9718102-0-6. Published by National Performance Network, PO Box 70435, New Orleans, LA, 70172, 504-595-8008, info@npnweb.org

Download pdf: http://www.npnweb.org/files/public/NAAMP_all.pdf

The final report of the National Arts Administration Mentorship Program includes overall documentation of the project, case studies, analysis of lessons learned, and recommendations for future development.