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

2004, 80 pages. Published by New Visions Philanthropic Research and Development, 322 LaVerne Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, 94941, 415-388-1222, info@newvisionsprd, www.newvisionsprd.org

Download pdf: http://www.newvisionsprd.org/Downloads/form.asp

http://www.culturalpolicy.arts.gla.ac.uk/

The Center's own research and publications focus on the UK, but the searchable database of cultural policy resources and links is international in scope.

April 2004, 102 pages. Published by California Arts Council, 1300 I Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, 916-322-6555, www.cac.ca.gov

Download pdf: http://www.cac.ca.gov/artsinfo/econ.php

March 2004, 352 pages, ISBN 1-5942-0006-8 . Published by The Penguin Press, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 10014, 212-366-2000, www.penguingroup.com

Download pdf: http://free-culture.cc/freeculture.pdf

2003, 29 pages, ISBN 0-9741107-0-1. Published by the Illinois Arts Foundation and Arts & Business Council of Chicago, IAA, 200 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 404, Chicago, IL, 60601, 312-855-3105, info@artsalliance.org, www.artsalliance.org

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/

A project of the School of Communication at American University, this site hosts an extensive collection of reports, papers and publications on the use of media as a tool for public knowledge and action.

2003, Published by The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20037, 202-833-7200, paffairs@ui.urban.org, http://www.urban.org

Download Reports:
Policy Brief No. 1, A Framework for Measurement
Policy Brief No. 2, Unpacking Participation

2002, 198 pages. Published by Subway and Elevated Press, PO Box 19742, New Orleans, LA, 70179

Future 500 is a directory of over five hundred youth activist organizations throughout the United States. It also features brief biographies of twenty-five exemplary young activists, and a glossary of youth-defined terms that is an eye-opener.

May 2002, Published by Public Knowledge, 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC, 20009, 202-518-0020, publicknowledge.org, and New America Foundation, 1630 Connecticut Ave, NW, 7th floor, Washington, DC, 20009, 202- 986-2700, www.newamerica.net

Download pdf: http://www.publicknowledge.org/pdf/why_the_public_domain_matters.pdf

http://www.city.ac.uk/artspol/#lib

This casually indexed site will reward the user who enjoys browsing the bookstore more than searching the library catalogue. The collection of links is international and somewhat random in content.