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C&RL News April 2013 214

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C&RL News, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; 
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The Art Libraries Society of North America 
(ARLIS/NA) received a $69,000 grant from 
the Getty Foundation that allowed up to 15 
librarians and art information professionals 
from Latin America to attend the ARLIS/NA 
41st Annual Conference in Pasadena, Cali-
fornia, in April. The grant covered all costs 
associated with conference attendance, in-
cluding registration fees for programs and 
tours, travel and accommodation, and trans-
lation services. It is expected that the par-
ticipation of the Latin American colleagues 
will lead to lasting professional collabora-
tions, and will significantly expand ARLIS/
NA’s representation of arts information pro-
fessionals in the Americas. 

A c q u i s i t i o n s

The Jimmie Dodd Archive has been ac-
quired by the California Institute of the Arts 
(CalArts) Library. Dodd is known to the 
baby-boom generation as the host of Walt 
Disney’s iconic 1950s children’s television 
program The Mickey Mouse Club and re-
membered as The Mouse Club’s “heart and 
the soul” by former Mousekateer Annette 
Funicello. During his career, the composer 
and actor compiled an archive of one-of-a-
kind Mouse Club memorabilia and artifacts 
from the early years of television—includ-
ing his Mousegetar, “mouse ears,” original 
scores, record albums, photographs, toys, 
and other objects. The collection also con-
tains archival materials from his wife, song-
writer and performer Ruth Carrell Dodd. 
The process of organizing the material has 
begun, and it will take some time to prop-
erly prepare the archive for public access 
due to the large number of items. CalArts 

was chosen to house the Dodd archive be-
cause of its relationship to the Disney fam-
ily. The institute was founded by Walt Dis-
ney and his brother Roy O. Disney through 
the merger of the Los Angeles Conservatory 
of Music and the Chouinard Art Institute in 
1961. Dodd started his career as a guitar-
ist/singer before becoming an actor. Prior 
to The Mickey Mouse Club, he appeared in 
numerous films with such actors as William 
Holden, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, John 
Wayne, and Ronald Reagan. In the early 
1950s, he transitioned to the new medium 
of television, making guest appearances on 
several series of the time. While hosting The 
Mickey Mouse Club he also wrote its theme 
song, “The Mickey Mouse Club March.” 

G r a n t s  a n d  A c q u i s i t i o n sAnn-Christe Galloway

will adequately address security concerns, 
an issue that is not well addressed within the 
framework of fair use. 

Across the spectrum of content users and 
owners, there was a desire to see greater flex-
ibility in the law according to the type of use 
and the type of work, including the age of the 
work and its commercial viability. There was 
a general recognition that the one-size- fits-
all approach of much of copyright law is not 
well-suited to library preservation and access 
activities. For example, there may be legitimate 
reasons to regard archival materials quite dif-
ferently from commercial works when crafting 
library exceptions.

Throughout the symposium, the Copyright 
Office gathered views from both the panelists 
and the audience, which had in attendance 
many members of the library, archive, publish-
ing, and legal communities. From this event 
and other efforts to engage with stakeholders 
through meetings and public discussions, the 
Copyright Office plans to formulate a discus-
sion document and preliminary recommenda-
tions on Section 108 reform.  

(“Copyright Exceptions . . .,” cont. from page 
201)