The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries at comprehensive, research-extensive institutions in the U.S. and Canada that share similar research missions, aspirations, and achievements. The association’s importance and distinction is born from its membership and the nature of the institutions represented. ARL member libraries make up a large portion of the academic and research library marketplace, spending more than $1 billion every year on library materials.
The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP), cofounded by Prof. Peter Jaszi, promotes social justice in law governing information dissemination and intellectual property through research, scholarship, public events, advocacy, and provision of legal and consulting services. The program is a project of the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C.
The Center for Social Media (CSM), founded and led by Prof. Patricia Aufderheide, has run the Fair Use and Free Speech project in coordination with PIJIP and Prof. Jaszi since 2004. The center is a project of the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C.
Prudence S. Adler, Associate Executive Director, Federal Relations and Information Policy, Association of Research Libraries
Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, American University School of Communication
Brandon Butler, Director of Public Policy Initiatives, Association of Research Libraries
Peter Jaszi, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
The American Library Association
The Art Libraries Society of North America
The Association of College and Research Libraries
The College Art Association
The Music Library Association
The Visual Resources Association
Jamie B. Bischoff, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
William W. Fisher III, Hale and Dorr Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard University
Michael J. Madison, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Steven J. McDonald, General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design
Kevin L. Smith, Director of Scholarly Communications, Duke University Libraries
Special thanks to Carrie Russell and Kara Malenfant for their help with outreach to the librarian community; to Jonathan Band, Sharon Farb, and Peter Hirtle for their conscientious counsel; and to all the librarians and library directors who gave so generously of their time and insight in interviews and discussion sessions over the last two years.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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