2009 Team
Freya Anderson is a graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Syracuse University, and was intrigued by copyright from her first class in library school. Since then, she has continued to study copyright independently, and has presented copyright sessions for co-workers, as well as for colleagues at Alaska Library Association conferences.
Janet Brennan Croft is Head of Access Services at the University of Oklahoma libraries. She earned her Master of Library Science degree at Indiana University in 1983. She is the author of War in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (Praeger, 2004; winner of the Mythopoeic Society Award for Inklings Studies), has published articles on Tolkien in Mythlore, Mallorn, Tolkien Studies, and Seven, and is editor of two collections of essays on Tolkien. She is currently the editor of Mythlore and Oklahoma Librarian, and serves on the board of the Mythopoeic Press.
Ruth Dukelow is the Associate Director at the Michigan Library Consortium. Ruth received and a B.A. from Washington & Jefferson College, 1977, her library degree from The Catholic University of America in 1979 and her law degree from Duke University in 1982. She is the author of “The Library Copyright Guide” (AECT 1992).
Claudia Holguin is an Assistant Archivist in the Harvard University Archives. She is a graduate of San Jose State University’s Information Science Program. Claudia is also a graduate of Georgetown Law School, and practiced law as a corporate attorney in Mexico City.
Molly Kleinman is Copyright Specialist and Special Projects Librarian for the University of Michigan Libraries, where she organizes copyright education and outreach for faculty, staff, and students, works on author advocacy initiatives, provides copyright support for the Library’s digital publishing initiatives, and redesigned and manages the U-M copyright website. Molly received her B.A. in English and Gender Studies from Bryn Mawr College, and her M.S. in Information from the University of Michigan School of Information.
Cindy Kristof serves as Head of Access Services and Associate Professor at Kent State University (KSU) Libraries and Media Services. She has a B.A. in English from The Ohio State University and an MLS from the KSU School of Library and Information Science Columbus Program. She currently oversees the circulation, reserves, interlibrary loan, and copyright clearance operations in the Library and also serves as distance learning librarian.
Raizel Liebler is a Reference Librarian at John Marshall Law School Library in Chicago. She has a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois and a law degree from DePaul University. Her writing focuses on exploring the complicated interactions people have with intellectual property, including those in the library and fan communities. She blogs on the LibraryLaw blog.
Carlos Ovalle is a full-time technology staff member, part-time doctoral student, and occasional lecturer at the University of Texas School of Information. He received his MLIS in 2001, and his thesis focused on the concept of authenticity and how it relates to digital materials. He has written the Introduction to Copyright module for the course INF 312, Introduction to Cyberspace, and contributed other copyright-related materials to different courses. He is currently focusing his studies on the effects of copyright law on the missions and practices of cultural institutions, with an occasional foray into digital records and archives (especially DSpace). He and Ross maintain the CAN website, mailing list, and internal Wiki. He sometimes serves as the faculty advisor for the UT Anime Club.
Carrie Russell is Director of the Program on Public Access to Information for ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy. Since 1999, she has developed copyright education programs and related services to help ALA members understand the latest trends regarding copyright law and its impact on libraries. Carrie has given presentations and workshops on copyright issues at numerous conferences. Carrie was the recipient of the 2001 ALA Staff Achievement Award, writes a monthly copyright column for the School Library Journal, and is the author of the best-selling Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians.
Timothy Vollmer is an IT Policy Analyst for the American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy. He researches and writes on various technology issues that affect all types of libraries, including copyright and telecommunications policy. Timothy graduated from the University of Michigan School of Information, and was a member of the first class to complete the Information Policy specialization there. He was a research investigator for the Open.Michigan Open Educational Resource initiative and helped develop a student-centric OCW publishing pilot there. Timothy has also worked as a community and business development assistant for Creative Commons.
