General Information

Mission

ALA's advocacy and public policy staff work to secure information technology policies that support and encourage efforts of libraries to ensure access to electronic information resources as a means of upholding the public’s right to a free and open information society. Staff works to ensure a library voice in information policy debates and to promote full and equitable intellectual participation by the public by:

  • Conducting research and analysis aimed at understanding the implications of information technology and information policy for libraries and library users,
  • Educating the ALA community about the implications of information policy, law, and regulation for libraries and library users,
  • Advancing ALA’s information policy interests in non-legislative government policy forums, and
  • Engaging in strategic outlook to anticipate technological change, particularly as it presents policy challenges to libraries and library users.

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Staff

Gavin Baker



Gavin Baker, MSLIS

Assistant Director,

Government Relations

gbaker@alawash.org
Rosalind Bradley



Rosalind Bradley

Assistant Director,

Administration

rbradley@alawash.org
Larra Clark



Larra Clark, MSLIS

Deputy Director,

Public Policy/PLA

lclark@ala.org


Shawnda Hines



Shawnda Hines

Assistant Director,

Communications

shines@alawash.org
Alan Inouye



Alan Inouye, Ph.D.

Director,

Public Policy

ainouye@alawash.org








Kevin Maher



Kevin Maher

Deputy Director

Government Relations

kmaher@alawash.org




Contact Information

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Washington DC 20009-2520

Phone: 202-628-8410

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-941-8478