RF Working Group Members Talk with the Internet Archive about Service During COVID-19

The Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library has of course created quite a bit of controversy. Various organizations and individuals have attacked it as a pirate site, while others have defended what is on it, at least during the time it is supposed to be live, during the pandemic. Some of the arguments may have some merit, but other points seem less cogent. In “What it Means to Be A Library During COVID-19,” the Internet Archive has answered some criticisms by interviewing three librarians. Coincidentally, all happen to be members of ReadersFirst’s Working Group. We share the piece in hopes that it will provoke thought.