mira waller is the Interim Department Head of Research Engagement in the North Carolina State University Libraries. She leads an engagement-centred team that supports research productivity and flexible modes of learning through access to expert assistance, research-enhancing technologies and spaces, and innovative services across the life cycle of research, scholarship, and pedagogy. Waller was previously Director of Publishing Services for Project Euclid.

william m. cross is the Director of the Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center in the North Carolina State University Libraries. He speaks and writes nationally on copyright, scholarly communication, and open culture.

lillian rigling is a Research and Instructional Services Librarian at Western Libraries. She provides research, collections, and instruction support across the social sciences. She also leads campus-wide efforts on open education support. Previously, Lillian was a librarian at North Carolina State University Libraries, where she was appointed in the Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center and the User Experience Department.