RLI 273 ii DECEMBER 2010 RESEARCH LIBRARY ISSUES: A BIMONTHLY REPORT FROM ARL, CNI, AND SPARC Special Issue on Influencing Public Policies: Access, Openness, and Innovation Table of Contents Three Key Public Policies for Research Libraries: Net Neutrality, Fair Use, Open and Public Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7 Prudence S. Adler The Importance of Net Neutrality to Research Libraries in the Digital Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–16 Kristen Riccard Challenges in Employing Fair Use in Academic and Research Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–25 Brandon Butler Public Access to Federally Funded Research: Contributions to Economic Development, Competitiveness, and Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26–33 Heather Joseph News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ARL Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36