34 Association of Research Libraries Research Library Issues 292 — 2017 of which we have succeeded at. Beyond the more particular lessons of engaging stakeholders and developing and preserving internal lines of communication and reporting, the broader lesson I hope that we as a community take is that failure, even truly spectacular failure, is just that. It’s a failure, you lick your wounds, you dust yourself off, you look back at what you could have done differently, and you get back to work. Special thanks to Jennifer Robinson, associate chief librarian at Western University, for her keen insights and framing of the issues in this essay. Endnotes 1. Greg Grossmeier, “MLibrary Launches Project to Identify Orphan Works,” University of Michigan Library news release, May 16, 2011, https://www.publishing.umich.edu/2011/05/16/orphan-works/. 2. John P. Wilkin, “Bibliographic Indeterminacy and the Scale of Problems and Opportunities of ‘Rights’ in Digital Collection Building,” Ruminations (web series), Council on Library and Information Resources, February 2011, https://www.clir.org/pubs/ ruminations/01wilkin/wilkin.html. 3. “Copyright Review Management System - IMLS National Leadership Grant,” University of Michigan Library, last modified May 10, 2016, http://wayback.archive-it.org/5871/20171110030439/https:/www. lib.umich.edu/copyright-review-management-system-imls-national- leadership-grant. 4. Authors Guild, “Authors Guild, Australian Society of Authors, Quebec Writers Union Sue Five US Universities,” news release, September 12, 2011, https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/ authors-guild-australian-society-of-authors-quebec-writers-union- sue-five-u-s-universities-2/. 5. Authors Guild, “Orphan Row Update: Another Living Author, Two Books in Print, Literary Estates Held by Charities, Etc.,” news release, September 15, 2011, https://www.authorsguild.org/