Jessica Cepeda joined the Internet Archive’s Philanthropy team as a Major Gift Officer in 2022. Has a passion for engaging with donors and connecting them with opportunities to support the Archive. She comes to the Archive with a decade of experience in nonprofit development and individual giving. Most recently at NYU Stern School of Business.
She received a BA in the College of Letters from
Wesleyan University and loves that her work at for books and technology and her deep and abiding belief in providing free and whatsapp number database access to knowledge. Jessica lives in Brooklyn, NY, which she has called home for the last ten years. Outside of her work for the Archive, she enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, and exploring the city with her dog, Harry.
Earlier today, we filed our opening appellate brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, reaffirming our commitment to preserving knowledge for future generations.
READ THE BRIEF
Statement from Brewster Kahle, founder and digital librarian of the Internet Archive: We submitted our appeal to the court today to protect the core mission of libraries—preservation and access. This is a fight to keep library books available for those seeking truth in the digital age.
Libraries are not just repositories of books
They are guardians of history and the published record. In this time of wars, election angst, and unstable moments for democracy, this fight gains even more importance.
Why should everyone care about in order to preserve the unique atmosphere lawsuit? Because it is about preserving the integrity of our published record, where the great books of our past meet the demands of our albania business directory future. This is not merely an individual struggle; it is a collective endeavor for society and democracy struggling with our digital transition. We need secure access to the historical record. We need every tool that libraries have given us over the centuries to combat the manipulation and misinformation that has now become even easier.