About me
Brian Real (he/him) is an assistant professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. He holds a PhD in information studies and a master of library science from the University of Maryland. His primary research areas are the historical impact of federal policy on film preservation and the modern social impact of public libraries on their communities. He is an active member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), serving on its Advocacy Committee of the Board and acting as the reviews editor for The Moving Image.