Brian Lavoie
Research Scientist
Brian joined OCLC Research in 1996. Since that time, he has worked on a variety of projects, ranging from the development of OCLC's Four-Figure Cutter Tables and automated cuttering tools, to analyzing the structure and content of the World Wide Web. Brian's academic background is in economics; he has a Ph.D. in agricultural economics. Brian's current research interests include analysis of aggregate collections, economic issues associated with information and the provision of information services, system-wide organization of library resources, and digital preservation.
Publications
Recent
- "The Fifth Blackbird: Some Thoughts on Economically Sustainable Digital Preservation." 2008. D-Lib Magazine, 14,3/4 (March/April). Available online at: www.dlib.org/dlib/march08/lavoie/03lavoie.html.
- "An 'Artful' Analysis of the Rich Holdings of Four Museum Libraries." 2008. With Günter Waibel. NextSpace, 8 (February): 18-19. Available online at: www.oclc.org/nextspace/008/research.htm.
- "Mapping WorldCat's Digital Landscape." 2007. With Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Edward T. O'Neill. Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS), 51,2 (April): 106-115. E-print available online at: http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/archive/2007/lavoie-lrts.pdf (.pdf: 95.7K/30 pp.).
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