OCLC Research & Programming Directory
OCLC's Research and Programming group equips libraries with the tools and knowledge to meet evolving challenges and serve their communities effectively. Research and Programming encompasses Research Insights, the Research Library Partnership (RLP), and WebJunction teams, which support all library types and sizes in their work.
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Rebecca Bryant
Senior Program Officer
Research Library PartnershipConducts research and leads RLP activities related to research information management, data management, campus collaboration, and more.
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Annette Dortmund
Senior Program Officer
Research Library PartnershipCoordinates and supports research and engagement programs in Europe for the Research Library Partnership.
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Brooke Doyle
Program Manager
WebJunctionCoordinates and contributes to research and writing projects in the Library Trends and User Research group.
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Ixchel M. Faniel, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Research InsightsConducts user and library studies related to research data management, reuse, and curation practices and online information behavior.
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Gibi George
Senior Software Engineer
Research InsightsGibi George brings full-stack development to the OCLC Membership and Research Technical Research team
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Andrew Harbison
Director
WebJunctionLeads the strategy and team that designs, builds, and maintains the WebJunction online learning network for public library staff.
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Kirk Hess
Lead Software Engineer
Research InsightsProvides software development support for OCLC Research initiatives and consulting on Linked Data projects.
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Brian Lavoie
Senior Research Scientist
Research InsightsInvestigates collective collections, research support, the evolving scholarly record, organizing library capacities, and library data as a research resource.
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Dennis Massie
Senior Program Officer
Research Library PartnershipConceives and manages OCLC Research projects centered on sharing collections and coordinates the SHARES resource sharing consortium.
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Dale Musselman
Senior Program Manager
WebJunctionDesigns, implements and supports WebJunction projects with a focus on library staff learning. Dale also oversees WebJunction’s learning management system.
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Merrilee Proffitt
Senior Manager
Research Library PartnershipHelps manage the OCLC RLP. Webinar & event wrangler. Wikimedia & libraries. Home base at the intersection of special collections & digitization.
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Rain Sissel
Instructional Designer
WebJunctionCreates and manages learning experiences that empower library staff to implement community-oriented solutions to modern challenges.
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Devon Smith
Technical Manager
Research InsightsDevon works for the OCLC Research Technical Research group.