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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.

  • Brooke Doyle

    Brooke Doyle

    Program Manager
    WebJunction

    Coordinates and contributes to research and writing projects in the Library Trends and User Research group.

  • Ixchel M. Faniel, Ph.D.

    Ixchel M. Faniel, Ph.D.

    Senior Research Scientist
    Research Insights

    Conducts user and library studies related to research data management, reuse, and curation practices and online information behavior.

  • Gibi George

    Gibi George

    Senior Software Engineer
    Research Insights

    Gibi George brings full-stack development to the OCLC Membership and Research Technical Research team

  • Andrew Harbison

    Andrew Harbison

    Director
    WebJunction

    Leads the strategy and team that designs, builds, and maintains the WebJunction online learning network for public library staff.

  • Kirk Hess

    Kirk Hess

    Lead Software Engineer
    Research Insights

    Provides software development support for OCLC Research initiatives and consulting on Linked Data projects.

  • Brian Lavoie

    Brian Lavoie

    Senior Research Scientist
    Research Insights

    Investigates collective collections, research support, the evolving scholarly record, organizing library capacities, and library data as a research resource.

  • Dennis Massie

    Dennis Massie

    Senior Program Officer
    Research Library Partnership

    Conceives and manages OCLC Research projects centered on sharing collections and coordinates the SHARES resource sharing consortium.

  • Dale Musselman

    Dale Musselman

    Senior Program Manager
    WebJunction

    Designs, implements and supports WebJunction projects with a focus on library staff learning. Dale also oversees WebJunction’s learning management system.

  • Merrilee Proffitt

    Merrilee Proffitt

    Senior Manager
    Research Library Partnership

    Helps manage the OCLC RLP. Webinar & event wrangler. Wikimedia & libraries. Home base at the intersection of special collections & digitization.

  • Rain Sissel

    Rain Sissel

    Instructional Designer
    WebJunction

    Creates and manages learning experiences that empower library staff to implement community-oriented solutions to modern challenges.

  • Devon Smith

    Devon Smith

    Technical Manager
    Research Insights

    Devon works for the OCLC Research Technical Research group.