OCLC Research & Programming Directory
OCLC Research is organized around different areas of library research and ways libraries can engage with each other and library learning. The areas of the division are: Technical Research, Library Trends and User Research, the Research Library Partnership, and WebJunction. Explore the bios, projects, publications, and presentations of individual members of OCLC Research.
Research
These researchers explore the areas of technical research, library trends, and user research. Their work spans a wide variety of topics that impact the library field from linked data to research data management and dozens of topics in between.
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Rebecca Bryant
Senior Program Officer
Conducts research and leads RLP activities related to research information management, data management, campus collaboration, and more.
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Inkyung Choi
Associate Research Scientist
Focuses on data science and metadata research for next generation cataloging practices. Expertise in library structured data.
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Annette Dortmund
Senior Program Officer
Coordinates and supports research and engagement programs in Europe for the Research Library Partnership.
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Ixchel M. Faniel, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Conducts 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
Gibi George brings full-stack development to the OCLC Membership and Research Technical Research team
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Kirk Hess
Lead Software Engineer
Provides software development support for OCLC Research initiatives and consulting on Linked Data projects.
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Lesley Langa, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Conducts and manages user and organizational research on access to and discovery of collections. Expertise in national mixed methods studies.
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Brian Lavoie
Senior Research Scientist
Investigates 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
Conceives and manages OCLC Research projects centered on sharing collections and coordinates the SHARES resource sharing consortium.
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Mercy Procaccini
Senior Program Officer
Facilitates learning and engagement opportunities, including the Metadata Managers Focus Group and the Works in Progress webinar series.
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Merrilee Proffitt
Senior Manager
Helps manage the OCLC RLP. Webinar & event wrangler. Wikimedia & libraries. Home base at the intersection of special collections & digitization.
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Devon Smith
Technical Manager
Devon works for the OCLC Research Technical Research group.
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Chela Scott Weber
Senior Program Officer
Leads work related to archives, special, and distinctive collections for the Research Library Partnership.