OCLC Research 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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Rick Bennett
Lead Software Engineer
Develops and supports software for Web access and maintenance for the FAST project.
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Brittany Brannon
Research Support Specialist
Supports user and library research on information and research data seeking, evaluation and access in the digital environment. Expertise in qualitative methods.
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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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Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D.
Director of Library Trends and User Research
Leads user-centered research on library collections, policies, staffing, and users. Evaluates and assesses library programs.
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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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Rachel Frick
Executive Director, Research Library Partnership
Leads the academic and research library engagement activities for OCLC Research through the work of the Research Library Partnership Program.
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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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Alexandria Kalika
Senior Software Engineer
Works on integrating machine learning, Big Data, and cloud technologies into Technical Research efforts, focusing on data visualization and data science.
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Kerre A. Kammerer
Lead Software Engineer
Supports the Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) project by developing and maintaining algorithms to map LCSH to FAST.
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Lesley Langa, Ph.D.
Associate Researcher
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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Constance Malpas
Manager, Strategic Programs
Leads programs across OCLC Research, Product Management and Business Development. Constance interprets market trends to inform research and product strategy.
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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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Jeff Mixter
Lead Software Engineer
Conducts research and development testing to support next-generation product development and planning.
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Andrew K. Pace
Executive Director for Technical Research
Leads the Data Science and engineering teams for OCLC Research and aligns R&D activities with OCLC global strategy and member library research directions.
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Mercy Procaccini
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
Lead Software Engineer
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Roger H. Thompson
Lead Software Engineer
Conducts data mining and machine learning projects, and provides support for the WorldCat Identities, Classify, and xFinder research prototypes.
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Jenny Toves
Software Architect
Supports clustering for FRBR, ingest, matching and clustering for VIAF and uses data analytics + Worldcat to answer research questions.
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Titia van der Werf
Senior Program Officer
Coordinates OCLC Research work in Europe. Titia combines community of practice and research expertise in the archives and library profession.
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Diane Vizine-Goetz, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Conducts research to advance descriptive and subject library metadata practice.
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Bruce Washburn
Principal Engineer
Collaborates on developing durable and practical solutions for library and archives data management and discovery, with a focus on linked data.
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Chela Scott Weber
Senior Program Officer
Leads work related to archives, special, and distinctive collections for the Research Library Partnership.
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Jeff Young
Software Architect
Conducts research related to the linked data cloud.