Brian Lavoie: Research Scientist, OCLC Research, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Brian Lavoie is a Research Scientist at OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Since joining OCLC Research in 1996, Brian has worked in a variety of areas, including bibliographic control, analysis of library collections, system-wide organization of library resources, digital preservation, and analysis of the structure and content of the Web. Brian was a co-founder of the PREMIS preservation metadata initiative, and currently serves on the PREMIS Data Dictionary Editorial Committee. He also co-chairs the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access.