The OCLC Research Library Partnership

OCLC Research Library Partnership Roster

Join the OCLC Research Library Partnership!

Through partnership, you can advance your institution's goals, tap into an international pool of experts, and benefit from a range of collaborative efforts focused on maximizing the impact cultural institutions have on the communities they serve.

Becoming an OCLC Research Library Partner

Listed under each institution is the Partner Representative, who serves as the primary contact at the Partner institution. Also listed is the OCLC Research liaison, who is the Partner’s primary contact in OCLC Research.

American Antiquarian Society
Partner Representative: Ms. Bethany Jarret, Head of Acquisitions
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

American Philosophical Society Library
Partner Representative: Ms. Marian L. Christ, Assistant Librarian, Head Cataloguer and Bibliographer
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

American University in Cairo
Partner Representative: Mr. Peter Philps, Director for Collections
OCLC Research Liaison: Titia van der Werf

Art Institute of Chicago
Partner Representative: Ms. Autumn L. Mather, Director of the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Research Center
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Australian National University
Partner Representative: Ms. Roxanne Missingham, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Bard College-Bard Graduate Center
Partner Representative: Ms. Heather Topcik, Chief Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Dennis Massie

Binghamton University, State University of New York
Partner Representative: Mr. Curtis Kendrick, Dean of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Boston College
Partner Representative: Ms. Christine Conroy, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Administration
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Boston University
Partner Representative: Mr. Mark P. Newton, Associate University Librarian, Digital Strategies and Innovations
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Brandeis University
Partner Representative: Mr. Matthew Sheehy, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Dennis Massie

Brigham Young University
Partner Representative: Mr. Rick Anderson, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

British Library
Partner Representative: Dr. Torsten Reimer, Head of Research Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Brown University
Partner Representative: Dr. Joseph Meisel, Joukowsky Family University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Bryn Mawr College
Partner Representative: Dr. Gina Siesing, Chief Information Officer, The Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Carnegie Mellon University
Partner Representative: Dean Keith Webster, Dean of University Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Partner Representative: Ms. Susan Roeper, Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Cleveland Museum of Art
Partner Representative: Mr. Matthew Gengler, Head, Access Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Partner Representative: Ms. Ludmila Pollock, Executive Director, Library and Archives
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Columbia University
Partner Representative: Ms. Ann D. Thornton, Vice Provost and University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Cornell University
Partner Representative: Mr. Gerald Beasley, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Emory University
Partner Representative: Ms. Yolanda Cooper, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Folger Shakespeare Library
Partner Representative: Mr. Greg Prickman, Eric Weinmann Librarian, Director of Collections
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Fordham University
Partner Representative: Ms. Charlotte A. Labbé, Head of Interlibrary Loan 
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library
Partner Representative: Dr. Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, Frick Art Reference Library
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

George Washington University
Partner Representative: Ms. Geneva Henry, University Librarian & Vice Provost for Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Getty Research Institute
Partner Representative: Ms. Kathleen Salomon, Associate Director and Chief Librarian.
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

The Graduate Center, CUNY
Partner Representative: Ms. Emily Drabinski, Interim Executive Chief Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Dennis Massie

Hagley Museum and Library
Partner Representative: Dr. Erik P. Rau, Director of Library Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Haverford College
Partner Representative: Ms. Terry Snyder, Librarian of the College
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
Partner Representative: Mr. Yoram Bitton, Director of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Partner Representative: Ms. Sandra L. Brooke, Avery Director of the Library
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Indiana University Bloomington
Partner Representative: Ms. Carolyn Walters, Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Institute for Advanced Study
Partner Representative: Ms. Marcia Tucker, Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

International Institute of Social History
Partner Representative: Mrs. Afelonne Doek, Director of Collections and Digital Infrastructure
OCLC Research Liaison: Titia van der Werf

King's College London
Partner Representative: Mrs. Elisabeth Hannon, Director of Libraries & Collections
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Library Company of Philadelphia
Partner Representative: Ms. Rachel A. D'Agostino, Curator of Printed Books
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Library of Congress
Partner Representative: Mr. Beacher Wiggins, Director for Acquisitions & Bibliographic Access
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology
Partner Representative: Ms. Lisa Browar, President
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Louisiana State University
Partner Representative: Ms. Gina R. Costello, Associate Dean
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Library
Partner Representative: Ms. Donna Gibson, Director of Library Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Partner Representative: Mr. Kenneth Soehner, Chief Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Minnesota Historical Society
Partner Representative: Ms. Shawn Rounds, Director of Library and Archives, State Archivist
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Monash University
Partner Representative: Mr. Robert Gerrity, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Montana State University
Partner Representative: Mr. Kenning Arlitsch, Dean of the Library
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Partner Representative: Mr. Jon Evans, Library Director
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

National Archives and Records Administration
Partner Representative: Ms. Meg Phillips, External Affairs Liaison
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

National Gallery of Art
Partner Representative: Mr. Roger Lawson, Executive Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

National Library of Australia
Partner Representative: Ms. Alison Dellit, Assistant Director-General Collaboration
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

National Library of Scotland
Partner Representative: Dr. John Scally, Chief Executive and National Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Natural History Museum (UK)
Partner Representative: Ms. Jane Smith, Head of Library Services and Collections
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Partner Representative: Ms. Amelia Nelson, Head Library Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

The New School
Partner Representative: Mr. Ed Scarcelle, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

New York Public Library
Partner Representative: Dr. William Kelly, Mellon Director of the Research Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

New York University
Partner Representative: Ms. H. Austin Booth, Dean, Division of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

New-York Historical Society
Partner Representative: Dr. Michael Ryan, Vice President and Director of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Newberry Library
Partner Representative: Ms. Alice Schreyer, Vice President for Collections and Library Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Northeastern University
Partner Representative: Mr. Evan Simpson, Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

OCAD University
Partner Representative: Mr. Tony White, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Ohio State University
Partner Representative: Mr. Damon E. Jaggars, Vice Provost and Director of University Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Pennsylvania State University
Partner Representative: Ms. Ann Copeland, Head, Cataloging and Metadata Services 
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Princeton University
Partner Representative: Ms. Anne Jarvis, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Rockefeller University
Partner Representative: Mr. Matthew V. Covey, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Partner Representative: Dr. Krisellen Maloney, Vice President for Information Services & University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Saint Louis Art Museum
Partner Representative: Dr. Keli E. Rylance, Head Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Smithsonian Institution
Partner Representative: Mr. Martin Kalfatovic, Associate Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Stanford University Robert Crown Law Library
Partner Representative: Mr. William Huggins, Head of Access Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Dennis Massie

Stony Brook University
Partner Representative: Dr. Shafeek Fazal, Interim Dean of Stony Brook University Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Swarthmore College
Partner Representative: Ms. Peggy Seiden, College Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Syracuse University
Partner Representative: Mr. David Seaman, Dean of Libraries and University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Temple University
Partner Representative: Mr. Joe Lucia, Dean of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Trinity College Dublin
Partner Representative: Ms. Helen Shenton, Librarian & College Archivist
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Tufts University
Partner Representative: Ms. Dorothy Meaney, Director, Tisch Library
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Partner Representative: Dr. Paolo Sirito, Head of Central Library, Milan Campus
OCLC Research Liaison: Titia van der Werf

University of Amsterdam
Partner Representative: Dr. Bert Zeeman, Interim Director, University of Amsterdam Library
OCLC Research Liaison: Titia van der Werf

University of Arizona
Partner Representative: Mr. Shan C. Sutton, Dean of University Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Bath
Partner Representative: Ms. Kate Robinson, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Calgary
Partner Representative: Dr. Mary-Jo Romaniuk, Vice Provost (Libraries and Cultural Resources)
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of California, Irvine
Partner Representative: Ms. Lorelei Tanji, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of California, Los Angeles
Partner Representative: Ms. Virginia Steel, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of California, Riverside
Partner Representative: Mr. Steven Mandeville-Gamble, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of California, San Diego
Partner Representative: Mr. Erik Mitchell, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Cambridge
Partner Representative: Ms. Patricia Killiard, Deputy Director, Academic Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Chicago
Partner Representative: Mr. James Mouw, Associate University Librarian for Collection Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Cincinnati
Partner Representative: Mr. Dan Gottlieb, Associate Dean of Collections & Scholarly Resources
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Delaware
Partner Representative: Ms. Monica McCormick, Associate University Librarian for Publishing, Preservation, Research, and Digital Access
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Edinburgh
Partner Representative: Ms. Kirsty Lingstadt, Head of Digital Library
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Glasgow
Partner Representative: Ms. Susan Ashworth, Executive Director of Information Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Hong Kong
Partner Representative: Mr. Peter Sidorko, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Houston
Partner Representative: Ms. Athena N. Jackson, Dean of University Libraries and Elizabeth D. Rockwell Chair
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Partner Representative: Mr. John Wilkin, Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Iowa Law Library
Partner Representative: Ms. Amy Koopmann, Interim Associate Director
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Kansas
Partner Representative: Ms. Mary Roach, Associate Dean
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Leeds
Partner Representative: Mr. Masud Khokhar, University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Liverpool
Partner Representative: Mr. Philip Sykes, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Manchester
Partner Representative: Ms. Sandra Bracegirdle, Head of Content, Collections and Discovery 
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Manitoba
Partner Representative: Ms. Lisa O'Hara, Vice Provost (Libraries) and University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Maryland
Partner Representative: Mr. Daniel C. Mack, Associate Dean of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Miami
Partner Representative: Dr. Charles Eckman, Dean and University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Michigan
Partner Representative: Dean James L. Hilton, Vice Provost for Digital Educational Initiatives, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Minnesota
Partner Representative: Ms. Lisa German, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Partner Representative: Ms. Maggie Farrell, Dean of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Nevada, Reno
Partner Representative: Ms. Kathlin L. Ray, Dean, University Libraries and Teaching and Learning Technologies
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Notre Dame
Partner Representative: Ms. Cheryl S. Smith, Program Director for Teaching, Research and User Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Oxford
Partner Representative: Mr. Richard Ovenden, Bodley's Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Pennsylvania
Partner Representative: Dr. Constantia Constantinou, H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and Director of the Penn Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

University of Pittsburgh
Partner Representative: Dr. Fern Brody, Associate University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Sheffield
Partner Representative: Ms. Anna Clements, Interim Director of Library Services, and University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of South Florida
Partner Representative: Mr. Matthew Knight, Assistant Librarian, Coordinator of Special Collections
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Southern California
Partner Representative: Ms. Catherine Quinlan, Dean of the USC Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of St Andrews
Partner Representative: Ms. Jennifer Louden, Deputy Director of Libraries and Museums
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Sydney
Partner Representative: Mr. Philip Kent, University Librarian (Interim)
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Partner Representative: Dr. Steven Smith, Dean, University Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Texas at Austin
Partner Representative: Ms. Catherine Hamer, Director of Academic Engagement
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Texas at Dallas
Partner Representative: Dr. Ellen Safley, Dean of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

University of Toronto
Partner Representative: Mr. Larry Alford, Chief Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Warwick
Partner Representative: Mr. Robin Green, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Washington
Partner Representative: Ms. Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, Dean of University Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Waterloo
Partner Representative: Ms. Beth S. Namachchivaya, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of Wyoming
Partner Representative: Dr. Ivan K. Gaetz, Dean of Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

University of York (UK)
Partner Representative: Ms. Michelle Blake, Director of Library and Archives (Interim)
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Utrecht University
Partner Representative: Drs. Kees Zandbergen, Department Manager, Collection Services, Metadata and Acquisitions
OCLC Research Liaison: Titia van der Werf

Virginia Tech
Partner Representative: Dr. Tyler Walters, Dean, University Libraries
OCLC Research Liaison: Rebecca Bryant

Washington University in Saint Louis
Partner Representative: Ms. Harriett Green, Associate University Librarian for Digital Scholarship and Technology Services
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Wellcome Library
Partner Representative: Ms. Donne Robertson, Head of Wellcome Collection Operations
OCLC Research Liaison: Merrilee Proffitt

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Partner Representative: Dr. Catharine Dann Roeber, Library Director (Interim)
OCLC Research Liaison: Chela Scott Weber

Yale University
Partner Representative: Ms. Barbara Rockenbach, University Librarian
OCLC Research Liaison: Mercy Procaccini

Stay connected

A number of subscription e-mail and discussion lists have been developed for staff at OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions to support continuing conversations about our work, share updates and solicit volunteers for new activities.