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        Stu Weibel in residence at U. Washington's iSchool
        OCLC Researcher Stuart Weibel&nbsp;will be in residence at the University of Washington Information School throughout calendar 2006. Among several objectives for the year, Stu will write on the topic of persistent identifiers.
        weibel@oclc.org

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        January 9, 2006

        <P>"The opportunity to spend an extended period in another research environment provides a chance to ventilate my thinking through interaction with a strong and diverse faculty," Weibel commented. "While I am not going to UW to do metadata work per se, I’ll be among friends who understand my background and can help me extract maximum value from my visit. I hope to make a contribution to both the <a href="http://www.ischool.washington.edu/">iSchool</a> and to OCLC Research while strengthening the outward-facing ties that have become increasingly important to us, and to the future of librarianship. It is hard to imagine a more hospitable place to do this than the iSchool at the University of Washington."</P>
    <P>Stu’s visit is sponsored by iSchool faculty <A href="http://www.ischool.washington.edu/people/personnel.aspx?id=3223&amp;mode=pics">Michael Crandall</A> and <A href="http://www.ischool.washington.edu/people/personnel.aspx?id=3246&amp;mode=pics">Stuart Sutton</A>, colleagues of some years in the <A href="http://dublincore.org/">Dublin Core Metadata Initiative</A>. <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/tonyhey/default.mspx">Tony Hey</A>, Microsoft’s vice president for technical computing, is also providing generous support. </P>
    <P>This is the first arrangement of this type for an OCLC researcher.</P>

        Stu Weibel

        Bob Bolander
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        Research Scientist
        OCLC Research
        Communications &amp; Programs Manager
        OCLC Research