Lesley A. Langa

Welcome. I am a strategic research and program manager with over 15 years of experience managing national initiatives that address the needs of libraries, museums and other heritage institutions. My work focuses on the big picture of cultural heritage, including an individual's experience with it, how we protect it, how we support the cultural sector, and evaluating the mechanisms we use to do all of this. I’ve worked in digital collections, metadata management, evaluation and research, and user experience. I've worked at museums, federal cultural agencies, and small nonprofits. Using this diverse background, I set out to find the answers to questions that can affect practice in the field. I currently work as the Associate Research Scientist at OCLC Research and I run my own consulting firm, NovaKultura. I recently completed my PhD at the University of Maryland's iSchool.