I second Mark Pilgrim. Also, I'd like to nominate Daniel Pitti <http://iath.virginia.edu/~dvp4c> - formerly an authority control librarian, now a co-director for University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. He's been the chief technical architect for EAD and EAC (Encoded Archival Context), a companion data model thats much more machine-oriented and linked data-friendly. He's also worked on some really great, innovative digital humanities projects. Mark A. Matienzo Applications Developer, Digital Experience Group The New York Public Library