Karim Boughida is a senior information systems architect specializing in digital library and information architecture in the Library Information Systems department at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Karim holds a master=s degree in library and information science from the University of Montreal, Canada, and has been in the computer and information industry for sixteen years. Before joining the Getty, Karim was responsible for digital library products at Endeavor Information Systems in Chicago. Prior to his position with Endeavor, Karim held positions in knowledge/records/information management in different sectors (government, financial, etc.) in Canada and in his native Algeria.