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Michele C. Weigle is a leading researcher in web archiving and digital preservation, with a focus on understanding how users—both human and robot—interact with archived web content. Her seminal work, "Access patterns for robots and humans in web archives" (38 citations), was the first to systematically characterize usage behaviors in web archives, identifying patterns such as "Dips" and "Slides" that have become foundational for the field. She further explored the ecosystem of archived web content in "Who and what links to the Internet Archive" (32 citations), revealing the diverse sources and motivations behind links to the world's largest web archive. Beyond web archiving, Weigle has contributed to network science with formal models for aggregating time-discounted information in actor networks, as seen in her papers on the topic (10 and 5 citations). Her recent work, "Robots Still Outnumber Humans in Web Archives, But Less Than Before" (5 citations), demonstrates her ongoing commitment to tracking the evolving balance between automated and human access. Weigle's research is essential for anyone studying digital preservation, web science, or the long-term accessibility of online information.