Talking With Talis :: The Mellon rewards WPOpac... and opens an Open Data door?
Originally posted by Talking With Talis on December 13, 2006.
In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, we talk about Casey Bisson's recent well-deserved recognition by the Mellon Foundation for his work on WPOpac. We go on to explore perhaps the most significant aspect of the award; the fact that Casey intends to spend the money on buying and openly sharing bibliographic data from the Library of Congress, and probe the antiquated business models that make it necessary for him to even consider spending money in this way.
Participants in this edition of the Library 2.0 Gang were;
- Paul Miller, Technology Evangelist at Talis. Paul blogs at Thinking about the Future, contributes to panlibus, and hosts the Talking with Talis podcast series.
- Ross Singer, Library Applications Developer for Georgia Tech Library in Atlanta, Georgia. Ross blogs at Dilletante's Ball.
- Rob Styles, Tech Lead and Programme Manager for Open Data Services at Talis. Rob blogs at I Really Don't Know and contributes to panlibus.
- Tim Spalding, founder of LibraryThing. Tim blogs at the LibraryThing blog and Thing-ology.
- Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist at Talis. Richard contributes to the panlibus blog.
A forum is available for discussion of issues raised during the recording.
