OPAL Podcast :: A Chat with Tim Spalding from LibraryThing.com

Originally posted by OPAL Podcast on September 26, 2006.

A Conversation with Tim Spalding, the founder of LibraryThing.com.

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.

Dan Chudnov :: Library Geeks 003 - That Thing You Do

Originally posted by Dan Chudnov on August 31, 2006.

Abby Blachly and Tim Spalding of LibraryThing joined me last week for Library Geeks episode 003 - The Thing You Do. The goal was to have it posted in time to sync with LibraryThing's first birthday, but, better late than never. Happy birthday LibraryThing!

Our conversation covered a lot of ground, from privacy, tagging, and bookkeeping to Cutter codes and, yes, even marshmallows. Even edited down some, it's well over an hour, but I hope you'll agree that their project and what they have to say about it is so compelling that it's worth the extra time.