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John Davies talks with Talis about the Semantic Web and ongoing research at BT
In our latest Talking with Talis podcast, I speak with John Davies, Head of Next Generation Web Research at BT. We discuss some of John's views around the current and emerging value of the Semantic Web, and take a look at some of the Semantic Web research projects with which John's team is currently involved.
John and I are members of the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) new Semantic Web Education & Outreach (SWEO) activity, and we finish the call discussing some of the misconceptions around the Semantic Web.
Listen Now | Download MP3 [17 mins, 12 Mb]
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
- BT
- Data, Information, and Process Integration with Semantic Web Services (DIP) project
- Semantically Enabled Knowledge Technologies (SEKT) project
- Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF)
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- W3C Semantic Web Education & Outreach (SWEO) Interest Group
This conversation was conducted by telephone on Thursday 18 January 2007.
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Posted by Paul Miller at 15:26 on 28 January 2007 | TrackBack
The Library 2.0 Gang talk about changing library buildings
In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, we talk about the changing role of the library building in delivering a range of services. As more material moves online, and as a growing number of those using library services are remote from their physical library, how do we adapt the services that are offered, and how do we transform the buildings for the 21st century?
Listen Now | Download MP3 [49 mins, 34 Mb] | How to Listen | Read more...
Participants in this edition of the Library 2.0 Gang were;
- Thomas Brevik, head librarian at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in Bergen, Norway. Thomas blogs in English at Librarian 1.5, and in Norwegian at Blogg og bibliotek. He also podcasts, mainly in Norwegian, at Bibliotek 2.0.
- Paul Miller, Technology Evangelist at Talis. Paul blogs at Thinking about the Future, contributes to panlibus, and hosts the Talking with Talis podcast series.
- T. Scott Plutchak, Director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Alabama, USA. Scott blogs at T. Scott.
- Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist at Talis. Richard contributes to the panlibus blog.
During the conversation, the following sites and resources were cited;
- Scott's blog post on 'Better buildings'
- The Saltire Centre in Glasgow [which will feature in a presentation by Les Watson to a Talis/CILIP joint event in London in March]
This conversation was conducted by telephone on Wednesday 10 January 2007.
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Posted by Paul Miller at 13:32 on 12 January 2007 | TrackBack