Talking with Talis Podcasts

Library Gang Podcast—Library 2.0 Gang 12/08: A look forward in to 2009

Festive holiday time is a good time to look back at the year almost ended and to then attempt to predict what will be in the next year.  It’s no different for the Library 2.0 Gang.

In this month’s show Talin Bingham, Carl Grant, Nicole Engard and John Blyberg congregate around the virtual log fire and exchange their views on the significant events for libraries, and the technologies that influence them, that occurred in 2008.  From new commercial product releases and the ongoing march of Open Source, to issues around openness and licensing, it has been a significant time.

Drawing on the themes that have emerged over the last twelve months the gang then speculates on what will be grabbing our attention and influencing our world in 2009, which could prove to be even more significant.

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Nodalities Podcast—Mark Greaves talks with Talis about Vulcan and Semantic Web opportunities

In our latest podcast I talk to Mark Greaves, Director of Knowledge Systems Research at Vulcan. We talk about Mark’s background, Vulcan’s interest in the Semantic Web, and explore the opportunities to build a business on top of semantic technologies.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Tuesday 2 December, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For other Talis podcasts in this Nodalities series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Semantic Gang Podcast—November/December 2008: The Semantic Web Gang discusses Glue, and looks back at 2008

In the November/December edition of the Semantic Web Gang we discuss the recent launch of Glue from AdaptiveBlue, and look back at the Semantic Web highlights of 2008.

AdaptiveBlue’s Alex Iskold is a regular member of the Gang, and shares some of the rationale behind the approach adopted with Glue.

Listen, too, to hear Gang members’ perspectives on the events, trends and companies that excelled in 2008… and those with work still to do.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Friday 5 December, 2008.

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Xiphos Podcast—Google Analytics to analyse student course activity - Tony Hirst Talks with Talis

Tony Hirst Tony Hirst, of the Open University Department of Communications and Systems, was recognised at the Online Information Conference 2008 for his work promoting new technologies in education by being presented with a commendation in the IWR Information Professional of the Year Award.

The award took place at the end of the first day of the Online Information Conference 2008.  Earlier in the day Tony delivered a presentation entitled “Course Analytics – using Google Analytics to understand student behaviour in an online Open University course”

I caught up with Tony just after his award  and we retired to a side room to discuss what he had learnt from work with Google Analytics.

 

Picture of Tony published on Flickr by MrGluSniffer

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Panlibus Podcast—Google Analytics to analyse student course activity - Tony Hirst Talks with Talis

Tony Hirst Tony Hirst, of the Open University Department of Communications and Systems, was recognised at the Online Information Conference 2008 for his work promoting new technologies in education by being presented with a commendation in the IWR Information Professional of the Year Award.

The award took place at the end of the first day of the Online Information Conference 2008.  Earlier in the day Tony delivered a presentation entitled “Course Analytics – using Google Analytics to understand student behaviour in an online Open University course”

I caught up with Tony just after his award  and we retired to a side room to discuss what he had learnt from work with Google Analytics.

 

Picture of Tony published on Flickr by MrGluSniffer

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Xiphos Podcast—Peter Suber Talks with Talis about Open Access

In our latest podcast I talk with Peter Suber, Editor of Open Access News. We discuss Peter’s background and explore his views on the changing shape of the Open Access landscape.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Thursday 13 November, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.For other Talis podcasts in this Xiphos series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Panlibus Podcast—New Approaches for Libraries – Jenny Levine in Conversation

online-information-logo-2008 Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide for the American Library Association, and prolific blogger as The Shifted Librarian, Jenny Levine’s views challenge librarians to look to the future and engage with new technology, the web, and gaming.

Jenny Levine In this thoughtful conversation, Online Information Conference Key Speaker, Jenny explores the way libraries should be more open to experimentation, despite the concerns of spending other people’s money to deliver a better service to those people.   Much can be learnt from the wider web about simplicity and planning for a changing environment.  

Jenny also throws out the challenge to those attending the conference for specific questions or topics they would like her to cover in her presentation to get in touch.

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Panlibus Podcast—OCLC Talk with Talis about the new Record Use Policy

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I am joined in this Talking with Talis conversation by two well known OCLC names – Vice President WorldCat and Metadata Services, Karen Calhoun and Senior Programme Officer, Roy Tennant.

There has been much coverage on Panlibus and several other blogs, about the way the recently updated Record Use Policy was announced, the elements of the policy, and its ramifications for the wider library community.

Apart from the need to update and replace the current 21 year old Guidelines, the professed objectives of the new policy is to clarify and increase the possibilities for the sharing and transfer of OCLC records.  From the noise in the blogosphere, it is clear that many do not share that understanding.

Karen published an extensive post on Metalogue providing some background to the policy and its announcement.  I was delighted to share this extensive conversation with Karen and Roy to explore in more depth the intention, details and ramifications of this new policy, due to be implemented in February 2009.

In the conversation, my own questions were supplemented by some submitted by Talking with Talis listeners.  Thank you to those who took the time email me with those suggestions.

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Panlibus Podcast—Clay Shirky in Conversation – Here Comes Everybody – the social effects of the Internet

Clay Shirky online-information-logo-2008 Online Information Conference 2008 opening keynote speaker Clay Shirky, joins Richard Wallis in conversation about the way the Internet has changed the way we interact.

Clay’s latest book Here Comes Everybody identifies the way that the Internet and social software has enabled groups to interact and work together in ways that were never previously possible.  In this conversation we explore the themes that will form the basis of his presentation, and move on to issues such as the reversal of the information flow across corporate boundaries; the impacts upon academic publishing; and Clay’s thoughts on the Semantic Web.

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Semantic Gang Podcast—October 2008: The Semantic Web Gang discusses the launch of Twine

In October’s edition of the Semantic Web Gang, a full complement of regulars is joined by Radar Networks‘ CEO Nova Spivack and Chief Architect Jim Wissner in a discussion of Twine.

Unveiled at the Web 2.0 Summit in November 2007 and released in beta earlier this year, version 1.0 of Twine was opened to the world toward the end of October, and widely reported (see my coverage on ZDNet here, for example.)

In this discussion we touch upon the purpose of Twine, review the first few days of live operation, and then focus upon the team’s plans for the future.

When originally announced, Twine was closely associated with the Semantic Web, although the company’s current marketing is less quick to make that link. In conversation we discover more about priorities for the 1.0 release and dig into some of the ways in which semantic technologies will play an increasingly important role moving forward.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Friday 31 October, 2008.

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Panlibus Podcast—The economics of scarcity – JP Rangaswami talks ahead of Online Information 2008

online-information-logo-2008 jp_ranaswami “Have you ever met the customer that gained value from having region coding on a DVD?” – Just one of the thought provoking rhetorical questions JP Rangaswami poses in this Talking with Talis conversation with Richard Wallis.

JP is passionate about the way we have to change our thinking and actions around the practices and and controls placed on software and information.  If we don’t get things right “we will repeatedly be wasting money digging out stuff that should have been made available much more cheaply because costs of transmission and reproduction are going down”

This is a great insight in to someone who proposes that Librarians should be evolving to become Livebrarians.  Understanding where JP is coming from will add great weight to the opinions he expresses in the Q&A Panel on the first day of the conference.

As well as being Managing Director of Design at BT, JP is closely involved with the School of Everything and publishes the thought provoking and entertaining Confused of Calcutta blog.

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Xiphos Podcast—Kevin Prentiss Talks with Talis about Swift Kick and student engagement in education

kp_100x120.shkl.jpgIn our latest podcast I talk with Kevin Prentiss of Swift Kick. We discuss Swift Kick’s work to increase student engagement, and consider the ways in which traditional models of education are being disrupted both by providers of new technology and by the students themselves.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Wednesday 29 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.For other Talis podcasts in this Xiphos series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Xiphos Podcast—Mike Korcuska talks with Talis about Sakai

mkorcuska_100x66.png In our latest podcast I talk with Mike Korcuska, Executive Director of the Sakai Foundation. We discuss the open source Sakai Project, and consider the evolving role of the course management system as its prospective users become increasingly familiar with alternative ways of working.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Friday 24 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.For other Talis podcasts in this Xiphos series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Panlibus Podcast—Mashed Libraries UK – A conversation with Owen Stephens

owen stephens The first Mashed Libraries UK 2008 event is taking place at Birkbeck College in London on 27th November.

This Talking with Talis conversation is with Owen Stephens, Assistant Director: e-Strategy and Information Resources at Imperial College.  Owen is the driving force behind the organisation of the event and has been aided by the sponsorship of UKOLN.

Owen tells us how the idea for the day came to him, what is hopes are for the day and what attendees can expect.

To help with the organisation, Owen has set up a Ning Site Mashed Library where you can sign up for the event and get involved in the discussion about the format of the day.

This is a great idea and I am looking forward to attending with a couple of other Talisians.  We are also going to be making available a couple of Talis Platform Stores for use at the event.  I’ll be posting some info about this on the Ning in the near future.

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Xiphos Podcast—Professor Hans Rosling talks with Talis about Gapminder, data and more

hans_rosling_web.jpgIn our latest podcast I talk with Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institutet and Director of the Gapminder Foundation. We discuss Hans’ background in medicine, his ongoing and compelling crusade to let data speak, and touch upon the work of the Foundation in this area.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Wednesday 22 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.For other Talis podcasts in this Xiphos series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Panlibus Podcast—Stephen Arnold – A conversation with the closing keynote speaker for Online Information 2008

online-information-logo-2008 Stephen E. Arnold’s career has lead him to be a prolific writer, speaker, and expert on web technologies and their application both inside the commercial enterprise and across the Internet.  He is best known for his work on search and his insights in to the Google phenomenon.

He is presenting the keynote in the closing session of the Online Information Conference 2008 which is being held at Olympia in London from 2nd – 4th December and will have a wide range of speakers of broad interest to all information professionals from all sectors – libraries, academia, government, and commerce.

Stephen talks about his career so far and the themes for his presentation, explaining how the technologies that we have seen emerging over the last few years are ready for use inside the enterprise as well as maturing into delivering services across the web.  He also explores how the componentised nature of these technologies and the applications they power, enables them to be moulded to satisfy the needs of their users.

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Xiphos Podcast—Savas Parastatidis and Alex Wade talk with Talis about Microsoft Research, Famulus, Scholarly Communication and Semantic Computing

In our latest podcast I talk with Savas Parastatidis and Alex Wade, members of the External Research Team within Microsoft Research. We discuss Microsoft Research’s interest in scholarly communication and the recent beta release of Famulus, their ‘Research-Output Repository Platform.’

Towards the end of the conversation we explore the relationship between the Semantic Web and Microsoft’s notion of Semantic Computing.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Tuesday 14 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.For other Talis podcasts in this Xiphos series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Xiphos Podcast—Jason Ohler talks with Talis about Education and the Semantic Web

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In our latest podcast I talk with Educational Technologist Dr. Jason Ohler. We discuss his work on the interface between education and technology, before turning to talk about his recognition of the important role to be played by the emerging Semantic Web.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Monday 13 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For other Talis podcasts in this Xiphos series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Xiphos Podcast—Lawrie Phipps talks with Talis about JISC’s Users & Innovation Programme and Web 2.0

Lawrie001_100x100.shkl.jpgIn our latest podcast I talk with Lawrie Phipps, Programme Manager for the Joint Information Systems Committee’s (JISC) Users & Innovation Programme. We discuss the Programme, and explore some of the implications of the ‘Web 2.0′ technologies that its projects deploy.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Friday 10 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For other Talis podcasts in this Xiphos series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Nodalities Podcast—Brooke Aker talks with Talis about Expert System and the Semantic Web

In our latest podcast I talk to Brooke Aker, CEO of Expert System in the United States. We talk about Expert System and Brooke’s views on the utility of semantic technologies.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Thursday 2 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For other Talis podcasts in this Nodalities series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Nodalities Podcast—Scott Brinker talks with Talis about Semantic Marketing

sjb_small_photo.jpgIn our latest podcast I talk to Scott Brinker of ion interactive. We discuss the application of semantic technologies to Marketing, and explore Scott’s notion of Semantic Marketing.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Thursday 2 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For other Talis podcasts in this Nodalities series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Xiphos Podcast—Michele Kimpton and Sandy Payette Talk with Talis about DSpace, Fedora, and collaboration

In our latest podcast I talk with Michele Kimpton and Sandy Payette. Michele is Executive Director of the DSpace Foundation, and Sandy the Executive Director of Fedora Commons. We discuss the repository software solutions offered by each community, before exploring the implications of their recent announcement of a collaboration between the two organisations.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Wednesday 8 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For other Talis podcasts in this Xiphos series, see here. To subscribe to updates from all of Talis’ podcast series, see here.

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Library Gang Podcast—Library 2.0 Gang 10/08: Financial Crisis or an opportunity?

Unless you have been living under a stone for the last few months, the turmoil in the world financial markets can not have escaped your notice, but how will this, and the inevitable recession that we are heading in towards, influence libraries and their suppliers?

Is the library world insulated from it?  Does it mean that open source become more popular because it is perceived to be cheaper, or less because there will be less funding for those involved?  Does it mean that pressure to purchase add-on components as against full systems will increase?  What pressures will there be on the vendors both traditional and open source?  Does this mean that libraries will become more or less significant in their communities?  Is this an opportunity or a crisis or both?

Joining gang members Marshall Breeding and Carl Grant to discuss this, our guest this month is Talis CEO and avid Bloomberg watcher, Dave Errington.

The conclusion seems to be that it is definitely a crisis for the world economies, but this first recession in an online world could be an opportunity for libraries if they are willing to grasp it.  Take a listen and see if you agree.

During the conversation Carl references a Chronicle of Higher Education, Tech Therapy, podcast about the culture clash between librarians and IT in the academic environment.  You can listen to that podcast by following this link.

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Nodalities Podcast—David Provost talks with Talis about his report of a Semantic Web industry ‘On the Cusp’

davidprovost.jpgIn our latest podcast I talk to David Provost about his recent report on the Semantic Web industry, On the cusp: a global review of the Semantic Web industry. I reviewed this report for ZDNet when it was published at the end of last month.

We discuss the report and its findings, before turning to consider the engagement of ‘mainstream’ analysts with semantic technologies.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Tuesday 7 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s