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; Elsevier Hindawi Medical Research Council (MRC) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Nature ...

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. In this thoughtful conversation, Online Information Conference Key Speaker, Jenny explores ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

In 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; 37 ...

 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 ...

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 ...

In 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 ...

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 into the Google phenomenon. He is presenting the keynote in the closing session of the Online ...