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S e n i o r R e s e a r c h e r

I n t e r n e t L i b r a r i a n

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Library as Platform

Library as Platform

Not an ent i r e l y n ew i d e a

B ut w i t h s ome a dvantage s

John

Palfrey

Hugh Rundle

Tim O’Reilly

Barbara

Fister

Library as Platform

But w i t h s ome a dvantage s

Un i f y i n g f r amewo rk

S oc i a l n etwo rk s taken s e r i o u s l y

I n c r ea s e s t h e va l u e o f t h e l i b r a r y

Platform vs...

SW Platform

Data

To o l s

A p p

S e rv i c e s

A p p

AP I

SW Platform

To o l s

P e o p l e

S e rv i c e s

W o rk si d e a s

Data

Networked knowledge

(cc) Striatic @ flickr.com

(cc) thomas23 @ flickr

Birds

Invertebrates

Plants

Living things

Vertebrates

Reptiles

Animals

Mammals

(c) Abelardo Morell

Networked science(cc) Howzey @ Flickr

Published: November 9, 1919Copyright © The New York Times

Agreement does not scale

Fur?

Bird

beak??

EGGS???

Four

feet?

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Watermole

Platypus

Names

Taxonomies

Scientist Scientist ScientistPlatypus

watermole

Ornithorhynchus paradoxus

EOL.org

Social learning

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Thesis

Software developers now livein the fastest, most

efficient and effective ecosystem for rapid learning

that ever existed

Lessons from DevelopersHumility

Generosity

Iteration

Public learning

Photos: Abundance without order

cc steve kay @ flickr

Birds

Invertebrates

Plants

Living things

Vertebrates

Reptiles

Animals

Mammals

Red

1942

Rosie the Riveter

Messiness scales

meaning

Echo

EchoEcho

EchoEcho

EchoEcho

Echo EchoEchoEcho

Echo

Echo

EchoIt’s a real problem

IAMAAIAM ...

Echo

Library as platform

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Provides resources that let others create and

flourish

Enables unpredictable uses

Accumulates value

Think outward

Open it all

Analog + Digital

Social objects

Open StandardsEnable difference

Everything libraries know

To every user everywhere

Thank you.

David Weinberger

Blog: www . JohoTheBlog . Com Email: self@evident . com

Twitter: dweinberger