Closing The Gap Interoperability between SL & the Web

32rd ELAG, 14-16 April 2008 Wageningen, The Netherlands Closing The Gap interoperability between Second Life & The Web Lightning Talk by Guus van den Brekel, Central Medical Library University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

Closing The Gap

interoperability between Second Life & The Web

Lightning Talk by

Guus van den Brekel, Central Medical Library University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

My job It is my job to develop & deliver library services in my user’s workflow

It is my job to develop & deliver

library services in my user’s workflow

I let them decide WHAT workflow

I let them decide WHAT workflow

I am sure about nothing, but am expecting anything

I am sure about nothing, but am expecting anything

We might end up with numerous different environments and types of workflow

We might end up with numerous different environments and types of workflow

But hey, guess what ….

But hey, guess what ….

That’s exactly what we have been offering them for decades ….

That’s exactly what we have been offering them for decades ….

Numerous different (search) interfaces with peculiar specifics ….

Numerous different (search) interfaces with peculiar specifics ….

We are used coping with that, … only this time …..

We are used coping with that, … only this time …..

THEY choose

THEY choose

Now WE have the opportunity to create format agnostic & platform independant services

Now WE have the opportunity to create format agnostic & platform independant services

We were way TOO late in recognizing and responding to new technologies i.e. Web 2.0

We were way TOO late in recognizing and responding to new technologies i.e. Web 2.0

Are we going to wait until the new social WEB 3D browser is there already?

Are we going to wait until the new social WEB 3D browser is there already?

PubMed Search

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Kirk: Scotty, we need warp power now! Engage!

32rd ELAG, 14-16 April 2008 Wageningen, The Netherlands Guus van den Brekel, Central Medical Library University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek http://www.netvibes.com/cmb http://digicmb.blogspot.com

Guus van den Brekel, Central Medical Library University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek

http://www.netvibes.com/cmb

http://digicmb.blogspot.com