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Hi.
George Oates @ukglo
Good, Form & Spectacle Ltd. @goodformand
glo@gfns.uk
Libraries & Tech For Good, London, 11 July March 2016

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gfns.uk

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R&D
Tools,
Products
Clients
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R&D
Tools,
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gfns.uk

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whatsinthelibrary.com

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1 Scope
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whatsinthelibrary.com

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whatsinthelibrary.com

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We call this
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Show everything.
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Big images.

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Content Scaffolding
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Great content
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• String match subjects Medicine + Medicine.
• Displaying related subjects
• Places and Orgs are online
• Matched people to Wikipedia intro + pic
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• Only 50 Authors in 700 field, now matched
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MOAR DIGITISATION!!!!
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6 websites
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7 code repositories
4 review meetings
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Thanks.
George Oates @ukglo
Good, Form & Spectacle Ltd. @goodformand
glo@gfns.uk
Libraries & Tech For Good, London, 11 July March 2016