I can’t remember if I was using my “posh telephone voice”, but Richard Wallis has just posted a podcast that was recorded yesterday afternoon with Patrick Murray-John.
It’s definitely worth fast-forwarding past my inane waffley bits to listen to Patrick’s comments, as he makes some great points. Using usage data for marketing purposes wasn’t something that had occurred to me, but it’s a fantastic idea!
For my sins, I’m going to be doing something about OPACs and usage data at the upcoming JISC Developer Happiness Days event along with Ken Chad.
Tell us what you’d build with public information and we could help fund your idea!
Ever been frustrated that you can’t find out something that ought to be easy to find? Ever been baffled by league tables or ‘performance indicators’? Do you think that better use of public information could improve health, education, justice or society at large?
The UK Government has come under a lot of criticism in the last few years for not making publicly funded data available, so does this mark a sea change in attitude?
My second thought when I read the web page was that you could do the same with your library… although I’m not suggesting you offer a top prize of £20,000!
Tell us what you’d do to improve the library and we could make it a reality!
Ever been frustrated that you can’t find out something that ought to be easy to find? Ever been baffled by library resources or the library services on offer?
We want to hear your ideas for new ways that we can improve how our services.
Alternatively, as we begin to make our library data available for re-use, this would be a great way of promoting unintended uses.