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Phil Simon

THE WORLD’S FOREMOST INDEPENDENT WORKPLACE COLLABORATION AND TECH EXPERT

The Library as a Platform

If you don't get the little p's right, you can forget about the Big P.
Jun | 21 | 2012

   
Platforms
Jun | 21 | 2012
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Platforms

I’ve written before about platforms and libraries. Tomorrow I get to talk more about this as I give the keynote speech at an OCLC conference. Lest you think that libraries aren’t doing anything innovative, check out the OCLC WorldShare™ Platform, a means to “help libraries, developers and partners operate at Webscale and innovate collectively.”

Here’s a visual:

Simon Says

Bottom line: Organizations of all types need to get the little p’s right (technology, data) before they can truly unleash the power of the Big P (the platform as a business model).

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