Working Furiously and Happily

Posted On Jun 4 2009 by

Six weeks goes by fast.  Yes, it’s been six weeks since OCLC announced WorldCat Local “quick start” as the first step toward a web-scale, cooperative library management service.  Not only does that six weeks represent two full iterations of agile development for the three main web-scale components–circulation, print and licensed acquisitions, and license management–it’s also been several interviews, speaking engagements, and lots of pressing product management work. One of the things I’m asked repeatedly is to explain the distinctions of OCLC’s effort in this space.  Here they are, taken directly from my powerpoints, listed as succinctly as possible, but with …