David Walker Wins Third OCLC Research Software Contest
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 22 July 2009—Mr. Walker's winning submission is Bridge, a set of services to provide a configurable and customizable full record display made up of WorldCat services. These services provide the ability for an individual library to customize the full record display of WorldCat records to their particular situation.
The contest judges were impressed with how Mr. Walker was able to provide a set of very useful methods to enhance WorldCat services from the perspective of individual libraries. The software architecture, code, and documentation also were impressive. As the contest winner, Mr. Walker will receive a check for $2,500 and a visit with OCLC researchers and others in Dublin, Ohio (USA).
David Walker is Library Web Services Manager at California State University. More information about Bridge is linked below.
The Third OCLC Research Software Contest ran from mid-April through the end of June. Its goal was to encourage innovation in the use of OCLC web-based services for libraries. Entries were judged by a panel of expert practitioners and academicians from OCLC and the library/information community:
- Kevin Clarke
Coordinator of Web Services
Belk Library and Information Commons
Appalachian State University
- Thom Hickey
Chief Scientist, OCLC
- Tod Matola
Software Architect
OCLC
- Ross Singer
Interoperability and Open Standards Champion
Talis
…and winner of the Second OCLC Research Software Contest
- Roy Tennant
Senior Program Officer
OCLC Research
More information
David Walker's Bridge
http://library.calstate.edu/bridge/
Contest Overview
http://www.oclc.org/research/contest/
Contest judges
http://www.oclc.org/research/contest/judges.htm
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