Matt Goldner
Product and Technology Advocate

Matt Goldner joined OCLC in October 2004 and is currently the Product and Technology Advocate for the library community.

Matt graduated with an MSLS from the University of Kentucky in 1978 and an MA in religion from Asbury Theological Seminary in 1980. Prior to joining OCLC, Matt worked for Fretwell-Downing Informatics (FDI) for four years and Geac Computers for seven years. In both companies he was involved with increasing levels of responsibility for product direction and creation. Matt was involved in the early days of automation—first using the OCLC cataloging system, and later writing a grant to create the first COM-Cat for the BL Fisher Library.

Matt’s technical and management experience makes him an especially noteworthy speaker on issues where technology meets process. He speaks on issues related to the WorldCat catalog, WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local services, the future of cataloging and resource sharing as well as the impact of Web scale management services on libraries and the future of libraries.