Richard Wallis

Biography - Richard's thirty year plus career in the computer information industry, the last fifteen of which has been with the UK's leading Library Systems Vendor, Talis, coupled with his interest and involvement with new and emerging technology trends, gives him a unique perspective of the issues challenging libraries today. Richard has been ‘in at the birth' of several major Library System Developments, as an architect, research and technical lead. More recently as Technology Evangelist he has been at the forefront in promoting, explaining, and applying new and emerging Web technologies in the library and information domain.  Richard is an active blogger on both Panlibus & the Talis Developer Network and a regular contributor to the Library 2.0 Gang podcast.