Hi everybody,
I thought you'd like to hear what's on Ken Hamma's mind as he leaves the Getty and looks back on a 21-year career. I had an interesting conversation with Ken last week, and recorded the call as a podcast so you can all listen in. The links are in the announcement below. Enjoy! G?nter Waibel RLG Programs, OCLC G?nter blogs at ... http://www.hangingtogether.org <http://www.hangingtogether.org/> ________________________________ From: RLG Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 12:51 PM To: rlg-announce-l Subject: New PARcast Available: The Cost of Owning Technology--A Tribute to Ken Hamma Dear Colleagues, A new podcast, The Cost of Owning Technology <http://www5.oclc.org/downloads/programsandresearch/parcasts/20080701GXW-Hamma.mp3> (.mp3: 9.17MB/20min.), is available online on the OCLC Programs and Research PARcast <http://www.oclc.org/programsandresearch/parcasts/default.htm> page. In this interview, RLG Program Officer G?nter Waibel interviews Ken Hamma, Executive Director for Digital Policy and Initiatives at the J. Paul Getty Trust, about how owning technology requires significant ongoing investment, but various options exist that can bring down costs and lead to a more collaborative future. We are releasing this podcast as a tribute to Ken's 21-year career, as today is his last day with the Getty. You may link directly to this interview at: http://www5.oclc.org/downloads/programsandresearch/parcasts/20080701GXW-Hamma.mp3 You may link directly to our PARcast page at: http://www.oclc.org/programsandresearch/parcasts/default.htm This is the sixth podcast in our continuing series of interviews in which we ask the question, "What's keeping you awake at night?" of people we come across in our travels who are thinking ahead, worrying about the next big issue or imagining the next big thing. More interviews will be recorded and added to our PARcast page in the near future. Best regards, Melissa Melissa Renspie Senior Communications Officer, RLG Programs OCLC Programs and Research 6565 Kilgour Place Dublin, OH 43017-3395 Phone: (614) 761-5231 FAX: (614) 718-7585 E-mail: melissa_renspie at oclc.org
