Lorcan Dempsey
Encyclopedia
Lorcan Dempsey is the Vice President and Chief Strategist of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC
).
He is a native of Dublin, Ireland
, where he worked for some years in public libraries. He writes and talks about libraries and networked information. He is interested in the impact of changing patterns of research and learning on libraries, in libraries as public institutions, and in the architecture of digital information environments.
Lorcan maintains an influential blog
aimed at the wider library and digital information sectors. A post on this blog published on 25 July 2007 was responsible for the coining of the term Amplified conference.
, an internationally renowned research and policy unit at the University of Bath, in 1994. He served on the PACS Review editorial board
from 1992 to 2000.
During most of his time at UKOLN, Lorcan also served as a director of the popular Ariadne magazine. He was a co-founder of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN), which later became known as Intute.
In May 2000 Lorcan moved to work for the JISC; part of this new employment involved being Programme Director of the DNER. In 2001 he joined OCLC as Vice President of Research. Lorcan was named OCLC Chief Strategist in March 2004.
He is currently a member of the NISO Board and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
.
OCLC
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is "a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs"...
).
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, where he worked for some years in public libraries. He writes and talks about libraries and networked information. He is interested in the impact of changing patterns of research and learning on libraries, in libraries as public institutions, and in the architecture of digital information environments.
Lorcan maintains an influential blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
aimed at the wider library and digital information sectors. A post on this blog published on 25 July 2007 was responsible for the coining of the term Amplified conference.
Career
Lorcan was appointed Director of UKOLNUKOLN
Formerly known as The United Kingdom Office for Library and Information Networking, UKOLN is a centre of expertise in digital information management, providing advice and services to the library, information, education and cultural heritage communities...
, an internationally renowned research and policy unit at the University of Bath, in 1994. He served on the PACS Review editorial board
The Public-Access Computer Systems Review
The Public-Access Computer Systems Review was an electronic journal about end-user computer systems in libraries.- A brief history of the journal :...
from 1992 to 2000.
During most of his time at UKOLN, Lorcan also served as a director of the popular Ariadne magazine. He was a co-founder of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN), which later became known as Intute.
In May 2000 Lorcan moved to work for the JISC; part of this new employment involved being Programme Director of the DNER. In 2001 he joined OCLC as Vice President of Research. Lorcan was named OCLC Chief Strategist in March 2004.
He is currently a member of the NISO Board and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University is a university located in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding Member Institution of the former federal University of Wales. As of late 2006, the university had over 12,000 students spread across seventeen academic departments.The university was founded in 1872 as...
.