# /research/announcements/2005-01-27.xml

originally: http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2005-01-27.htm

        OCLC Research Sponsors Software Contest to Encourage Innovation
        OCLC Research today announced a contest intended to give developers an opportunity to create innovative software for library services.
        hickey@oclc.org

        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/
        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/oclc_research_news.rdf
        January 27, 2005
        Contestants can enter by going to <A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/researchworks/contest/default.htm">www.oclc.org/research/researchworks/contest/</A>.
        <P>The contest is intended to encourage innovation and development of Web-based services for libraries and library users. Contestants will be challenged to think differently about their environments by working with deconstructed functional components of library services.</P>
    <P>The prize is $2,500.00 US.</P>
    <P>Entries will be judged by a panel of expert practitioners and academicians from OCLC and the library/information community: Thom Hickey (Chief Scientist, OCLC), Tip House (Chief Systems Analyst, OCLC), Elizabeth Lane Lawley (Associate Professor and Director, Lab for Social Computing, Rochester Institute of Technology; blogger), Mike Teets (Executive Director, Product Architecture and Development, OCLC), Roy Tennant (User Services Architect, California Digital Library; Owner, Web4Lib and XML4Lib electronic discussions; author), and Jon Udell (Lead Analyst, InfoWorld; author; blogger).</P>
    <P>Full details are available on the contest Web site.</P>
        <P>OCLC Research Software Contest<BR><A href="../researchworks/contest/default.htm">http://www.oclc.org/research/researchworks/contest/</A></P>
    <P>Contest Judges<BR><A href="../researchworks/contest/judges2005.htm">http://www.oclc.org/research/researchworks/contest/judges2005.htm</A></P>

        Thom Hickey
        +1-614-764-6075

        Bob Bolander
        bolander@oclc.org
        +1-614-761-5207

        Chief Scientist
        OCLC Research
        Communications &amp; Programs Manager
        OCLC Research