The first Mashed Libraries UK 2008 event is taking place at Birkbeck College in London on 27th November.

This Talking with Talis conversation is with Owen Stephens, Assistant Director: e-Strategy and Information Resources at Imperial College.  Owen is the driving force behind the organisation of the event and has been aided by the sponsorship of UKOLN.

Owen tells us how the idea for the day came to him, what is hopes are for the day and what attendees can expect.

To help with the organisation, Owen has set up a Ning Site Mashed Library where you can sign up for the event and get involved in the discussion about the format of the day.

This is a great idea and I am looking forward to attending with a couple of other Talisians.  We are also going to be making available a couple of Talis Platform Stores for use at the event.  I’ll be posting some info about this on the Ning in the near future.