Paul Reynolds (commentator)
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Paul Reynolds was a New Zealand
internet advocate in the cultural sector. He was notable as an early advocate of IT systems and the Internet in the cultural sector in New Zealand.
Of Scottish extraction, Reynolds spent much of his life in Auckland
working for his company, McGovern Online, which he founded with his partner Helen Smith in 1995. For many years a commentator for Radio New Zealand
on information technology
, he was also an active advocate for the use of public-facing information technology by cultural institutions. He worked with libraries, museums and similar institutions to develop websites that informed, educated and engaged with the general public.
He held a number of roles including as a
member of the Governance Group of Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa
,
board member of the National Digital Forum,
Adjunct Director (Digital Library
) to the National Library of New Zealand
,
board member of the Auckland War Memorial Museum
and
member of Government’s Digital Strategy Advisory group.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
internet advocate in the cultural sector. He was notable as an early advocate of IT systems and the Internet in the cultural sector in New Zealand.
Of Scottish extraction, Reynolds spent much of his life in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
working for his company, McGovern Online, which he founded with his partner Helen Smith in 1995. For many years a commentator for Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand is a New Zealand public service radio broadcaster and Crown entity formed by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news, current affairs and arts network Radio New Zealand National and classical music and jazz network Radio New Zealand Concert with full government funding...
on information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, he was also an active advocate for the use of public-facing information technology by cultural institutions. He worked with libraries, museums and similar institutions to develop websites that informed, educated and engaged with the general public.
He held a number of roles including as a
member of the Governance Group of Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa
Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa
Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa provides free internet access to New Zealand public libraries. Funding is provided by the New Zealand government by way of Community Partnership Fund and the National Library of New Zealand. The service was established in 2007, and is based in the Christchurch...
,
board member of the National Digital Forum,
Adjunct Director (Digital Library
Digital library
A digital library is a library in which collections are stored in digital formats and accessible by computers. The digital content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks...
) to the National Library of New Zealand
National Library of New Zealand
The National Library of New Zealand is New Zealand's legal deposit library charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations"...
,
board member of the Auckland War Memorial Museum
Auckland War Memorial Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history , natural history, as well as military history.The museum is also one of the most iconic Auckland buildings, constructed in the neo-classicist...
and
member of Government’s Digital Strategy Advisory group.
The Paul Reynolds Scholarship
In 2010 a scholarship administered by LIANZA was established in memory of Reynolds from funds contributed by the National Library of New Zealand and friends of Reynolds.Works
- The Internet: A New Zealand Guide. 1995 ISBN 0140248382
- People Points Blog http://www.peoplepoints.co.nz/
- McGovern Online http://www.mcgovern.co.nz/
- Digital strategies for libraries in the 21st century podcastPodcastA podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
- Twitter - Paul used @littlehigh as his Twitter account. The account was closed after his death and has since been realloacted to another user.
Tributes
- http://passthesource.org.nz/2010/05/24/where-are-the-libraries-of-tomorrow-going-to-be/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dz6XnbIYAyw0
- http://publicaddress.net/6638#post6638
- http://beattiesbookblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/paul-reynolds-r.html
- http://passonable.edublogs.org/2010/05/24/a-letter-to-paul-reynolds/
- http://www.janetwilson.co.nz/2010/05/the-last-post/
- http://internetnz.net.nz/paulreynolds
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/connect/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501833&objectid=10647184
- http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/blog/scooperonlibraries.aspx
- http://artandmylife.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/searching/
- http://chadtaylormarginalia.blogspot.com/2010/05/but-this-is-punchline.html
- http://www.mcgovern.co.nz/Home/Who/PaulReynoldsInternetConsultant.aspx
- http://kete.net.nz/site/topics/show/324-in-memory-of-paul-reynolds-kete-contributor
- http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/industry-news/2010/may/70054-tribute-paul-reynolds