ELAG - Mashing Up and Remixing the Library Website

Mashing Up and Remixing the Library Website Karen A. Coombs University of Houston Libraries

The problems • Information on the library website is maintained by a disparate group of people with varying skill levels • Library websites incorporate (or should) information from many different systems • Same information repeated several places throughout the library website • Users want library information at their ﬁnger tips and where they are • Library information should be integrated the curriculum

Traditional Solutions • Use database-driven web pages • Install a content management system • Distribute responsibility for content creation and maintenance throughout the library • Make other library systems look as much like library site as possible

The Road not Taken • Easy to use system; little Web Services interference in content creation • Remixable blocks of content, objects, metadata • Ability to incorporate content from other systems easily • Website content easily sharable with other systems Photo by John Linwood @ Flickr

Our Inspirations

Web 2.0 Six Pillars •Radical Decentralization •Remixable Content •Small pieces loosely joined •User as Contributor •Perpetual beta •Rich User Experience Photo by steve.wilde @ Flickr

Map of the Internet, The Opte Project, www.opte.org Radical Decentralization

Decentralization of Content Management

Content Owners Control Their Pages

Small pieces loosely joined Photo by wilhei55 @ Flickr

Different Systems for Different Functions

WorldCat Search API WYSIWYG Plugin

Modules

Feed Module

Virtual Subject Library • Federated Search • New Books from Catalog • List of Relevant Databases • Subject Liaison Contact Information • News Feed from Relevant Professional Associations or Websites • Relevant Websites

wilhei55 Remixable content Photo by cv47al @ Flickr

Microformats

Our Own API for the Site

Media from other sites

Next Steps • Complete functionality to add media to pages • Personalization • User contributed content • Integrate with other library systems • Digital Library Software • Better integration with federated search

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