Library Mashups

Library Mashups Exploring new ways to deliver library data Nicole C. Engard, Book Editor http://mashups.web2learning.net/

A web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool
an example is the use of data from Google Maps to add location information to real-estate data, thereby creating a new and distinct web service that was not originally provided by either source
www.trulia.com What is a Mashup?

Web Service
a technology that enables information and communication exchange between different applications
Application Programming Interface (API)
a set of functions, procedures or classes for accessing a web service that allow a computer program to access and manipulate data on a web service the same way that a website interface lets the human user surf and dive into its content
More: http://mashups.web2learning.net/glossary Mashup Terminology

www.programmableweb.com Types of Mashups

Provide better services to our patrons
Added value to our websites and catalogs
Promoting library services where the patrons are
It’s a learning experience – and we never turn down learning experiences!
Mashups & Libraries: Why?

Ask vendors for APIs
Mashup library data with popular web services
Put your library (and your library data) out there
Create RSS feeds for library content
Mashups & Libraries: How?

Mashup Tools

Allows you to pull in many sources of data and mash it up into one source
Provides a simple flow chart like interface
pipes.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Pipes

Use Dapper to create new means for people to access your content.
Create RSS feeds, widgets, and APIs with your content and links.
www.dapper.net
Dapper

Mashups for Fun & Function

Mashups like WiiNearby help you find this year’s hot gifts by merging together ads from several sources on a Google Map
http://wiinearby.net
Shopping

Mash up your Flickr ( www.flickr.com ) images and create badges, posters, games and so much more
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/
Fun With Images

Need help finding someplace to go for lunch? Try Lunchbox
Powered by Yelp ( www.yelp.com ) & includes reviews
http://lunchbox.allbusiness.com
Find Me Lunch

Trulia mashes up MLS data with a Google Map
www.trulia.com
Zillow mashes up MLS data with Microsoft Maps
www.zillow.com
Real Estate

Weather Bonk mashes up weather forecasts and live webcams on a Google Map
weatherbonk.com
Weather

Reading Radar takes the NY Bestseller Lists and merges it with data from Amazon.com
readingradar.com
developer.nytimes.com
New York Times

You can find more popular mashups by browsing at the ProgrammableWeb
http://www.programmableweb.com/popular
Find More

Mashups for Libraries

Simplest mashup – location mashup
www.hcplc.org/hcplc/liblocales/
Map Library Locations

Combine data about repositories from different data providers, and mash it up on a Google Map in order to visually display information about the repositories.
maps.repository66.org
Repository Map

Share your collection on Flickr and then bring it into your website (now it’s accessible from multiple places and re-mashable)
http://accessceramics.org
http://flickr.com/commons
http://flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/
Collections on Flickr

C reate a map with pictures from your collection or your library/librarians
www.widgetbox.com/widget/mapsack-flickr-map
Mapping Pictures

Join any service with an RSS feed
Blogs, Wikis, Flickr, Calendars, Bookmarks, etc
Delicious
www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumer.html
www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumers.html (w/out)
Flickr and Blog
http://216.204.202.157/website/Default.aspx?alias=216.204.202.157/website/library
Website Mashups

Can be harder than most others because of the proprietary nature of our systems
What to do?
Work with vendors to get APIs to your data so you can re-mash it
Find APIs that generate JavaScript because they can easily be integrated
Hire an expert programmer (or developer service) to help you
OPAC Mashups

Not free – available to members of OCLC
www.oclc.org/worldcatapi/
Facebook WorldCat Application
http://apps.facebook.com/worldcat/
WorldCat Search API

Search the ‡biblios.net database from your own website
Freely Available
https://bws.biblios.net/doku.php
‡ biblios.net API

If your services offer APIs and/or RSS feeds you can often send your content out to sites where patrons are
Facebook Pages
Where Patrons Are

Mashup Tools Play Time

Let’s create some content mashes to use on our websites or other pages on the web
pipes.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Pipes: Demo

Learn More http://mashups.web2learning.net Learn More Library Mashups Exploring new ways to deliver library data Edited by Nicole C. Engard Published by Information Today, Inc., 2009

Thank You
Nicole C. Engard
Open Source Evangelist,
LibLime
[email_address]
The Book: http://mashups.web2learning.net

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