Library Mashups Exploring new ways to deliver library data Nicole C. Engard, Book Editor

What is a Mashup? 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

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

Mashup Terminology 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

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

Mashup Terminology REpresentational State Transfer (REST) the simplest and thus by far the most used protocol in the creation of mashups requests employ a URL containing the API parameters, and is transmitted using GET or POST over HTTP SOAP relies on international standards and protocols and has been adopted primarily in the enterprise world requires that both the requests sent by the service consumer and the answers returned by the service provider be wrapped in XML

REpresentational State Transfer (REST)

the simplest and thus by far the most used protocol in the creation of mashups

requests employ a URL containing the API parameters, and is transmitted using GET or POST over HTTP

SOAP

relies on international standards and protocols and has been adopted primarily in the enterprise world

requires that both the requests sent by the service consumer and the answers returned by the service provider be wrapped in XML

Types of Mashups www.programmableweb.com

Mashups and Libraries: Why? Provide better services to our patrons Added value to our websites and catalogs Promoting library services where the patrons are

Provide better services to our patrons

Added value to our websites and catalogs

Promoting library services where the patrons are

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

Ask vendors for APIs

Mashup library data with popular services

Put your library out there

Create RSS feeds for library content

Mashup Tools

Yahoo! Pipes Allows you to pull in many sources of data and mash it up into one source pipes.yahoo.com

Allows you to pull in many sources of data and mash it up into one source

pipes.yahoo.com

Dapper 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

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

Mashups for Fun & Function

Shopping 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

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

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

Mash up your Flickr ( www.flickr.com ) images and create badges, posters, games and so much more

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

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

Need help finding someplace to go for lunch? Try Lunchbox

Powered by Yelp & includes reviews

http://lunchbox.allbusiness.com

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

Trulia mashes up MLS data with a Google Map

www.trulia.com

Zillow mashes up MLS data with Microsoft Maps

www.zillow.com

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

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

weatherbonk.com

Favorite Links doggdot.us digg, slashdot, and delicious/popular all show favorite links - So why not combine them into a unified format? View all of the recent links in one place

doggdot.us

digg, slashdot, and delicious/popular all show favorite links - So why not combine them into a unified format? View all of the recent links in one place

Ubiquity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvjdXNnRMfU

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

You can find more popular mashups by browsing at the ProgrammableWeb

http://www.programmableweb.com/popular

Mashups for Libraries

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

Simplest mashup – location mashup

www.hcplc.org/hcplc/liblocales/

Repository Map 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

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

Collections on Flickr 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/

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/

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

C reate a map with pictures from your collection or your library/librarians

www.widgetbox.com/widget/mapsack-flickr-map

Find Books by Setting Using several APIs CodexMap lists books on a map based on where they’re set or the location they cover http://codexmap.com/codexmap.php

Using several APIs CodexMap lists books on a map based on where they’re set or the location they cover

http://codexmap.com/codexmap.php

Website Mashups 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

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

OPAC 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

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

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

Not free – available to members of OCLC

www.oclc.org/worldcatapi/

Facebook WorldCat Application

http://apps.facebook.com/worldcat/

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

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

Facebook Pages

Mashup Tools Play Time

Play Time

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

Let’s create some content mashes to use on our websites or other pages on the web

pipes.yahoo.com

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

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: Published by Information Today in 2009

Nicole C. Engard

Open Source Evangelist, LibLime

[email_address]

The Book:

Published by Information Today in 2009