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Library Mashups

Library Mashups. Exploring new ways to deliver library data. Nicole C. Engard, Book Editor http://mashups.web2learning.net/. What is a Mashup?. A web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool

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Library Mashups

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

  2. 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

  3. 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 More: http://mashups.web2learning.net/glossary

  4. Types of Mashups www.programmableweb.com

  5. Mashups & Libraries: Why? • 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!

  6. Mashups & Libraries: How? • 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

  7. Mashup Tools

  8. Yahoo! Pipes • 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

  9. 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

  10. Mashups for Fun & Function

  11. 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

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

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

  14. 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

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

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

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

  18. Mashups for Libraries

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

  20. 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

  21. 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/

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

  23. 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

  24. 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 • Hire an expert programmer (or developer service) to help you

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

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

  27. Where 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

  28. Mashup Tools Play Time

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

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

  31. Thank You Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime nengard@gmail.com The Book:http://mashups.web2learning.net

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