1. Library mashups Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data Nicole C. Engard, Book Editor http://mashups.web2learning.net/

2. Define mashups & mashup terminology Define mashups & mashup terminology View examples of mashups View examples of mashups View library mashups View library mashups Open Discussion/Q&A Throughout Open Discussion/Q&A Throughout OutlineOutline

3. A web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool 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 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?

4. Web Service Web Service a technology that enables information and communication exchange between different applications a technology that enables information and communication exchange between different applications Application Programming Interface (API) 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 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 More: http://mashups.web2learning.net/glossaryhttp://mashups.web2learning.net/glossary

5. www.programmableweb.com Types of Mashups All Time Stats

6. www.programmableweb.com Types of Mashups Last 14 Days

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

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

9. Mashup Tools

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

11. Use openkapow to create your own mashups with a visual editor Use openkapow to create your own mashups with a visual editor Available for Windows & Linux Available for Windows & Linux http://openkapow.com/ http://openkapow.com/ http://openkapow.com/ openkapowopenkapow

12. Mashups for Fun & Function Mashups for Fun & Function

13. DCHistoricTours is mashup that allows tourists to create tours of D.C. All of the data is pulled from D.C.'s government data feeds and plotted on a Google map. DCHistoricTours is mashup that allows tourists to create tours of D.C. All of the data is pulled from D.C.'s government data feeds and plotted on a Google map. www.dchistorictours.com www.dchistorictours.com www.dchistorictours.com Historic DC

14. Includes maps of long distance bike rides in CA (100 miles or more) that integrates Includes maps of long distance bike rides in CA (100 miles or more) that integrates ride data with Google Maps. map.tourofcalifornia.org map.tourofcalifornia.org map.tourofcalifornia.org Bike Tours in CA

15. Mashups like SecretPrices can help you find the best prices on books for your library by pulling coupon and sale data together into one place Mashups like SecretPrices can help you find the best prices on books for your library by pulling coupon and sale data together into one place www.secretprices.com www.secretprices.com www.secretprices.com ShoppingShopping

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

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

18. www.rockstarapps.com/sample s/map-compare/ www.rockstarapps.com/sample s/map-compare/ www.rockstarapps.com/sample s/map-compare/ www.rockstarapps.com/sample s/map-compare/ See three maps (Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft) side by side to see which one has the best map for you. See three maps (Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft) side by side to see which one has the best map for you. Enter your address just once and see it on all three maps Enter your address just once and see it on all three maps Which Map is Best?

19. Trulia mashes up MLS data with a Google Map Trulia mashes up MLS data with a Google Map www.trulia.com www.trulia.com www.trulia.com Zillow mashes up MLS data with Microsoft Maps Zillow mashes up MLS data with Microsoft Maps www.zillow.com www.zillow.com www.zillow.com HousingMaps mashes up Craigslist listings and Google Maps HousingMaps mashes up Craigslist listings and Google Maps www.housingmaps.com www.housingmaps.com www.housingmaps.com Real Estate

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

21. Find more APIs at developer.nytimes.com Find more APIs at developer.nytimes.comdeveloper.nytimes.com Article Search Article Search Campaign Finance Campaign Finance Community Community Congress Congress Movie Reviews Movie Reviews NY State Legislature NY State Legislature Real Estate Times Real Estate Times Newswire Newswire TimesPeople TimesPeople TimesTags TimesTags More New York Times Create Mashups: prototype.nytimes.com/gst/apitoolprototype.nytimes.com/gst/apitool

22. Not sure if you’ll have cell phone reception where you’re traveling? Not sure if you’ll have cell phone reception where you’re traveling? Searchable databases of over 133,200 cell phone tower locations registered with the FCC, and over 47,200 cell phone carrier comments submitted voluntarily from real customers Searchable databases of over 133,200 cell phone tower locations registered with the FCC, and over 47,200 cell phone carrier comments submitted voluntarily from real customers www.cellreception.com www.cellreception.com www.cellreception.com Can You Hear Me Now?

23. See where the FCO has active travel advisories See where the FCO has active travel advisories Pulls data from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and plots it on a Google Map Pulls data from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and plots it on a Google Map fco-advice.donotremove.co.uk/ fco-advice.donotremove.co.uk/ fco-advice.donotremove.co.uk/ Travel Advisories

24. This We Know lets you get local and explore government data about your community. This We Know lets you get local and explore government data about your community. Enter your city or zip code and get a list of facts. Enter your city or zip code and get a list of facts. Data from GeoNames and GovTrack.us Data from GeoNames and GovTrack.us http://www.thisweknow.org/ http://www.thisweknow.org/ http://www.thisweknow.org/ This We Know

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

26. Find which of your congress people are using Twitter and follow them Find which of your congress people are using Twitter and follow them tweetcongress.org tweetcongress.org tweetcongress.org Who’s Tweeting?

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

28. Mashups for Libraries

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

30. 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. 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 maps.repository66.org maps.repository66.org Repository Map

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

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

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

34. Join any service with an RSS feed Join any service with an RSS feed Blogs, Wikis, Flickr, Calendars, Bookmarks, etc Blogs, Wikis, Flickr, Calendars, Bookmarks, etc Delicious Delicious chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumer.html chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumer.html chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumer.html chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumers.html (w/out) chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumers.html (w/out) chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumers.html Flickr and Blog Flickr and Blog http://216.204.202.157/website/Default.aspx?alias=216.20 4.202.157/website/library http://216.204.202.157/website/Default.aspx?alias=216.20 4.202.157/website/library http://216.204.202.157/website/Default.aspx?alias=216.20 4.202.157/website/library http://216.204.202.157/website/Default.aspx?alias=216.20 4.202.157/website/library Website Mashups

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

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

37. Tap into the data stored in LibraryThing – it’s not all just popular fiction!! Tap into the data stored in LibraryThing – it’s not all just popular fiction!! Freely Available Freely Available www.librarything.com/services/ www.librarything.com/services/ www.librarything.com/services/ Add LibraryThing For Libraries to your OPAC Add LibraryThing For Libraries to your OPAC Pay service: www.librarything.com/forlibrari es/ Pay service: www.librarything.com/forlibrari es/ www.librarything.com/forlibrari es/ www.librarything.com/forlibrari es/ LibraryThing APIs

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

39. Some other Library APIs you can play with: Some other Library APIs you can play with: Open Library: http://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api Open Library: http://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api http://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api LexisNexis Academic: www.lexisnexis.com/academicmigration/view page.asp?p=8 LexisNexis Academic: www.lexisnexis.com/academicmigration/view page.asp?p=8 www.lexisnexis.com/academicmigration/view page.asp?p=8 www.lexisnexis.com/academicmigration/view page.asp?p=8 NCSU Library: www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/catalogws/inde x.html NCSU Library: www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/catalogws/inde x.html www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/catalogws/inde x.html www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/catalogws/inde x.html Library APIs

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

41. Ideas for the Future

42. Mashup travel data from circulation data and various travel sources to provide patrons with better services (Janice Painter) Mashup travel data from circulation data and various travel sources to provide patrons with better services (Janice Painter) Grab MARC location data to plot information on map about a specific title (David Bigwood) Grab MARC location data to plot information on map about a specific title (David Bigwood) Pull data from MARC records about the campus and plot them on a map (Deirdre Wilson) Pull data from MARC records about the campus and plot them on a map (Deirdre Wilson) From a contest held by the Library 2.0 Gang From a contest held by the Library 2.0 Gang http://mashups.web2learning.net/archives/309 http://mashups.web2learning.net/archives/309 http://mashups.web2learning.net/archives/309 Ideas from Librarians

43. Time to Share – what ideas do you have?? Your ideas????

44. Mashup Tools Play Time Mashup Tools Play Time

45. Basic Map Basic Map Go to http://maps.google.com Go to http://maps.google.comhttp://maps.google.com Search for your library address Search for your library address Click the ‘link’ button in the top right Click the ‘link’ button in the top right Copy the HTML to embed the map into your site Copy the HTML to embed the map into your site Can also use the Map Wizard: http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/ wizards/mapsearch.html Can also use the Map Wizard: http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/ wizards/mapsearch.html http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/ wizards/mapsearch.html http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/ wizards/mapsearch.html Generate a Google Map

46. Let’s mashup a few RSS feeds to create one content source Let’s mashup a few RSS feeds to create one content source pipes.yahoo.com pipes.yahoo.com pipes.yahoo.com Yahoo! Pipes

47. Go to www.delicious.com Go to www.delicious.comwww.delicious.com Log in to your account (or create an account) Log in to your account (or create an account) Click Settings Click Settings Create a LinkRoll Create a LinkRoll DeliciousDelicious

48. Embed your calendar Embed your calendar Go to http://calendar.google.com Go to http://calendar.google.comhttp://calendar.google.com Create new calendar Create new calendar Add an event or two to the calendar Add an event or two to the calendar Go to calendar settings and share the calendar Go to calendar settings and share the calendar Embed calendar in site Embed calendar in site Google Calendar

49. Log in to your Flickr account Log in to your Flickr account Go to http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne Go to http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne Choose your badge for embedding in your site Choose your badge for embedding in your site FlickrFlickr

50. Go to: http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/ wizards/bookbar.html Go to: http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/ wizards/bookbar.html http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/ wizards/bookbar.html http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/ wizards/bookbar.html Create a book bar for a topic of interest to you or your patrons for your site Create a book bar for a topic of interest to you or your patrons for your site Google Books Bar

51. Learn More Available Today! Library Mashups Exploring new ways to deliver library data Edited by Nicole C. Engard - ISBN 978-1-57387-372-7 Published by Information Today, Inc., 2009 Available Today! Library Mashups Exploring new ways to deliver library data Edited by Nicole C. Engard - ISBN 978-1-57387-372-7 Published by Information Today, Inc., 2009 http://mashups.web2learning.net

52. Thank You Nicole C. Engard nengard@gmail.com Book: http://mashups.web2learning.nethttp://mashups.web2learning.net