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MashupsMashupsFuture of Changing Future of Changing
DataData
Nicole C. Engard, Book Editorhttp://mashups.web2learning.net/
Define mashups & mashup Define mashups & mashup terminologyterminology
View examples of mashupsView examples of mashups
View library mashupsView library mashups
Open Discussion/Q&A Open Discussion/Q&A ThroughoutThroughout
OutlineOutline
A web application that A web application that combines data from combines data from more than one source more than one source into a single into a single integrated toolintegrated tool an example is the use of an example is the use of
data from Google Maps data from Google Maps to add location to add location information to real-information to real-estate data, thereby estate data, thereby creating a new and creating a new and distinct web service that distinct web service that was not originally was not originally provided by either provided by either sourcesource www.trulia.com
What is a Mashup?What is a Mashup?
Web ServiceWeb Service a technology that enables information and a technology that enables information and
communication exchange between different communication exchange between different applicationsapplications
Application Programming Interface Application Programming Interface (API)(API)
a set of functions, procedures or classes for a set of functions, procedures or classes for accessing a web service that allow a computer accessing a web service that allow a computer program to access and manipulate data on a program to access and manipulate data on a web service the same way that a website web service the same way that a website interface lets the human user surf and dive interface lets the human user surf and dive into its contentinto its content
Mashup TerminologyMashup Terminology
More: http://mashups.web2learning.net/glossary
Provide better services to our patronsProvide better services to our patrons
Added value to our websites and Added value to our websites and catalogscatalogs
Promoting library services where the Promoting library services where the patrons arepatrons are
It’s a learning experience – and we It’s a learning experience – and we never turn down learning experiences!never turn down learning experiences!
Mashups & Libraries: Mashups & Libraries: Why?Why?
Ask vendors for APIsAsk vendors for APIs
Mashup library data with popular Mashup library data with popular web servicesweb services
Put your library (and your library Put your library (and your library data) out there whenever possibledata) out there whenever possible
Create RSS feeds for library Create RSS feeds for library contentcontent
Mashups & Libraries: Mashups & Libraries: How?How?
Mashup ToolsMashup Tools
Allows you to Allows you to pull in many pull in many sources of data sources of data and mash it up and mash it up into one source into one source
Provides a Provides a simple flow chart simple flow chart like interfacelike interfacepipes.yahoo.co
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Yahoo! PipesYahoo! Pipes
Use openkapow to create your Use openkapow to create your own mashups with a visual own mashups with a visual editoreditor
Available for Windows & LinuxAvailable for Windows & Linuxhttp://openkapow.com/
openkapowopenkapow
Mashups for Mashups for Fun & FunctionFun & Function
DCHistoricTours is DCHistoricTours is mashup that allows mashup that allows tourists to create tours of tourists to create tours of D.C. All of the data is D.C. All of the data is pulled from D.C.'s pulled from D.C.'s government data feeds government data feeds and plotted on a Google and plotted on a Google map.map.
www.dchistorictours.com
Historic DCHistoric DC
Mashups like Mashups like SecretPrices can SecretPrices can help you find the help you find the best prices on books best prices on books for your library by for your library by pulling coupon and pulling coupon and sale data together sale data together into one placeinto one place
www.secretprices.com
ShoppingShopping
Mash up your Flickr (Mash up your Flickr (www.flickr.com) images and ) images and create badges, posters, games create badges, posters, games and so much more and so much more
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/
Fun With ImagesFun With Images
Need help finding Need help finding someplace to go for someplace to go for lunch? Try Lunchboxlunch? Try Lunchbox
Powered by Yelp (Powered by Yelp (www.yelp.com) & ) & includes reviewsincludes reviews
http://lunchbox.allbusiness.com
Find Me LunchFind Me Lunch
Not sure if you’ll have cell Not sure if you’ll have cell phone reception where phone reception where you’re traveling? you’re traveling?
Searchable databases of Searchable databases of over 133,200 cell phone over 133,200 cell phone tower locations registered tower locations registered with the FCC, and over with the FCC, and over 47,200 cell phone carrier 47,200 cell phone carrier comments submitted comments submitted voluntarily from real voluntarily from real customers customers
www.cellreception.com
Can You Hear Me Now?Can You Hear Me Now?
www.rockstarapps.com/samples/map-compare/ See three maps (Yahoo!, See three maps (Yahoo!,
Google, Microsoft) side by Google, Microsoft) side by side to see which one has side to see which one has the best map for you.the best map for you.
Enter your address just Enter your address just once and see it on all once and see it on all three mapsthree maps
Which Map is Best?Which Map is Best?
Trulia mashes up Trulia mashes up MLS data with a MLS data with a Google MapGoogle Mapwww.trulia.com
Zillow mashes up Zillow mashes up MLS data with MLS data with Microsoft MapsMicrosoft Mapswww.zillow.com
Real EstateReal Estate
Reading Radar Reading Radar takes the NY takes the NY Bestseller Lists Bestseller Lists and merges it and merges it with data from with data from Amazon.comAmazon.com
readingradar.com
New York TimesNew York Times
Find more APIs at Find more APIs at developer.nytimes.com Article Search Article Search Campaign Finance Campaign Finance CommunityCommunity Congress Congress Movie Reviews Movie Reviews NY State Legislature NY State Legislature Real Estate Times Real Estate Times NewswireNewswire TimesPeople TimesPeople TimesTags TimesTags
More New York TimesMore New York Times
Takes data from Takes data from FedSpending.org and creates a and creates a series of Google series of Google Charts to Charts to visualize the datavisualize the data
tetonpost.com/sc/
Federal ContractsFederal Contracts
Find which of Find which of your congress your congress people are using people are using Twitter and Twitter and follow themfollow them
tweetcongress.org
Who’s Tweeting?Who’s Tweeting?
You can find more popular You can find more popular mashups by browsing at the mashups by browsing at the ProgrammableWeb ProgrammableWeb http://www.programmableweb.co
m/popular
Find MoreFind More
Mashups for Mashups for LibrariesLibraries
Simplest mashup – location Simplest mashup – location mashupmashupwww.hcplc.org/hcplc/liblocales/
Map Library LocationsMap Library Locations
Combine data about repositories Combine data about repositories from different data providers, and from different data providers, and mash it up on a Google Map in order mash it up on a Google Map in order to visually display information about to visually display information about the repositories. the repositories. maps.repository66.org
Repository MapRepository Map
Share your collection on Flickr and Share your collection on Flickr and then bring it into your website (now then bring it into your website (now it’s accessible from multiple places it’s accessible from multiple places and re-mashable)and re-mashable)http://accessceramics.org http://flickr.com/commons http://flickr.com/photos/library_of_co
ngress/
Collections on FlickrCollections on Flickr
CCreate a map with pictures from reate a map with pictures from your collection or your your collection or your library/librarianslibrary/librarianswww.widgetbox.com/widget/mapsack
-flickr-map
Mapping PicturesMapping Pictures
Join any service with an RSS feedJoin any service with an RSS feed Blogs, Wikis, Flickr, Calendars, Bookmarks, etcBlogs, Wikis, Flickr, Calendars, Bookmarks, etc
Delicious Delicious chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumer.htm
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chelmsfordlibrary.org/reference/consumers.html (w/out) (w/out)
Flickr and BlogFlickr and Blog http://216.204.202.157/website/Default.aspx?
alias=216.204.202.157/website/library
Website MashupsWebsite Mashups
Can be harder than most others Can be harder than most others because of the proprietary nature because of the proprietary nature of our systemsof our systemsWhat to do? What to do?
Work with vendors to get APIs to Work with vendors to get APIs to your data so you can re-mash ityour data so you can re-mash it
Find APIs that generate JavaScript Find APIs that generate JavaScript because they can easily be integratedbecause they can easily be integrated
Hire an expert programmer (or Hire an expert programmer (or developer service) to help youdeveloper service) to help you
OPAC MashupsOPAC Mashups
Not free – available to members of OCLCNot free – available to members of OCLCwww.oclc.org/worldcatapi/
Facebook WorldCat ApplicationFacebook WorldCat Applicationhttp://apps.facebook.com/worldcat/
WorldCat Search APIWorldCat Search API
Search the Search the ‡biblios.net database ‡biblios.net database from your own from your own websitewebsite
Freely AvailableFreely Availablehttps://https://
bws.biblios.net/bws.biblios.net/doku.php doku.php
‡‡biblios.net APIbiblios.net API
Tap into the data stored in Tap into the data stored in LibraryThing – it’s not all LibraryThing – it’s not all just popular fiction!!just popular fiction!!
Freely AvailableFreely Available www.librarything.com/www.librarything.com/
services/services/
Add LibraryThing For Add LibraryThing For Libraries to your OPACLibraries to your OPAC Pay service: Pay service:
www.librarything.com/forwww.librarything.com/forlibraries/ libraries/
LibraryThing APIsLibraryThing APIs
Some other Library APIs you can Some other Library APIs you can play with:play with:Open Library: Open Library:
http://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api http://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api LexisNexis Academic: LexisNexis Academic:
www.lexisnexis.com/academicmigratiwww.lexisnexis.com/academicmigration/viewpage.asp?p=8on/viewpage.asp?p=8
NCSU Library: NCSU Library: www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/catalogwww.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/catalogws/index.html ws/index.html
Library APIsLibrary APIs
If your services offer APIs and/or RSS feeds If your services offer APIs and/or RSS feeds you can often send your content out to sites you can often send your content out to sites where patrons are where patrons are Facebook PagesFacebook Pages
Where Patrons AreWhere Patrons Are
Mashup ToolsMashup ToolsPlay TimePlay Time
Let’s mashup Let’s mashup a few RSS a few RSS feeds to feeds to create one create one content content sourcesourcepipes.yahoo.copipes.yahoo.co
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Yahoo! PipesYahoo! Pipes
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Exploring new ways to deliver Exploring new ways to deliver library datalibrary data
Edited by Nicole C. Engard - ISBN 978-1-57387-372-7Edited by Nicole C. Engard - ISBN 978-1-57387-372-7Published by Information Today, Inc., 2009Published by Information Today, Inc., 2009
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