Library Mashups: What's New
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This document discusses library mashups, which combine data from multiple online sources into a single tool. It defines mashups and related terms like APIs and web services. Several potential benefits of mashups for libraries are provided, such as creating and sharing content more efficiently. The document also outlines considerations for using mashups, like dependencies on external data sources. Finally, it profiles various mashup tools and provides examples of library mashups, such as integrating ebook searches into library catalogs and visualizing library statistics.
Library Mashups: What's New
- 1. Library Mashups: What’s New Nicole C. Engard http://mashups.web2learning.net
- 2. What What is is a a Mashup? Mashup • A web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool
- 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. API Growth Since 2005
- 5. API Growth Since 2009
- 6. Why Use Mashups? • Create and share content more efficiently • Provide better services to our patrons • Add value to our websites and catalogs • To promote library services where our patrons are • It’s a learning experience – and we never turn down learning experiences!
- 7. Preparing to use Mashups? • Ask vendors for APIs • Create RSS feeds for library content • Sign up for social networking sites • Create accounts for tools such as Yahoo! Pipes and IFTTT (If This Then That)
- 8. Disclaimers • Hosting content on other web servers means if that website goes away, so too might your content • Connecting to other web servers might also cause your website to load slower • If you use other people’s content your depending on them to keep the content accurate and available • Always read the Terms of Service of the websites you use, and abide by them
- 9. Mashup Tools
- 10. Yahoo! Pipes • Allows you to pull in many sources of data and mash it up into one source • Provides a simple web- based flow chart interface pipes.yahoo.com
- 11. IFTTT • If This Then That • Easy tool for creating connections between multiple services using a simple trigger/action model http://ifttt.com
- 12. ScribbleMaps • Create a map mashup with simple drag and drop tools/menus http://www.scribblemaps.com
- 13. OpenRefine • “A powerful tool for working with messy data: cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; extending it with web services; and linking it to databases like Freebase.” http://openrefine.org
- 14. Fusion Tables • Take data and create visualizations (such as maps or charts) for that data • Share the resulting visualization (and data set) with others http://tables.googlelabs.com
- 15. Examples
- 16. Serendip-o-matic • Connects your sources to digital materials located in libraries, museums, and archives around the world. • Examines your text or references and then identifies content in th Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), Europeana, and Flickr Commons, to help you discover photographs, documents, maps and other primary sources. http://serendipomatic.org
- 17. Visualize Stats • A public report from the Koha ILS mashed with HighCharts creates a visualization for your stats http://www.pascolibraries.org/stats
- 18. Mashed Catalog • Stanford’s SearchWorks searches everything the library has to offer in one place. • Powered by Blacklight http://searchworks.stanford.edu http://projectblacklight.org
- 19. Searching Ebooks • Overdrive offers an API that can be integrated in to your OPAC. • Los Gatos does this with their Koha catalog. catalog.losgatosca.gov developer.overdrive.com/apis
- 20. Reading Recommendations • BookMeUp (www.lib.montana.edu/beta/ bookme/) from Montana State University uses Amazon, Open Library, WorldCat and more to make recommendations
- 21. Timelines • Houston Library mashed their digital collections with Timeline.js to create easy to browse collections. http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/timeline/
- 22. Keep a career log • Use IFTTT to track your career in a spreadsheet • Grab related calendar events • Grab LinkedIn updates • Grab new presentations shared on SlideShare http://ifttt.com
- 23. Tweet Weather •Warn patrons that the library might be closed via Twitter http://ifttt.com
- 24. Mash together library feeds • Use Yahoo! Pipes to mash together content from several library feeds to publish to your social networks (or your library website) pipes.yahoo.com
- 25. Analyze Congress • Regime (www.tetoncode.com/ regime/) gathers info from Sunlight labs, Open Secrets, New York Times & more to show you information about congress
- 26. AIDS Posters Map •Wellcome library uses Fusion Tables, catalog data and a map to show where AIDS posters can be found in the world goo.gl/cHWBdR
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