Mashup Apps: Community Dev – John Blyberg and Chris Deweese

• Mashup is a piece of software that uses two or more pieces of software/services to make something new
• Powerful real-time results
• Mashup University – hands-on classroom style instruction
• What’s go great about them

• They don’t require coding skills
• Results are instant

• Ultimate in instant gratification

• Two categories of mashups

• simple utilitarian – useful in some practical way
• statement mashup – author is trying to tell us something as a new type of artistic language

• We better!
• Bib# –> ISBN –> Check Google –> Cache Result –> Put it here (if @ Google Books)
• Need to be part of an organically growing web

• Trust
• Proof
• Logic
• ontology vocabulary (OWL – web ontology languages)
• RDF + rdfschema
• XML + NS + xmlschema
• Unicode URI

• patrons should never be expected to know what MARC is
• uses Innovative XML OPAC which isn’t being sold anymore

• Electonic Signage
• Ed Vielmetti’s Wall of Books
• Google Widgets

• Creates a sense of stewardship
• Unlocks a potential brain-trust
• Encourages innovation
• Benefits other libraries
• Solicites high-quality feedback
• Promotable as a service
• Puts library data into new contexts

Google Maps Mashup Demo – Chris Deweese

Mash-it-up Google Style

Put your data on the map

Google Maps

One of the easiest APIs to use In 5 minutes you can have a simple map on your site

1. Get a Google Maps API Key: http://www.google.com/apis/maps
2. Get the Hello World example
3. Copy that text into a new HTML file. Add your key
4. Let’s add some controls (zoom/pan)
5. Get the Latitude and Longititude coordinates in the format xx.xxxxxx, yy.yyyyyy
6. Create a new point:
7. Add it to the map
8. Save your work and view it in a browser

All your data belongs on Google Maps

• For plotting many points, Google has included a way to import speciality formatted XML files. With a simple loop all your points will be plotted to the maps!
• Sample format:

<markers&gt;
<marker lat=” lng=”>
<marker lat=” lng=”>
</markers>

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