Mashup Apps: Community Dev - John Blyberg and Chris Deweese
Oct 24th, 2006 by Karen
- 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
- Get a Google Maps API Key: http://www.google.com/apis/maps
- Get the Hello World example
- Copy that text into a new HTML file. Add your key
- Let’s add some controls (zoom/pan)
- Get the Latitude and Longititude coordinates in the format xx.xxxxxx, yy.yyyyyy
- Create a new point:
- Add it to the map
- 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>
<marker lat=” lng=”>
<marker lat=” lng=”>
</markers>
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