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_Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data_ / Edited
by Nicole C. Engard / Foreword by Jenny Levine



2009 / 352 pp /softbound / ISBN 978-1-57387-372-7 / Regular Price $39.50



As web users become more savvy and demanding, libraries are looking
for new ways to allow patron participation and keep their websites
dynamically and collaboratively up-to-date. Mashups—web applications
that combine freely available data from various sources to create
something new—can be one very powerful way to meet patrons’
expectations and provide exemplary web-based service.



In Library Mashups, Nicole C. Engard and 25 contributors from all over
the world walk readers through definitions, summaries, and practical
uses of mashups in libraries. Examples range from ways to allow those
without programming skills to make simple website updates, to
modifying the library OPAC, to using popular sites like Flickr,
Yahoo!, LibraryThing, Google Maps, and Delicious to share and combine
digital content. This essential guide is required reading for all
libraries and librarians seeking a dynamic, interactive web presence.



Table Of Contents



Foreword –- Jenny Levine



Introduction — Nicole C. Engard



I: What Are Mashups



1. What is a Mashup? / Darlene Fichter, Data Library Coordinator at
the University of Saskatchewan Library and IT advisor for the
Indigenous Studies Portal



2. Behind the Scenes: Some Technical Details / Librarian at Università
degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Bonaria Biancu



3. Content Sources & Mashing Them Up / Ross Singer, Interoperability
and Open Standards Champion at Talis



4. Mashing up w/ Librarian Knowledge / Thomas Brevik, library at the
Royal Norwegian Naval Academy and former president of the Norwegian
Library Association Special Interest Group for Information and
Communication Technology (SIKT)



II: Mashing up Library Websites



5. Information in Context / Brian Herzog, reference librarian at the
Chelmsford Public Library



6. Mashing up the Library Website / Lichen Rancourt is the Head of
Technology at Manchester City Library and contributor to Scriblio



7. Piping out Library Data / Nicole C. Engard, book editor



8. Mashups @Librarians Interact / Corey Wallis from the THALI group in Australia



III: Mashing up Catalog Data



9. Library Catalog Mashup: Using Blacklight to Expose Collections /
Bess Sadler, Metadata Specialist for User Projects for the University
of Virginia Library; Joseph Gilbert, Head of the Scholars’ Lab at the
University of Virginia Library; and Matt Mitchell



10. Breaking into the OPAC / Tim Spalding, founder of LibraryThing



11. Mashups with ‡biblios.net Web Services /Joshua Ferraro, CEO at LibLime



12. SOPAC 2.0: The Thrashable, Mashable Catalog / John Blyberg,
Assistant Director for Innovation and User Experience at Darien
Library



13. Creating Mashups with the WorldCat API and Other WorldCat
Affiliate Tools / Karen Coombs, Head of Web Services at the University
of Houston Libraries



IV. Maps, Pictures & Video … Oh My!



14. Flickr and Digital Image Collections / Jeremy McWilliams and Mark
Dahl from the Lewis & Clark College Library



15. Blip.tv and Digital Video Collections in the Library / Jason
Clark, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Montana State University
Library



16. “Where’s the nearest computer lab?”: Mapping Up Campus / Derik
Badman, Digital Services Librarian at Temple University



17. Repository Map Mashup / Stuart Lewis, Team Leader & Project
Manager at Aberystwyth University



V. Adding Value to your Services



18. The LibraryThing API and Libraries / Robin Hastings, Information
Technology Manager for the Missouri River Regional Library in
Jefferson City, MO



19. ZACK Bookmaps / Wolfram Schneider



20. Federated Database Search Mashup / Stephen Hedges, Karl Jendretzky
and Laura Solomon



21. Electronic Dissertation Mashups Using SRU / Michael C. Witt from
Purdue University



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Regards,



/Gerry



Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University Library

Ames IA 50011





gerrymck at iastate.edu





There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying



 The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed

Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace