Uses for mash ups:How about an all encompassing mashup of the Library for orientation,showing, where it is, how to get there and where to go once you are there? How about accessing the locations listed in library catalogue records, to build maps showing where books were published, where they were written? How about taking book jackets from a source such as Amazon (within the bounds of their terms and conditions, of course) and having the catalogue filled with images - that would help those people who wanted to find a red book? How about enriching our library catalogue page with user comments, pricing and availability data from online bookstores and the RMIT bookstore?
How about a mash up map of the Business Library or any library campus, with pointers at significiant shelf call numbers and pointing out the various collections ie reference? How about a pointer at each discussion room with a link through to the bookit function? A map of all RMIT with building search funtion and library campuses higlighted? A travel component that would allow students to work out how to get from one library to another, using road, public transport or pogo stick?
Sources: Photos of library sites, photos of library resources, bookmarks of library pages ie catalogue, bookmark to Liaison librarians, google maps, amazon, rmit co-op bookstore online, even Survey Monkey could provide ongoing surveys about book usage and holds.
Here are some URLs of Library related mashups: http://syntheticlibrarian.com/map/
http://www.talis.com/tdn/node/1523 (need to ckick on some links here)
http://www.talis.com/tdn/node/1507 (another mashup competition entry from Talis.com)
(Ed not: Lunge 13)
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Are you volunteering?
With Sarah I'm in the group doing things for orientation next year and funnily enough they're talking about a mash up for library locations and how to get there etc. Also they're integrating Amazon book covers into Libguides at some stage and our catalogue is supposed to get a Web 2.0 injection at some stage, doing things like you mentioned, thought I can't remember exactly what.
Have you been reading the tea leaves?
Yes....Yes,I have.
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