On Apr 8, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Karen Harker wrote:
> I also am impressed with AUR Library in how they have extended
> their OPAC using other 3rd party tools, including linking to
> WorldCat to "Get a Citation". This could be useful to determine
> the utility of such a feature before paying $$$ to replace the OPAC/
> ILS.
Exactly.
And the incorporation of many of these tools (Google Books, Answer
Tips, Library Thing for Libraries, etc.) does not really have to do
with the underlying application but rather the application's "skin".
What is being created here are called "mash-ups". Not only do we need
to figure out how to create mash-ups, but we also need to be figuring
out how others can create mash-ups from our content. It goes both ways.
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Eric Lease Morgan
Received on Tue Apr 08 2008 - 09:03:51 EDT