A mashup is a combination of data from two or more independent sources that is presented in an unanticipated or novel way. There are three main types of mashups: presentation layer mashups which re-present data visually; data mashups which combine datasets; and process/workflow mashups. The document discusses examples of mashups that combine APIs from Amazon and LibraryThing to present book data in new ways. It also describes how "glue logic" is used to connect incompatible data sources in a mashup.

1. Mashed Libraries: What is a Mashup? Tony Hirst Dept of Communication and Systems, The Open University, UK

2. What is a mashup?

3. What is a mashup? Where are they used?

4. What is a mashup? Where are they used? How can I make one?

6. 3 flavours

10. A mashup is a combination of: data from two or more independent sources data and an 'unanticipated' way of presenting it

11. An unanticipated way of presenting of “data”

12. Doing more with less...

14. http://flickr.com/photos/75468125@N00/1395277674/

15. If it uses “glue logic” then it is a mashup...

16. http://flickr.com/photos/todbot/96085777/ “ Simple logic circuits used to connect together more complex circuits which are not perfectly compatible.”

17. http://flickr.com/photos/eob/55434639

18. Fan-in

19. Search glue: http://live.com just add &format=rss

21. http://flickr.com/photos/todbot/96085777/ Glue Logic

22. Nice URLs make life easier too :-)

23. Pipework

24. Fan-in

25. Filter Filter

26. Process/Transform

27. Merge/Fuse

28. “ Differential Processing”

29. http://pipes.yahoo.com

30. Tinkering with the Amazon and LibraryThing APIs

31. Part 1: http://tinyurl.com/56fjwx Part 2: http://tinyurl.com/5uj8n8 Part 3: http://tinyurl.com/6acs9s

32. Part 1: Calling the Amazon Web Services API from a Google Spreadsheet http://tinyurl.com/56fjwx

33. Lowering the barriers to entry: data accessibility AmazonAPI XML Google Spreadsheet =importXML

34. http://www.awszone.com/

36. =importXML(B3,”//Item”)

40. //ItemAttributes

41. //Item[1]/ItemAttributes

42. //Item[2]/ItemAttributes/Title

44. Part 2: Looking Up Alternative Copies of a Book on Amazon, via ThingISBN http://tinyurl.com/5uj8n8

45. http://www.librarything.com/api/thingISBN/ ISBNHERE

53. Part 3: Amazon Reviews from Different Editions of the Same Book http://tinyurl.com/6acs9s

58. Items.Item.CustomerReviews.Review

62. http://ouseful.info