Library Cataloging
Yahoo Pipes
Yahoo Pipes looks interesting. No time to play with it now, but how about running the RSS feeds from our catalogs through Flickr, Google Maps or .... Dead simple mash-ups. Accepts XML, so it is not limited to RSS feeds, those just seem to be the most commonly used.
Mash-ups
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Map Tiler
MapTiler - Map Tile Cutter a Map Overlay Generator for Google Maps and Google Earth looks like a useful tool. It supports TIFF/GeoTIFF, MrSID, ECW, JPEG2000, Erdas HFA, NOAA BSB, JPEG files for conversion.MapTiler is graphical application for online map...
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Special Librarians' Yahoo Group
The Orchestra Library Information (OLI) Yahoo group looks like an interesting group.Welcome to the Orchestra Library Information (OLI) Yahoo Group, an online forum for small and mid-budget regional and community orchestra libraries. On this site, members...
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Mash-ups
I posted a few days ago about mash-ups being the next big thing. An informative podcast episoide on the topic is Inside the Net 13: Web Mashups.Amber and Leo talk with Michael Arrington of Techcrunch, and PodBop creator, Taylor McKnight, winner of the...
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Rights Metadata
Following the example of Yahoo!'s CC-search that was released in March 2004 and then incorporated into Yahoo!'s Advanced Search page, Google has incorporated a new element into its Advanced Search page that allows users to filter their search...
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Rss
Roogle is a search engine for RSS feeds. It is just starting, so it only has a limited number of feeds. Go add your favorite 'blog RSS feeds and increase the value of this tool....
Library Cataloging