WorldCat Mashathon UK

Date/Time:

• 05/13/2010 - 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Time Zone: Local time

Location: Parr St. Studios, Liverpool, UK

Event Tag: mashliv

Join fellow developers, geeks and tech-enthusiasts and sign up for the UK's first WorldCat Mashathon and the fourth Mashed Libraries event, to be held in Liverpool, UK on May 13-14, 2010.

Sponsored by Liverpool John Moores University, the OCLC Developer Network and Ex Libris, the joint event will be held at the world famous Parr St Studio 2, Liverpool, UK.

Parr St Studio 2 in part is home to recording studios and has played host to the likes of Coldplay, Moby and Elbow. A venue that oozes style, wifi is everywhere and breakout sessions will be held either in the squishy-squashy room or boardroom.

Why attend the WorldCat Mashathon UK + Liver and Mash?

• It’s a chance for anyone interested in structured data to get their hands on the WorldCat Search API.
• Participants both inside and outside the library industry are encouraged to participate.
• Gain development access to over 175 million bibliographic records from more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
• Integrate these resources with many others to create innovative new services.
• Share your creative vision and be a part of the next wave of online library development.

OCLC UK staff will kick off the session, and OCLC Developer Network manager Karen Coombs and OCLC Research engineer Bruce Washburn will present and be available for questions and breakout facilitation. Ideas and outcomes from the Mashathon, together with a participants list, will be shared during and after the event for others to download and build on.

OCLC Web Services provided for the Mashathon include the following:

• WorldCat Search API
• xISBN, xISSN, xOCLCNUM
• WorldCat Identities
• Registries including institution, reviews, citations (lists), tagging

(See the Services section for more information.)

Bring your laptop, your ideas and your curiosity, and we’ll supply lunch, snacks and a good time. Follow the action from both days on twitter. #mashliv

DRAFT Schedule

09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and Introductions
09:30 – 10:00 Overview of OCLC and Developer Network
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 OCLC Web Services Tour
11:00 – 12:00 WorldCat Basic and Search APIs 
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (provided)
13:00 – 13:30 WorldCat xID Identifier services 
13:30 – 14:00 WorldCat Registry and WorldCat Identities
14:00 – 15:00 Collaborative Playtime
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:30 Show and Tell
16:30 – 17:00 Questions, Answers, and Evaluations
18:00 - ??    Tweetup at Brew Tea Shop, Bold St, Liverpool optional

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