““Mashing Up the Web”: Mashing Up the Web”: combining, fusing, creating ideas in linking combining, fusing, creating ideas in linking

web 2.0 to web 3.0”web 2.0 to web 3.0”

Allan ChoAllan ChoProgram Services Librarian,Program Services Librarian,Ike Barber Learning CentreIke Barber Learning Centre

November 20, 2008November 20, 2008

OverviewOverview

1. Mashups, and web 2.01. Mashups, and web 2.02. The semantic web and web 3.02. The semantic web and web 3.03. Why is it relevant for librarians?3. Why is it relevant for librarians?4. Discussion4. Discussion

History of MashupsHistory of MashupsMashups originated in Mashups originated in musicmusicBeatles’ “White Album” + Jay-Z’s “Black Album” Beatles’ “White Album” + Jay-Z’s “Black Album” Grey Album Grey Album The essence of Web 2.0: remix, repurpose, mashThe essence of Web 2.0: remix, repurpose, mash

The essence of web 2.0?The essence of web 2.0?

““A web mashup is a A web mashup is a web siteweb site or or applicationapplication that that combines data from at least two or more sources combines data from at least two or more sources creating a seamless separate application or service creating a seamless separate application or service unique to contributing components.”unique to contributing components.”

Michelle Kraft, 2008Michelle Kraft, 2008

VimoVimo

Problems with web 2.0Problems with web 2.0

FragmentedFragmentedToo many programsToo many programsToo many passwords and ID’sToo many passwords and ID’sSoftware standards incompatibility Software standards incompatibility Information overload!Information overload!

The invisible webThe invisible web

Try thisTry this: : “What is the capital “What is the capital

of China?”of China?”versusversus

“What is best hotel in “What is best hotel in Beijing for my Beijing for my

holiday?”holiday?”

Semantic webSemantic web

““Global Database”Global Database”Openness & InteroperabilityOpenness & Interoperability FindabilityFindabilityCho & Giustini, 2007 - ‘Cho & Giustini, 2007 - ‘The semantic The semantic web as searchable catalogue’web as searchable catalogue’ Control of information Control of information “ “What Happens in the Web, What Happens in the Web, StaysStays in in the Web.”the Web.”

Why the SemWeb & web 3.0 might be of interest Why the SemWeb & web 3.0 might be of interest to librarians to librarians

OntologiesOntologies TaxonomiesTaxonomies

FolksonomiesFolksonomies IndexingIndexing

ClassificationClassification Resource Description & Access (RDA)Resource Description & Access (RDA)

AACR2AACR2 Dublin CoreDublin Core MetadataMetadata

Adams (2002)Adams (2002)

ApplicationApplication: Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF): Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF)

Integrating different applications in web 3.0Integrating different applications in web 3.0Facebook, Myspace, Facebook, Myspace, MSN, ICQ, Google Chat, AIM, etc.MSN, ICQ, Google Chat, AIM, etc.

Answer? Answer? Friend of a Friend (FOAF) Friend of a Friend (FOAF)

Other ideas in web 3.0Other ideas in web 3.0

Mobile webMobile webThe ‘3D web’The ‘3D web’““Cloud Cloud Computing”Computing”

Giustini “Web 3.0 and medicine” BMJ, 2007Giustini “Web 3.0 and medicine” BMJ, 2007

But can web 3.0 work?But can web 3.0 work?

HealthmapsHealthmaps

Our mission is to promote health and well being Our mission is to promote health and well being in the world by providing personally relevant in the world by providing personally relevant information from trusted health sites on the Web.information from trusted health sites on the Web.

HealthMash combines sophisticated HealthMash combines sophisticated Web 2.0Web 2.0 universal search and discovery technology with universal search and discovery technology with Semantic WebSemantic Web Concepts in a simple yet highly Concepts in a simple yet highly informative user interface.informative user interface.

http://www.healthmash.com/http://www.healthmash.com/

Learning more about web 3.0. . .Learning more about web 3.0. . .

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