I found it very interesting how you can create posters using photos, titles and colours, jigsaw puzzles (from photos), captioned photos, calendars, etc. on the Big Huge Labs image creator site.
I found the London: a life in Google maps very interesting (I looked at the Life int the 18th Century, and Victorian London links), and as I am doing family history research from ancestors who lived in London, I will revisit this site for a more in depth look at a later date.
Voicethread is another interesting mashup tool, being an online media album (using images, documents and videos) where you can make comments using voice, text, audio file, or video, to e.g. create a slide show with voice recording.
Keir Clarke's Virtual Tourism site was interesting too - I had a look at the Storkyrkan cathedral video on Google Maps, and Uluru.
On Star Viewer: an interactive map of the night sky I had a look at the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Link, and video about 9 distant galaxies discovered by the Hubble telescope.
Google Maps API allows you to embed Google Maps in your own web pages with JavaScript. Great idea, but it looks a bit complicated, as to use it you need to be familiar with JavaScript programming and object-oriented programming concepts.
We could use mashups in the library to create captioned photos, posters, etc. or use a Google Map to show people how to get to the library. Voicethread could be used for adding information to photos etc. in the local studies collection, or to animate e.g. a slide show of children's services activites.
An example of a mashup is included below (my daughter took the photo):
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Thanks for your comments about mashup - and the great mashup you did.
Ellen (PLS)
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