Beta Apps (From the Lab at MSU Libraries)
Welcome to the Digital Labs at Montana State University Libraries. Below you'll find a sample list of our experiments and trials with digital media and applications here. It's an example of our research and development initiatives. Please have a look and kick the tires.
Current Beta Projects
- Google Gadgets for Montana State University Libraries
- A range of applications you can add to your personalized Google homepage, Blackboard, or any other Web page. Uses XML, Google gadgets API, javascript and HMTL to make it go.
- mediaHub
- An experiment where library media on YouTube or blip.tv are "mashed up" to create a search/browse app. The goal is to create a central hub for all categories of library media - interviews, promotions, tutorials, events, classes, etc. Uses the YouTube API or blip.tv API, PHP, and xHTML to make it happen.
- Feed Me Some Worldcat
- Run a search on Worldcat - Get an Opensearch feed for your feedreader. Sit back and get updates on Worldcat topics. What is a feed? Learn more about feeds from this video.
- MSU Digital Collections in Flickr
- Selected photographs and papers from the Montana State University Libraries Special Collections are now available on Montana State University Libraries' Photostream at Flickr.com.
- Library Lifestream
- Watch the social web activity at the library. As our staff members, bookmark, tweet, listen and blog - the results are recorded here.
- libTweets
- A collection of tweets from MSU Library affiliated twitterers. What is twitter? Learn more about twitter from this video.
- iPhone/SmartPhone View of MSU Digital Initiatives Flickr Stream
- An experiment where the most recent photos uploaded to Flickr by MSU Digital Initiatives are "mashed up" to create a mobile app. Uses the Flickr feed service API, jQuery, PHP, and good old xHTML to make it happen.
- Mobile view of MSU blog feed
- An experiment where the most recent entries from the MSU blog are "mashed up" to work in a mobile environment. Uses the Google Ajax Feed API, jQuery, and good old xHTML to make it happen.
- Journal Table of Contents (TOC) Service
- An attempt to aggregate academic journal table of contents listings tailored for specific university departmental interests. Uses the Google Ajax Feed API, javascript, RSS or Atom feeds, and PHP to make it go.
- New Yorker Fiction Podcast Mashup (iTunes compatible)
- A mashup or remix of a podcast feed of contemporary authors reading and discussing short stories. Uses RSS or Atom feeds and PHP to make it go. Code is available and could be used as template for displaying podcast feeds.