Join fellow coders, hackers and tech-enthusiasts for a two-day WorldCat
Hackathon at the New York Public Library. Sponsored by the OCLC
Developer's Network and NYPL Labs of The New York Public Library, the
WorldCat Hackathon gives participants the opportunity for two full days
of brainstorming and coding mash-ups and other Web services to take
advantage of all that WorldCat, the world's largest bibliographic
database, has to offer.

November 7-8, 2008
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Science, Industry and Business Library, New York Public Library, 188
Madison Avenue
$30 registration fee

http://worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/2008NYCHackathon

  * It's a chance for anyone interested in structured data to get their
hands on the new WorldCat Search API.
  * Participants both inside and outside the library industry are
encouraged to participate.
  * Gain development access to 1.2 billion items 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.

Ideas, outcomes and code from the Hackathon, together with a linked
participants list, will be shared during and after the event for others
to download and build on.

Web Services provided for the Hackathon by OCLC include the following,
although any web service can be used at the event:

  * WorldCat API
  * xISBN, xISSN, xOCLCNUM
  * WorldCat Identities
  * Registries including institution, reviews, citations (lists),
tagging
  * Terminologies
  * Metadata Crosswalk

Bring your laptop, your ideas and your curiosity, and we'll supply
breakfast, lunch and snacks. Space is limited to the first 65
participants, so register early to assure your participation.

Roy Tennant
Senior Program Officer
OCLC Research