[Web4lib] Liver and Mash in the UK

[Roy Tennant]

Fancy some Liver and Mash?
 
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 < http://ljmu.ac.uk
<http://ljmu.ac.uk/> >, the OCLC Developer Network
<http://worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/Main_Page> and Ex Libris <
http://www.exlibris.co.uk/>, the joint event will be held at the world
famous Parr St Studio 2 < http://www.parrstreet.co.uk/>, 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.
 
WorldCat Mashathon UK - Thursday May 13
 
The Mashathon will follow a similar format as previous events in Melbourne
<http://worldcat.org/devnet/wiki/2010VALA>, Seattle
<http://worldcat.org/devnet/blog/2009/11/worldcat_mashathon_in_seattle.html>
, Amsterdam 
<http://worldcat.org/devnet/blog/2009/05/worldcat_mashathon_a_huge_succ.html
> and New York <http://infomotions.com/blog/2008/11/worldcat-hackathon>.

Participants will spend the day learning about, brainstorming and coding
mash-ups to take advantage of all that WorldCat <http://www.worldcat.org/> ,
the world¹s largest and most comprehensive bibliographic database from OCLC,
has to offer. 
 
OCLC UK staff will kick off the session, and OCLC Developer Network manager
Karen Coombs <http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/about/>  and OCLC
Research engineer Bruce Washburn
<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/washburn.htm>  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.
 
Get more details on the WorldCat Mashathon UK
<http://worldcat.org/devnet/wiki/2010ukmashathon> <
http://worldcat.org/devnet/wiki/2010ukmashathon > on the OCLC Developer
Network site.
 
Liverpool Tweetup - Thursday 13 May (optional)
 
Join the Liverpool Twitter community from 6pm at Brew Tea Shop, Bold St,
Liverpool. Enjoy some acoustic tunes, refreshments and good conversation.
Follow the action from both days on twitter. #livtweet
 
Liver and Mash - Friday May 14
 
A lively programme will include speakers from the libraries and museums
sector, as well as local businesses engaged in mashups. A range of lightning
talks will leave you struggling to choose which to attend, following by a
delightful selection of practical workshops hosted by experts to whet your
mashing appetites. 
 
Get the full programme <http://mashlib2010.wordpress.com/>  from the Liver
and Mash site.
 
Plan to attend these two fabulous days at one single venue. Note to bring
your laptop, as there are no PCs at Parr St!
 
Register now for both events: <https://library.hud.ac.uk/liverandmash/>