NYPL is calling all widget builders

Our first widget is going to be a List Building Widget that will include platform integration for iGoogle, Facebook, MySpace, blogs and web pages, and/or desktops.    The widget will allow users to:

• Build lists of favorite book, movie, music, game, etc. lists
• Build lists of materials needed for homework projects
• Share lists with friends

We are looking for open source designs that can be made available to and repurposed by other organizations seeking to engage young people. The widgets will be developed as part of a 2008 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services titled Homework NYC Widgets: A Decentralized Approach to Homework Help By Public Libraries.

Read the RFP.

The project team will accept and answer questions about the proposal via comments on the NYPL Labs blog. 

See the blog post for more information, including contact information.  Deadline to submit proposals is May 1, 2009.

It's great to see libraries reaching out to their community, to build technology that will benefit lots of organisations.

Comments

[Aarontay]

Very cool. The integration part to web and desktop widgets, sounds like something from widgetbox, iwidgets, netvibes, dapper, sprouts etc. But better