Interesting question. We are in the process of loading our records into what will become our first production system. I am not ready to implement anything yet, but the reality is that more people will be using library systems on their cell phones. I know that Worldcat from OCLC will tell you where to find books at nearby libraries, but that is a function of a user profile as opposed to a GPS. It would be good to start thinking about Koha functionality as an app on your cell phone. Just some random thoughts this morning. John Chadwick New Mexico State Library John.Chadwick@state.nm.us ________________________________ From: koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Pablo A. Bianchi Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:23 PM To: Koha-org list Subject: [Koha] Searching for books with cell phones I was looking at this article about Koha on Android <http://www.biblibre.com/content/koha-android?utm_source=feedburner&utm_ medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BiblibreBlog+%28BibLibre+blog%29> (using a barcode reader <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_reader#Camera-Based_Readers> application). Some cell apps like Point & Find <http://pointandfind.nokia.com/> (for Nokia) or Snap & Tell <http://www.snaptell.com/> (for iPhone) can read any book cover or ISBN barcode and automatically search for it on Amazon and other stores (even I hear that also, if you have GPS, give you some address of stores where near you where you can buy it). I wonder if someone tried to add the URL of a Koha OPAC to the list of places where this apps search for books, or if exist an application to search which libraries (instead of stores) near my location <http://lists.koha.org/pipermail/koha-devel/2009-November/010390.html> have the searched material (or at least search on a given OPAC). Cheers, -- Pablo ________________________________ This inbound email has been scanned for malicious software and transmitted safely to you using Webroot Email Security. ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System. ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail,including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review,use,disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. This email has been scanned using Webroot Email Security. ______________________________________________________________________