[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen - Send by Text OPAC Button

[Bill Ott]

On 06/08/2011 10:27 AM, Geoff Brown wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Has there been any development in a "Send via Text Message" option in the Evergreen catalogue? I have noticed that there was some discussion (Oct 31 2007) in the OPEN-ILS-DEV [OPEN-ILS-DEV] entitled "Send call number to SMS feature + licensing of" that makes reference to this feature but I am unsure if there have been any further developments?
>
> It would be a great feature to have as part of our OPAC. The functionality that was described in the 2007 thread is exactly what it was thinking:
>
> Example Use:
> 1. A user that is more comfortable texting than writing things down
> comes into the library.
> 2. They use the catalog to find an item they want to grab from the shelves.
> 3. They click the "Send via Text Message" button.
> 4. A screen pops up where they enter their phone number and select their
> provider.
> 5. The call number is sent to their cell phone.
> 6. Repeat for a few more items.
> 7. They use their cell phone to find the items in the shelves.
>
>
>   Has anyone heard anything else about this?

Hi Geoff,

We have this feature in our catalog.  We've written a relatively 
quick-n-dirty set of scripts that does exactly what's described above.  
Try it out with the "TXT" graphic on the right-side of this copy listing:
http://grpl.michiganevergreen.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=5038670&ol=10&t=perl&tp=keyword&l=10&d=1&hc=79&rt=keyword


These are the Javascript pieces.

http://svn.grpl.org/mieg/rel_1_6_0/changeset/120#file1
http://svn.grpl.org/mieg/rel_1_6_0/changeset/120#file2

The latter calls an external .cgi that uses a MIME::Lite Perl module to 
deliver the text message through the carrier's email gateway.  Pure SMS 
would be preferred, but this method incurs no charges on the sender's 
end.  You could use a host of other methods to do the delivery.