[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Android application (was: GSOC-2011 Project Ideas Discussion)

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

Kate,

This is very cool.  It works better than any RFID system I've seen. Problem
is the spine has to be wide enough to hold the QR code....

Still cool. And all QR code...no RFID involved in this app.  It makes you
wonder about all the useful information we could be storing on QR codes
(read only) and all the other useful info we can be storing and writing to
RFID tags.  Many, many applications to develop!

Lori

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Kate Sheehan <ksheehan at biblio.org> wrote:

> This may have already been mentioned, but some folks at Miami University
> are doing neat things with QR Codes and phone scanners.
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> http://www.users.muohio.edu/brinkmwj/ar/
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> It’s RFID-esque in execution, but there’s no reason the QR code couldn’t
> also be used for patron-initiated functions (ooh, like bringing up reviews).
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> Cheers,
>
> Kate
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> *From:* open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Lori
> Bowen Ayre
> *Sent:* Friday, March 25, 2011 11:13 AM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
> *Cc:* Dan Scott
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Android application (was: GSOC-2011
> Project Ideas Discussion)
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> If users could grab a book and use their library app on their smart phone
> to check themselves out...that would be cool.
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> Or what about adding items to your library account wish list or book bag?
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> If could read the bar code and end up with an ISBN number, that opens up
> lots of possibilities for finding online resources that could be helpful
> (buy the book, find the book in another library, get an ebook version).
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>
> Lori
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> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 2:15 AM, Dan Scott <dan at coffeecode.net> wrote:
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> All of this that raises the more general question: what would the use
> cases be for using the camera on your phone to scan the barcode of an item
> you have in hand? Perhaps as a way of adding reference-only items to your
> "items used" history list so you can find it more readily next time, or jump
> from the citation to an online resource or alternate
> location at some point in the future?
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