Library Anywhere, a mobile catalog for everyone
Following on our announcement of Shelf Browse, here's another new product. We think this one's a pretty big deal.Announcing Library Anywhere! Check it out on our ALA handout (available here).
- A mobile catalog for any library, up and running in minutes.
- Mobile web and apps for iPhone, Blackberry and Android.
- Cheaper than you'd guess.
- Search, place holds, and more.
- Showcase hours, branches, and events.
- No installation process.
- Works with 90% of current OPACs.
- Comes with an "accessible version" that provides a fully Section 508-compliant version of your existing catalog.
Labels: library anywhere, mobile, mobile web
posted by Tim at 8:57 AM
21 Comments:
Is this a LibraryThing for Libraries product, or is it for everyone? Can I see my LibraryThing catalog on my iPhone?
I'm ready to try it now! I'm unloading boxes of books to new bookshelves (in a room without a computer), and would love to be able to verify that they're in my LT catalog. Thank you, Tim.
Library Anywhere is a product we're selling to library systems. It's not a tool to browse your personal LibraryThing catalog from a mobile phone.
We already have a (limited) mobile interface for LibraryThing.com here:
http://www.librarything.com/m/
I understand that creating additions to LTFL increases the revenue for LT, but honestly it is seeming like the regular LT users are kind of getting the shaft a bit. The /m/ library thing is woefully behind the times in presentation and usability. The whole reason LTFL has been a success is that it allows libraries to leverage the wealth of data supplied by the library thing users as a whole. How about a little love for the little guy? The ability to view my catalog from my iphone would be awesome, not to mention incorporating a bar code scanner/add to my collection type of thing (see Amazon iphone app).
Love LT, just saying regular (i.e., not libraries) users helped you all become what you are today, throw us a bone...
Thanks for the note. It's not for nothing that we're getting into mobile more strongly. We certainly intend to do more on the LT.com side. The problem there is the Amazon Terms of Use, which prohibit the use of their data in apps. We can still make a mobile *web* version of the site, but our hope is to solve the problem in a way that's better than that.
Does this work with an Innovative opac? (not Encore) If so, how? ;)
It does. Magic. It works by magic.
LOL! Looking forward to seeing it in action...
Polaris?
I'd love to try this out for my library!
vj—yes, it works for Polaris.
Short Stack—email me (abby at librarything.com) and I'll get you more details.
Do you know if this will work with Follett Destiny 9.5 OPAC? (Destiny Library Manager). Thank you!
Buffy Hamilton
Can you give any more details about the technical requirements? "Works with 90% of current OPACs" may also mean that your library is in the remaining 10%. Which of Z39.50, SRU, OpenSearch, MARC, Dublin Core do you need? Or can you say that all OPACS that are currently searchable in the import function in LibraryThing will work without additional requirements? Do you include information about the holdings and the current availability status - there is no standard way to get this (beside the suggested Document Availability Information API (DAIA))?
Follett Destiny—yes.
I'd like to see it for our collection since we have such colorful books--can't wait for that day!
Voyager?
Would love to see more screenshots, a video, or test environment.
Also I appreciate your transparency with the prices. It would be great if you could be as transparent with the technology. There is no such thing as magic so a little bit of detail would be awesome.
Thanks.
I'm the Technology Coordinator for the Goodnight Memorial Library in Franklin, KY. We'd like to be a beta tester for you.
Hi Jimmy,
Send me an email? abby (at) librarything.com
How do I sign my library up to be a beta library?
Michelle—you email me. abby@librarything.com
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