What is my hot librarian fantasy? THIS is my hot librarian fantasy.
Sometimes it’s hard to explain why augmented reality apps might be useful in a library setting. Until now. QR codes, and an app that tells you when your books are out of order. Rowr.
April 8th, 2011 at 3:20
What happens if your book spines are less than one inch wide?
Cute but pointless.
April 9th, 2011 at 1:01
Can’t they already do this with RFID? Only, instead of an X, it beeps?
April 14th, 2011 at 4:17
I kind of like it, but if I am going to put a new thing on every single book in my library, I kind of prefer RFID since it can be multipurpose. Still, the idea that a lot of the tedium could be taken out of shelfreading IS appealing.
April 14th, 2011 at 5:09
Janet,
I tend to agree. I was actually thinking that with RFID combined with a 3d model ofthe library- assuming the rfid also carried the dimensions of the item- you could do this virtually. I mean integrating the rfid into a map of the library that overlays the image in the ap.
Spencer
April 18th, 2011 at 11:18
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