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Enhancing Library Services with Location-Aware Mobile Technology

Explore the innovative use of location-aware mobile technology to locate the nearest copy of library items in Toronto. Leveraging an API to access the library catalogue, users can receive human-readable results tailored for ease of use on various devices, including iPhones. This project emphasizes simplicity and efficiency, aiming to create an experience reminiscent of a native app. By utilizing open standards and technologies, it seeks to transform how patrons interact with libraries. For more technical details, visit the project repository on GitHub.

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Enhancing Library Services with Location-Aware Mobile Technology

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  1. location-aware mobile search mj suhonos Toronto Public Library

  2. location-aware mobile search simple problem: where is the closest copy of an itemto where I am standing now? i have only an iphone

  3. TPL

  4. do we have an API to access the catalogue? can we present human-readable results? can we make it feel like a “native” app? can it work on multiple kinds of devices? as simple as possible for the user questions to start with

  5. web service-style three-tier

  6. simpler is better transformation pipeline free libraries: yaz, xslt, domxml, iui open standards: marcxml, mods, html5

  7. http://mytpl.ca unofficial side-project running in my living room works for any library with z39.50 works in any browser with html5 geolocation

  8. look around you old != bad new != good open technology = critical sometimes a butter knife makes a pretty decent screwdriver

  9. sharing is good full story in code4lib journal issue 10 source code available now under GPL3 http://github.com/mjsuhonos/mytpl/ mj@suhonos.ca http://datalogue.wordpress.com

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