[Web4lib] Local Book iPhone application

[Roy Tennant]

The functionality you describe has been available for a while with the
WorldCat mobile app -- which is available for many different platforms, not
just the iPhone. See http://worldcat.org/m for more.
Roy Tennant
OCLC Research


On 1/7/10 1/7/10 € 6:40 AM, "Kraft, Michelle" <kraftm at ccf.org> wrote:

>> I would think an app like your new app would be much more powerful
>> if pre-populated with book sources.
> 
>> The app is pre-populated with libraries and bookstores - they come from
>> the LibraryThing Local website.
>  
> The problem I found with the app is that it doesn't work at all like the
> website. As I mentioned earlier the app is called LocalBooks and as titled I
> expect to find books locally or at least find books somewhere.  I go to LT and
> I search for a book like Twilight and I get results.  I use the LB app and I
> search for Twilight and I get nothing about the book but information about
> events at bookstores 300 miles away.
> While having event information is nice, I think this app really needs to start
> adding the book information (at least what I can get from LT) before it is
> worth using, either that or change the name to BookTalks or BookEvents because
> that is what it does.
>  
> Michelle
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Brian Gray
> Sent: Wed 1/6/2010 11:30 PM
> To: David Friggens
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Local Book iPhone application
> 
> 
> 
> The original messages says "For starters, libraries should make sure they're
> in the database. It is, of course, all user created. You'll probably find
> you were put in by one of your most fervent patrons."
> 
> That means it is NOT pre-populated with everyone bookstore and library.
> 
> You also  do NOT need to register with Google Maps to be included. It pulls
> from many existing sources. It does not require organization or individual
> entering a library into a database to appear on a map.
> 
> Brian Gray
> mindspiral at gmail.com
> bcg8 at case.edu
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:38 PM, David Friggens <friggens at waikato.ac.nz>wrote:
> 
>> The app is pre-populated with libraries and bookstores - they come from
>> the LibraryThing Local website.
>> 
>>> Seems for every organization to register
>> 
>> Every organisation needs to be registered, but it doesn't need to
>> register itself - the vast majority of listings are entered by users
>> rather than the organisations. LT Local has pretty good coverage,
>> ranging to completely comprehensive in some areas.
>> 
>>> makes using Google Maps a better choice
>> 
>> Google Maps is no different in that organisations need to be registered
>> appear - which may be done by Google or by the organisation approaching
>> them.
>> 
>>> since I can already enter "library" and "book" and get the needed
>> results.
>> 
>> If it's just a list of libraries and bookstores sure. (Well, maybe not -
>> at least in New Zealand the results are quite messy and include some
>> irrelevant listings.) But Google won't give you a single list of
>> upcoming events at all those organisations...
>> 
>> Cheers
>> David
>> 
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