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The problem with library apps isn't really the app. It's trivially easy to spin up a database with all the necessary fields. The real problem with library apps
by unavoidable 1y ago
The problem with library apps isn't really the app. It's trivially easy to spin up a database with all the necessary fields. The real problem with library apps (or systems) is having to actually manage/index/code/scan the books, which is a pain.
- mavhc 1y agoMost books are in x39.50 catalogs, I have koha at home, using the British Library, Library of Congress, National Libraries of Scotland and France, and Oxford, it finds 90% of my books, barcode scan a shelf, import, add missing books
- gxs 1y agoYeah exactly, what would be awesome is an app that lets you take a picture of your book shelf and captures every book title (and author if possible) And then after that step it could maybe build a small library with a nice, compact ui automatically
- globular-toast 1y agoI got a barcode scanner and wrote a script to look them up in Open Library. Most of my books are found, but I don't have much weird/old stuff without barcodes. I found the process of scanning quite enjoyable tbh.
- nbbaier 1y agoI did the same thing, though I used libib for the lookup