REDLASER iPHONE APP, WORLDCAT FIND BOOKS IN LOCAL LIBRARIES

摘要

iPhone users can now download the RedLaser application to scan a barcode on a book and find that book in a nearby library using data from OCLC's WorldCat database.rnRedLaser, developed by Occipital, based in Boulder, CO, is a barcode scanning application and technology for the iPhone, available through the Apple App Store. The RedLaser app, which is currently among the top 25 paid apps in the App Store, turns the iPhone camera into a barcode scanner. For book barcodes, the app uses WorldCat APIs to deliver localized U.S. library results based on the user's geolocation, providing library holdings, library location, and contact and map information.