Hi Amy - We're in the same boat. Another library that's provided their coding is the University of San Francisco. Links to both the USF and the Tri-Colleges mobile code can be found in the Innovative Users Group Clearinghouse. You will need an IUG login/password to access the Clearinghouse: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug_clearinghouse-app
We've been leaning towards trying the Tri-Colleges code. It looks to me like Arizona State may be using it as well: http://m.lib.asu.edu ; catalog: mobile.lib.asu.edu Another site we've been watching is Oregon State. It's my understanding they plan to release the code for their III catalog search. Kim Griggs, the developer at OSU has a feed you can subscribe to to be alerted when the code is released: http://github.com/griggsk/OSU-Libraries-Mobile-Catalog It doesn't look like any of these allow access to services requiring authentication [renew, request, etc.] which would be ideal. Wittenburg does seem to offer these services - it looks like through their 'normal' III patron authentication method [uername/barcode]. We use CAS authentication against the University's central store, so it's going to be interesting to see if we can get that working. So - no answers, but perhaps some additional leads for you to pursue. Best, Cheryl Cheryl Gowing Director, Information Mgmt & Systems University of Miami Richter Library Coral Gables, FL 33124-0320 (305) 284-6018 (305) 505-2898 (cell) (305) 284-4721 (fax) [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 2:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CODE4LIB] III Mobile Catalog We are researching possibilities for a mobile version of our III catalog and are wondering what success people have had. Right now our list of possible solutions include: - AirPac from III - does anyone have any feedback on this product? - MobileCat from the Tri-College Libraries (http://code.google.com/p/mobilecat/) - Other options? MobileCat is more attractive than AirPac because it's free, but I can't find much information of others out there who have implemented it successfully. Does anyone have feedback on either of these solutions or does anyone know of another mobile catalog option for III? Any thoughts would be most appreciated. Thanks Amy -- Amy Deschenes Library Assistant, Library Technology Simmons College Library Boston, MA [email protected]
