* Sue McMillan ([email protected]) wrote: > Hello everyone, > > After a brainstorming session this morning I have come up with the idea of an > Apple and Android app that give users the ability to manage their Koha > account without signing in the library catalogue. Not knowing the limitations > of apps (so I may be asking for too much!) these are the features that I > feel patrons would find useful in a Koha app. There may be other crucial > tasks that I haven't listed below that other libraries or patrons would find > useful. > > 1. The app keeps the patron signed in (probably by entering their Library > card number and password into the app) > 2. Lists all resources currently issued to their card (or maybe the ones > due in the next x number of days?) > 3. Alerts patrons to resources that are coming up overdue. > 4. Gives the patron the ability to renew books from the app, with a single > swipe or click > 5. Alerts the patron to Holds that come available for pickup > 6. Gives the patron the ability to delete the hold with a single swipe or > click and at the same time alerts the library via an email or something that > the book is no longer needed. > 7. Gives the patron the ability to contact the library via the app. > 8. Gives the patron he ability to review a resource and leave a star > rating (if this is enabled in the catalogue). > 9. And the nice to have would be the ability to have something like amazon > recommendations "Patrons who read this book also read.....) > > I would imagine patrons would want the ability to download the app for free > from the Google play or iTunes store. > > Is there any library interested in such a development and a developer with > the skills to undertake the project? Or possibly someone is already working > on this. > Hi Susan
Have you seen https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.net.catalyst.KiritakiKoha This does a bunch of the above already, and could be extended to do the rest. It isn't under active development, but with some funding it could easily be :) Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
