What if we had this for library books?

Zappos.com has a great tool that shows in real time when people are buying shoes online, where they are when they buy them, and shows an image of the shoe they are buying: http://www.zappos.com/map/

I immediately thought that it would be really amazing if libraries had this very thing, except to protect user privacy, without the map. What if there was a real time scroll we could implement to show on our website what books are being checked out, in real time?

Yes, it sounds like a lot of work. But it would be so, so, so cool if we could make it happen. Imagine a ticker tape type display in a popular downtown coffee shop!?

 

Last updated: May 28, 2009 - 4:41pm by amy

the future of discovery tools
Comment by: Zinthia Briceno (not verified); May 30, 2009 - 9:31am
Amy, that is a great idea for discovery tools like WorldCat Local (WorldCat.org), Serials Solutions' Summon and/or III's Encore. All of these discovery tools are just starting to get really cool and I think that will be the way that we get a ticker-like item that will show real-time circulation. I recommend you check out WorldCat.org and see what they already have done, the ticker is just the next step! -Zinthia

awesome!
Comment by: amy; June 2, 2009 - 1:41pm
of course worldcat will develop this! how great! thanks, zinthia!

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