[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #157: Barcodes

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #157: Barcodes*

December 16, 2009/
4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries.

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We found an image on a package delivered to the OPLIN office yesterday.  
We looked around online and found that this MaxiCode 
<http://www.idautomation.com/maxicodefaq.html> is used by the carrier to 
track the package in real time.

There are barcodes everywhere, and not just on items for sale.  They are 
now in shop windows, at bus stops and integrated into printed ads.  
People are using them to comparison shop, get store info, seek product 
information and to get maps.

    * Find out and compare price information with iBARCODE
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/ibarcode_real-time_price_search_engine_launches.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>.
    * Does your library have its own barcode? Putting a Bar Code on
      Places, Not Just Products
      <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/putting-a-bar-code-on-places-not-just-products/?ref=technology>
    * Info about the iPhone app (includes video): Over A Year After
      Android Launch, ShopSavvy Finally Comes To The iPhone
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/17/shopsavvy-iphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>
    * Droid + Barcode App + Google Books
      <http://www.blyberg.net/2009/11/15/droid-barcode-app-google-books/> -
      scan a book, and then do a full-text search on it.

*/Cool fact form the 4Cast:/*
 From the Barcode Software Center 
<http://www.makebarcode.com/specs/maxicode.html>:  "Created by United 
Parcel Service, the MaxiCode symbol was designed for quick automated 
scanning of packages on high-speed conveyor lines (special cameras can 
read a MaxiCode on a carton travelling at up to 500 feet per minute)."//

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations&  Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
www.oplin.org

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