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Category Archives: Spydus
Of Androids, Blackberries, iPhones, Nokias and the rest
18 months ago we launched tools for librarians on iOS platforms – iPhone, iPad, iPod. A little later we added consumer tools, again on the iOS platform. Last month we released consumer tools on the Android platform.
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The Trend Setter
I often wonder how fashion designers get inspired. I see men wearing jeans half way down their bottoms, I wonder if jeans were designed to be worn fashionably that way. Or was it an idea someone came up with when … Continue reading
Evolution not revolution part 2
I have got into the habit of announcing product releases on this Blog, this isn’t in line with the Blog rules so I should probably stop. However, at the Australian SPUN conference last week I announced Spydus 8.6.2 together with … Continue reading
I never thought that I would be reviewing a paper on library stats so this is a first
subtitle: go forth and concatenate Whilst this year’s Library & Learning Travel Grant winner Phil Minchin is currently in the US on his dream gamer research trip, last year’s winner Jamie Normington has been busy putting the final touches of … Continue reading
Log in By Username…..
I like this feature in our Spydus. You just need to register a username when you sign up for library membership. After that, you just need to enter this usernameto get connected to your library.
Viewing reviews
My local library uses Syndetics — so once you’re at the Brief or Full Display you can click on the cover image to pop up a new window with additional information — e.g. summary, author notes and, best of all, … Continue reading
iSpydus 1.2
We have just released a new version of iSpydus which includes borrower registration. iSpydus 1.2 enables a librarian to handle a wide range of borrower related activities using an iPod, iPhone or iPad. The activities covered include borrower registration, issuing … Continue reading
Personalisation part 2
In this era of mashups, open source, web 2.0, delivered on the pervasive smart device[1], we sometimes forget to ask why is it all there? Are services and systems like Facebook, Twitter, Google maps, Spydus, Koha, etc provided as an … Continue reading
Spydus 861
Last week we released Spydus version 861. This is a major release and has many new and improved features. Specific areas enhanced cover eBooks, bookings, desktop management, acquisitions, the OPAC, CMARC, permissions and notices. As well as functional changes we … Continue reading