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muninnhuginn ([personal profile] muninnhuginn) wrote2006-08-21 02:19 pm
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I Wish...

... for a numeric keypad with an X--for all those pesky ISBN check digits.

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[identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com 2006-08-21 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
With a mac and deliciouslibrary software you can just use a webcam to read the barcode, and it gets everything about the book, including a cover picture if available, off the web. Quite magical!
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[personal profile] muninnhuginn 2006-08-21 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup. Sadly, I don't have quite that sophisticated level of kit. Also, many books sans ISBN which require manual entry.

I enjoy the physical handling of books anyway. The benefit of today's activity is that all Looby Loo's books that were on the floor or in her bed (20-odd in bed, probably at least one per doll or soft toy) will be reshelved again.
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