Last week, I was excited to find James Hu's
LibBooks app in the Google Play Store, self-described thusly:
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Description
With this handy application, you can track library book loans and reservations from your phone/pad. Due dates and availability status can be easily viewed. You can also renew loans and cancel reservations from this application.
Multiple library accounts are supported. And you can just scan your library membership cards rather than type in all the digits manually.
Thousands of libraries in America, Australia, UK and other countries are supported.
Complete list of currently supported libraries can be found from http://libbooks-app.appspot.com
(If your library is not listed, just send me an email to ask for support: libbooks.app@gmail.com and )
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Since I belong to seven public library systems (five associated with where I live and work, and two others where I qualified for
free memberships online), this kind of app is right up my alley. Only, the LibBooks app disappoints. As one of the app's one-star reviews documents:
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The lights are on, but no one's home! Nice idea, and the app shows books I checked out at 1 library I belong to, but: (1) many library systems are excluded, including some of the largest in the USA, (2) the developer has not responded to emails, (3) I'm unclear about the app's privacy policies. Great start, but a more serious app developer should take over this project.
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Is anyone aware of another app that actually does what LibBooks promises?