http://walt.lishost.org/2005/09/cuecat/ The library voice of the radical middle Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:42:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://walt.lishost.org/2005/09/cuecat/#comment-699 Steve Oberg Tue, 04 Oct 2005 17:24:46 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=141#comment-699 I actually used to have one of these :CueCat readers to use in association with a home library application called ReaderWare (www.readerware.com). It came, free, with the install CD and lasted about six months as a barcode reader. Then one of my toddlers decided it was a toy and broke it. I wanded in my entire library of circa 1,000 books with it over the course of one day. I actually used to have one of these :CueCat readers to use in association with a home library application called ReaderWare (www.readerware.com). It came, free, with the install CD and lasted about six months as a barcode reader. Then one of my toddlers decided it was a toy and broke it. I wanded in my entire library of circa 1,000 books with it over the course of one day.

]]> http://walt.lishost.org/2005/09/cuecat/#comment-545 Jenny Levine Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:12:22 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=141#comment-545 I think he means home library inventory applications, not library institution apps. There's a million and one hacks out there to turn the CueCat into a scanner that lets you scan the UPC codes on your DVDs, books, etc. in order to speed data entry and grab metadata. I think he means home library inventory applications, not library institution apps. There’s a million and one hacks out there to turn the CueCat into a scanner that lets you scan the UPC codes on your DVDs, books, etc. in order to speed data entry and grab metadata.

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