Book cataloging app for iPhone
October 29, 2017 6:22 AM   Subscribe

The biggest feature I want is to be able to scan a bar code or ISBN, and have the phone pull all the relevant data, including, most importantly, some sort of Dewey or LOC call number. The next important feature is to then be able to export or upload this data straight to Goodreads and Librarything.
posted by Dalby to Technology (5 answers total) 7 users marked this as a favorite
 
You need the LibraryThing App. I've been using it for months and it still seems like magic: point my iPhone at the book's barcode, wait for the beep, and presto, it's entered into my catalogue!
posted by languagehat at 7:48 AM on October 29, 2017 [5 favorites]


Love the Library Thing app. Also there is Libib. Pro level gets you Dewey and LCCN if you really feel you need it.
posted by jessamyn at 5:31 PM on October 29, 2017 [1 favorite]


Goodreads iOS app will scan bar codes and then allow you to view the entry and you can shelve the book as well. I don't know if it includes call numbers at all, however. Once the books are in your Goodreads account, you can export to a .csv file.
posted by soelo at 10:04 AM on October 30, 2017


I use Bookpedia on my Mac with the iOS client app PocketPedia.
posted by Happy Dave at 12:39 PM on October 31, 2017


Nthing LibraryThing. Easily my favorite for the task. Goodreads is wonderful if you want or need to be social about it.
posted by brokeaspoke at 8:56 AM on November 6, 2017


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