Spydus Mobile
Spydus Mobile is your anywhere 24/7 library
Spydus Mobile is your anywhere 24/7 library. Search your library for books, e-books, movies, music and more. And once you’ve found what you are looking for, you can download, save, or reserve the items. The Spydus Mobile “Discover” feature has suggested reading such as featured lists, new arrivals, and personalised recommendations. It’s your library in the palm of your hand.Key features:• Search for items, and reserve the ones that interest you• View your loans, reservations, and payments• Update your personal details • Manage multiple library memberships• Download e-books and e-audio books• Save lists of favourite items for later• “Discover” – reading lists, featured items, recommendations for you• Use your camera to scan an ISBN in a bookstore to check if your library has copies• Issue your own items within the library by scanning the library barcode (check if your library allows this)Note: This app is only compatible for libraries using Spydus software – contact your library to confirm that it’s set up for you to useMinor cosmetic fixes, and improved scrolling speeds for some devices
Spydus Mobile is your anywhere 24/7 library. Search your library for books, e-books, movies, music and more. And once you’ve found what you are looking for, you can download, save, or reserve the items. The Spydus Mobile “Discover” feature has suggested reading such as featured lists, new arrivals, and personalised recommendations. It’s your library in the palm of your hand.Key features:• Search for items, and reserve the ones that interest you• View your loans, reservations, and payments• Update your personal details • Manage multiple library memberships• Download e-books and e-audio books• Save lists of favourite items for later• “Discover” – reading lists, featured items, recommendations for you• Use your camera to scan an ISBN in a bookstore to check if your library has copies• Issue your own items within the library by scanning the library barcode (check if your library allows this)Note: This app is only compatible for libraries using Spydus software – contact your library to confirm that it’s set up for you to useMinor cosmetic fixes, and improved scrolling speeds for some devices
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It wants a password for logging in, but I don't have one (just have a card). There's no way of setting up your account on the app (i.e., sign up option) and you can't just scan your library card to log in even though it can scan books. Bit weird. Also, I assume you can't link your child's account either, but I can't be sure because I can't log in! Found my library ok though and looks like a decent app other than the password requirement.
It still doesn't include Windsor library
Unfortunately, despite nice presentation, the UI on this app seems a significant step back compared to the Spydus website, often requiring more clicks or page loads than before for routine tasks: for example, to find information about a book, or to renew books on your account (each seems to need to be renewed individually). One marginal benefit is a Barcode scanner, so you can borrow library books without using library machines (provided you can connect to the internet).
Great
my Library not on list so why recommend the leaflet rediscover your library I do not know ??? in fact the list of usable library's is extremely small
I don't know why my library recommended this app if it's not on the list of libraries that support it. Uploaded and deleted straight away (well after several clicks of trying to find out what it does).
History of Previous Loans appears in reverse date order based on date of issue and cannot be sorted. Who would find that useful? Requires ability to sort alphabetically on title and on author.
I like the access to my account but 1 There is no in-app feedback to the developer 2 No ability to hold more than one account without sign out and inp 3 Link to Borrowbox tends not to load 4 There is no help manual 5 Previous saved lists are now blank 6 Scanning barcodes only in landscape. 7 No push notification in the app for books due soon or reservations available 8 Scrolling does not remember where you left on return from a selection 9 No advanced search Happy to help beta test ideas
No way to acquire electronic publications. Electronic is all I use.
Found experience very smooth. For future development I wonder if it could link to calendars to give warning about due dates?