Category Archives: Web Development

ISBN/QR Barcode Scanner for iPhone and Google Android

Here is the results of a fun project that a co-worker and I developed for the Ryerson University Library & Archives.  I’d seen a bunch of commercial barcode readers that could scan EAN codes and look up price information from Amazon, Chapters, Walmart and other vendors.  What I didn’t see was the ability to do this for Library Catalogues!  So I decided to get my hands dirty and make that functionality.

I will be open sourcing this application for other institutions to implement.  I just need some time to write a paper about it and clean the code.

Gone mobile!

Ryerson Mobile Screenshot

If you’ve come here on a blackberry, iPhone, Google Android device, Palm Pre or a variety of other mobile devices… than you already know that this website has a mobile version.

I’ve been very intrigued with developing applications for mobile devices for the past few years.  Especially since these little handheld devices have begun rendering websites much faster and with vivid graphics.  *ahem* Since the iPhone came out… *ahem*

These mobile devices will definitely play a major part in shaping the future of computing.  They will also (continue to) define the way our society communicates and interacts with each other.  These disruptive devices are definitely game changers.

I’ve spent the last year and a half researching mobile devices and their utility within Universities and specifically Academic Libraries.  My newest article on the subject will be out in RSR Quarterly – Spring 2010 issue. (It will also be added to the Ryerson Institutional Repository)

Here are some links about mobile devices worth mentioning:

Mobile sites that I have been involved with

  • Ryerson mobile – (link)
  • Ryerson Library Mobile – (link)
  • Mobile Study Room App – (link)
  • Graham McCarthy Blog – (link) – Accessible on a mobile device
  • iPhone Game – [Insert Game Name] – Coming Soon….

Mobile Surveys, Studies and Reports

Inspiring Mobile Sites

Ashley Anderson McCarthy’s Profile

ashleyandersonmccarthy.com


Ashley Anderson McCarthy’s Acting Profile
2008 (link)
Developed with Adobe Flash CS4 and XML

Ryerson Library Facebook App

Ryerson Facebook App

Ryerson Library Facebook Application
2007 (link)
Created using the Facebook API (PHP5, XML).

Ciaran McCarthy’s Acting Portfolio

ciaranmccarthy.com



My brother’s acting portfolio
2007,2008 (link)
Developed using Adobe Flash and XML.