RFC11: Add to Catalog app to run in two modes a:Add to Catalog b: Lookup and tag entry

The mobile (iphone/android) app has the ability to scan a barcode, do a lookup on the LibraryThing database and add the book to your library.

I suggest the app should extended to operate in two modes

a: as currently. i.e. add books to your library

b: scanning the barcode and JUST opening the relevant entry in your library, preferably with adding/appending an optional tag (user defined on the app)

This would enable an inventory check to take place by “tagging” all the scanned books with say “scanmonday” on your iphone/android app. Then later on your Macbook or PC, select all books with the “scanmonday” tag and using power edit, update inventory status etc

Adding a tag is more useful than directly updating inventory status as it would give the user the ability to scan a pile of books that were say damaged (e.g. ABdamaged AB being users initials) or being relocated to another library e.g. “MOVEDtoXYZ”.

Thank you for starting your posts with RFC. I then know I can ignore them.

>2 MarthaJeanne: Are you part of the group that determines what site improvements are made? Or is the development team that does that?

>2 MarthaJeanne: You don't appear to be doing a very good job of it. The Ignore button is one click and located at the top right.

There's a similar long-standing RSI, I'll see if I can find it and bump it.

ETA: https://www.librarything.com/topic/287335

If I have read remarks from developers correctly, we should be seeing a pretty thorough rework of the app this year, and I expect it to add more flexibility and features than what this thread proposes.

OK, so if we wait for LT2.00, will it have the functionality to scan a book's barcode and add a user defined tag to that books entry?

Actually, it would be helpful to be able to either add a predefined tag
or add the book to a designated collection.

>8 JonathonL88: You can already add books to collections from the app.

-- From the app, it's only available from the barcode scan: just under the top bar, there's a white bar that lists collections currently selected plus a blue Edit link.

Your selections persist / become the defaullt for the next book you add using the app.

>8 JonathonL88: You can set tags AND collections when using the Add Books page on the web.

-- On the left side of the page, Tags to add and Add to collections are the options below the search box.

Your selections persist for the next book added using the Add Books page.

Sorry for confusion. I am aware of adding a new book via the scanner to a collection. The change I was requesting was in the context of an inventory check using a scanner where
a: it does not ADD that book as a duplicate entry in your library
b: it adds the book to
a specified collection (if not already present)
and/or
a specified tag (if not already present)