HCL's Brilliant Use of the Smartphone

This just in!  Did you know that Hennepin County Library patrons can save their library barcode to their phones?

Well, they can, and I think it’s a brilliant use of the smartphone.  HCL has new self-checkout machines that can read a barcode image from a smartphone screen.  They include directions on how to set this up on their website.  It's a simple process to set up.  Take a photo of your library card barcode and employ an app such as Key Ring or Beep’nGo.

Are there other libraries using the smartphone in this way or other unique ways?  Let us know – we’d love to hear about it!