Library Anywhere provides a mobile phone optimised version of the IT Carlow Library OPAC. It should work on any smartphone which is running the Android or Symbian operating systems, or on any variety of the iPhone technology.

Please note however, that given the many different makes and types of mobile phone which are available, it is not possible to guarantee that it will always be successful.

To access the mobile version of the library catalogue, a phone must be connected to the internet and the following url should be used to open the catalogue: http://www.libanywhere.com/la/361 this url will allow the OPAC to run on any of the phones described above. If the normal IT Carlow url, (http://www.library.itcarlow.ie), is opened on a mobile phone, a prompt will appear asking the user if they wish to redirect to the mobile-optimised version of the library catalogue.
Scan this QR barcode into a phone to be directed to the IT Carlow Library Anywhere catalogue:

Click here to download a mobile QR barcode reader.

The home page looks like this:

The top menu bar: allows a number of functions - pressing on the title 'Institute of...' returns to the home page of the OPAC.
Selecting the button opens the patron login page, once logged in the same functionality is available in the patron record display as in the normal library catalogue, e.g. loans can be renewed and holds can be cancelled.
Selecting the button allows a page to open to bookmark OPAC pages.
Selecting the button opens a drop down menu, which allows the user to Select a Library: this presents a browse menu by country and area to go to other Library anywhere catalogues. There is also an option to go to a Library Anywhere app store and also to clear settings.

From the main menu it is possible to check opening hours, log in and view a patron record, check contact details, open and search online databases, and search the catalogue. There are a limited number of search options: Keyword, Author, Title, Subject and Note. To open the list of searches, it is necessary to double click (or finger touch) in the search box which will then display as follows:

Select the type search required and then enter the search term(s) and press the button to run the search. Results will appear as follows:

And once a title is selected, the full record will display as follows:

The ability to place a hold works as in the normal OPAC pages. Note that if a user selects a link which will take them to an external resource, (e.g. ebook or online database), they will no longer be using the mobile phone-optimised pages and the mobile display may not be as adequate.