NCompass Live: Tech Talk with Michael Sauers: Adding True SMS Service to an Integra
Channel: Nebraska Library Commission
Date: 2015-02-25

Recorded on February 25, 2015.
NCompass Live - http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
 
Many Libraries use SMS service to allow patrons to send call numbers from the Library’s integrated library system (ILS) to their mobile phones. The problem is that libraries use email to SMS gateways. Patrons are required to enter their carrier, which is cumbersome. Some carriers may not be listed. A better implementation would be to have patrons just enter their mobile number. This session will show librarians how to implement a true SMS gateway using Google Voice or any other SMS service that has an API. The integrated library system (ILS) that will be demonstrated is Aleph. 

Presenter: Juan Denzer, Library Systems Specialist, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton, NY. 

In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library.