libARi - Where is the book?
An augmented reality app that replaces the Dewey Decimal system - helping students find books by pointing their phone at a shelf.
Find any book by pointing your phone.
libARi is an augmented reality application designed to eliminate the Dewey Decimal System - which requires students to understand why books are numbered and how to find those numbers on shelves in order to use the library effectively.
The app lets anyone access any specific book the way they're naturally habituated to search for anything on the web. The AR platform uses phones or any device supporting AR to simply tell the user where a specific book is located in the library.
The library ecosystem at NID.
What KMC follows
KMC uses a concept called the Dewey Decimal system, which classifies books and arranges them based on subjects assigned with a unique number. Students access books from the appropriate location based on shelves categorized by subject.
How books are classified
The librarian assigns a number based on the standards mentioned in the Handbook of Librarians. The format is categorized into a main class - a 3-digit numeral with following digits giving more detail about the book.
Design process.
User journey.
User journeys were mapped to three stages - pre-visit, in-library, and post-library. With a sample of 20 users including librarians and students.
Pre-Library Visit
In-Library Experience
Post-Library Experience
Scope & opportunities.
Design pillars.
Inspirations.
Some of the interaction features were inspired by existing products - Layar, Google Maps, and Estimote beacons.
The final product.
An AR application with the below features. The proof of concept was built using the AR library Vuforia to envision the concept.
