Education Case study
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Studium Smart: library audio and events app
A library app with audio chapters, event details, loan tracking, donations and library-card scanning, built with Firebase and Facebook and PayPal integrations.
Overview
Studium Smart gives library users audio-based chapters and details of events happening in their library. It also lets them track their loans and borrowings, donate to the library, visit its Facebook page, and add or identify their library card by scanning its barcode in the app.
What we built
- Audio-based chapters, with a player in the app
- Details of events happening in the library, with filters by category
- Tracking of loans and borrowings
- Donations to the library through the PayPal payment gateway
- Facebook SDK integration, including sign-in with Facebook, and a link to the library's Facebook page
- Barcode scanner integration to add or identify a library card
- Firebase as the back end
- Android and iOS apps with Finnish-language screens
Technology used
| Layer | Choice | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Android and iOS | Library app |
| Back end | Firebase | App back end |
| Payments | PayPal | Donations |
| Sign-in and sharing | Facebook SDK | Facebook sign-in and library page link |
| Scanning | Barcode scanner | Library card capture |
What happened next
- Delivered
The work described above was delivered to the client.
Could this be your project?
- You are planning an iOS or Android app, or have one that needs a stronger back end behind it. Mobile app development
- Your product has to connect to payment, accounting, messaging or other third-party systems.
- You work in education and want a team that has built for it before. Education work
Questions about this project
What technology was used?
iOS, Android, Firebase, PayPal, Facebook SDK, Barcode scanner.
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