A Panorama-Based Book Searching Service for Libraries

Traditional libraries provide an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) as a portal for searches. Unfortunately, the call numbers patrons receive as a response lack the explicit information to guide the patron to the shelf in question. This can lead to a complicated and often time-consuming search, particularly in large multi-level structures. In this study, we developed a panorama-based navigation service for libraries, in which the patron is presented a series of interior panoramas showing the path they must take through the library to reach the resource they wish to find. One objective in this research was to build the book search service based on the existing environment without the need for additional hardware devices, such as sensors or tags.