Below, we will demonstrate this with an Android application, however, this can probably also be accomplished using similar devices.
1) First of all, you need a suitable barcode scanner. For that (and for my Android phone) I applied the well-known "Barcode Scanner" application. With this app, scanning a barcode is easy, as shown below.
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2) After scanning, you need to initiate the product search in order to gain access to the publication data.
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3) If the Bibsonomy settings have not yet been added to the system, you need to configure the 'custom search URL', in the settings menu. Otherwise, skip to Step 4.
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4) Next, query the configured (BibSonomy) custom search provider.
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5) Finally, you can tweak retrieved publication data in the usual BibSonomy edit dialog. The screenshot below shows the 'normal' dialog, however, we are currently working on a mobile version of the BibSonomy user interface in order to enhance the user experience for mobile devices.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLLbvySCJT0ZNoXDGykiQuo5CmGS2lNFm3m1YIG8YwUlW3578MyUs8zvhYvWUOKdWKk08oqgao1-rBTThcCMKdl81i6s77vzqLr45YxXnfCeQPrXYpnzeME9MMmA0ywr5IvAq/s400/device7.png)
In my opinion, this is a really cool feature! So, play around with it, and we are happy to get your comments, suggestions, and further ideas.