Nanotechnology

Wouldn't it be great if nanotechnology could enable us to have a implant that would allow a librarian to simply walk through the library and take a complete inventory? Anyone who can accomplish this feat will be worth his/her weight in gold, at least to the library community.

Another job that I wish I had some type of nanotech for is accessing the library catalog. I'm envisioning a device, voice activated, that would tell me if a title is owned by my library, if said title is available and, if not available, when the volume is anticipated to be back in the library. Think Star Trek TNG:

Librarian: "Computer, do we currently own the title "Dead and Gone"?"

Computer: "That title is owned by the AMS library."

Librarian: "Is it available for checkout?"

Computer: "Yes."

Librarian: "Computer, please give synopsis of book."

Computer: "This book is book two of what is known as the "moon" trilogy by Susan Beth Pfeffer. The book details the lives of a family....".........you get the picture.

Wouldn't that be neat? If Warwick can use nanotech to chill his wine, we should be able to harness that power to make our lives in the library just a littler easier!