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(QR Codes in Libraries)
April 28, 2011Karen Burns
This morning…
• What is a QR code?• How might they be used (and why)?• What does a patron need?• How can we create our own?• Examples and Ideas
What is a QR Code?
• Graphical representation of information• 2 dimensional• Read and interpreted by QR code scanner • Text or website presented on mobi device
QR Codes in Libraries
Karen M. Burns, AdministratorSW Iowa Library Service Area427 E. Kanesville, Suite 404Etc., Etc.
Info itself is embedded in the code
URL embedded in code…
Why QR codes in libraries?
• 18% of Iowans access Internet via cell phones or mobile devices
• People are accustomed to seeing them• Can connect users with services, where
they’re at, when they want them, in format they can use
What does patron need?
How can we make our own?
http://qrcode.kaywa.com
How might libraries use them?
• Readalike lists• Scavenger hunts• Online catalog• SMS Reference Services• Book trailers, reviews• Mobi Websites: EBSCOhost, MedLinePlus, etc.• Links to tutorials, surveys• Contact info
Readalikes
Scavenger Hunts
David Lee King, Topeka and Shawnee County Library (KS)
[flickr]
The Daring Librarian
Online Catalog
From fabi_K’s flickr photostreamhttp://bit.ly/flq0FM
Ohio State University Mobi Catalog
SMS/Reference Service
Book Trailers
Mobi Websites
WILBOR mobi
NEIBORS mobi
Links to Tutorials, Surveys
Contact Info
Easy, Quick Start
http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/qr
Changing the Look
Your ideas
Resources
• Library Success Wiki: QR Codes (many examples of library uses)
• Contra Costa County Library’s “Snap & Go” programs
• The Daring Librarian’s QR Code Quest: a Library Media Scavenger Hunt
Class Resources Page:http://sites.google.com/site/LSAUiowa/Resources
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