(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

Karen Burnskburns@swilsa.lib.ia.ushttp://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us