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QR Codes & the Library

QR Codes & the Library. Sally Wilson Ryerson University Library. Outline. What are QR Codes? How do they work? Uses of QR Codes How Libraries can and do use QR Codes? How to create your own QR codes. QR Code. Two Dimensional Barcodes.

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QR Codes & the Library

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  1. QR Codes &the Library Sally Wilson Ryerson University Library

  2. Outline • What are QR Codes? • How do they work? • Uses of QR Codes • How Libraries can and do use QR Codes? • How to create your own QR codes

  3. QR Code

  4. Two Dimensional Barcodes QR Code BeeTagg Code Datamatrix High Capacity Color Barcode Aztec Code

  5. Two Dimensional Barcodes Large amounts of data • Url (survey, image, map, podcast, etc…) • Phone Number • Textual information • Bibliographic Citation

  6. Examples 416-979-5055 Ryerson University Library 350 Victoria St. Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 http://www.ryerson.ca/library

  7. Two Dimensional Barcodes • Easily “read” by a mobile device with a camera and free software • Beetagg readerget.beetagg.com • Scanlifewww.scanlife.com • i-nigmawww.i-nigma.com • Google “QR code reader” and your phone make

  8. QR Codes in Action

  9. Coupons

  10. Digitally enhanced walking tour

  11. Blue Mosque – Turkey

  12. QR Codes and LibrariesLocation Information

  13. QR Code translation: • Title • Author • Location • Call Number

  14. Holdings Information • QR code with link to holdings record in catalogue(University of Huddersfield)

  15. QR Code – TextingPhone Number

  16. Promoting Mobile Catalogues

  17. Bookmarks to promote mobile books

  18. Generating QR Codes

  19. Automatic QR Code Generation

  20. Downsides • Awareness of codes • Need phone with a camera • Install software • Linking to a website that doesn’t display well on a particular phone

  21. Positives • Inexpensive • Easy to create, easy to read • New way to connect information to locations and objects; link print world with digital • Alternate input device

  22. Sally Wilson swilson@ryerson.ca The images used in this presentation were created by talented Flickr users and made available by a Creative Commons license. Links to each image have been provided in the notes section of the presentation.

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