1. QR Connections:
QR Codes in Libraries
Krista Godfrey
Memorial University of Newfoundland
kgodfrey@mun.ca
2. What to expect
⢠Whatâs it all about?
⢠Whatâs being done?
⢠How can I do it?
⢠Issues &
Advantages
⢠Best Practices
http://bit.ly/xtUX9c
60. Selected
Bibliography
Aguirre, Don. (2011). QR Codes Go to College. http://www.archrival.com/ideas/13/qr-codes-go-to-
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Brenner, Joanna (2012). Pew Internet: Mobile. http://bit.ly/L7CKLO
Clasper, Emily.(2011). Libraries and QR Codes: Youâre doing it wrong. http://bit.ly/JhhjkG
Dempsey, Mega. (2011). âQR Codes: Fun Fad or Valuable Tool for Librariesâ. Journal of Electronic
Resources Librarianship. 23.3, 294-297.
Hicks, Alison and Caroline Sinkinson. (2011). âSituated Questions and Answers: Responding to
Library Users with QR Codesâ. Reference & User Services Quarterly 51.1, 60-69.
Kane, Danielle and Jeff Schneidewind. (2011). âQR Codes as Finding Aides: Linking Electronic and
Print Library Resourcesâ. Public Services Quarterly. 2011. 7:111-124.
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Editor's Notes
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Denso wave 1994\nubiquitous in japan \nnot augmented reality\nmost common is matrix type\n
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only 58% have downloaded apps\n
- start with examples in the wild from the crowd\n- show own qr code business cards\nJumpScan - online profile in one place via qr code(email, phone, bio, social feeds, website)\n
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UK group Stupid creating cards with mix tapes\nfr. Incredible Things\n
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Posters - Miami University\n
University California Berkeley\n
- instructional videos at point of need (Jason Fleming)\n- Ryerson - audio tours\n
- links to subject guides in the stacks\n
layfette college - where in the library is carmen sandiago - interactive mystery\n
- ask what they are doing\n- library success wiki has lots of examples\n- also visit blog qrinlibs.blogspot.com\n- Sacramento PL - use qrcode to launch text service\n
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lots out there - just google\nwolfram alpha now creates qr codes\n
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- possible in google analytics, is use campaign builder (unique urls, source, etc)\n- only good for codes in your own domain though\n
shorter links generally look better use bit.ly or goo.gl\n- scan doesn’t = great use. nothing more than a hit.\n
High Capacity Colour Barcode\n- matrix less prone to error\n
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- Alison Hicks and Caroline Sinkinson study of qr codes at University of Colorado at Boulder (lit search)\n- positioning of codes can be problematic\n- smaller screens hard to read \n- autism and dyslexia may have problems as codes often don’t have meaning or signpost the outcome of the activity when you look at it\n- smartphones seem to be a little more accessible...\n
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- heading over 6 billion subscriptions for cell phones\n- 1.2 billion active mobile- broadband penetration (http://bit.ly/AoAfZM)\n- Pew - 2011, 88% adults have cell phone (http://bit.ly/JgTARF); Nielsen 50.4% have smartphones\n
Lee Raine ,Director, Pew Internet Project\n18-34: 66% with smart phones, 53% of 35-46, 35% 47-56, 22% 57-65, 20% 66-74\nNeilsen - now 50.4% have smartphones\n\n
UC Irvine (Danielle Kane and Jeff Schneidewind)\n- issues with VPN - if already signed into wifi, no problem but if linked to subscription eresource and scanned first, need to sign in. \n- Android didn’t work with VPN, so have to use data plan\n
cyberthugs replacing qrcodes with own stickers to lead to nefarious sites (UK)\n\n
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-Mobio Naked Facts Q3 2011 report\n- don’t know how many that actually is though\n- one study, 14 million mobile users (6.2%) scanned a QR code or a barcode. Some 58% of those users scanned a QR or bar code from their home, while 39% scanned from retail stores (http://bit.ly/xKThQF)\n
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study done in fall 2010, 25-54 year olds (Austin and Williams)\n41% m, 58% f\n
study done in fall 2010, 25-54 year olds (Austin and Williams)\n41% m, 58% f\n
- study of over 500 students at 24 US colleges (across US but predominantly east) - youth marketing agency , late fall 2011\n- 81% students had smartphone\n- 80% had seen a qr code\n
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- still not huge uptake\n- be prepared to educate users or provide links for those who don’t want to use them\n\n
Emily Casper notes importance of getting outside libraries\n
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- placement within resources (amount of white space, etc)\n- point of need\n
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- url shorteners good to keep code readable. more info = more dense code\n
pink poster - what’s on these computers? not adding value. easier to click a link\nlinking to texting service makes more sense\n
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- qr code readers in phones\n- cost of dataplans/smartphones\n- connectivity\n- more mobile sites\n
- qr codes have potential:\n- to bridge physical and virtual worlds\n- information at point of need\n- aid in assessment\n- have you had success?\n