Larc qr codes and libraries

QR Codes and Libraries
5/12/11
Library Association of Rockland County, NY
Joe Murphy

Social tagging
Hyperlink reality

Inatweet tweet qr code –
created with http://zeek.com/create-a-status-update-url-for-twitter/

QR Code for this Event
http://bit.ly/larcqrcodes

“They are used to take a piece of information from a transitory media and put it in to your cell phone.” – Search Engine Land http://searchengineland.com/what-is-a-qr-code-and-why-do-you-need-one-27588

http://bit.ly/eaZdIa
CSI explains qr codes

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examples in the real world

http://on.mash.to/dVucig

http://bbc.co.uk/programmes

http://www.google.com/help/maps/favoriteplaces/business/barcode.html

Lupe Fiasco - Words I Never Said ft. Skylar Grey [Music Video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22l1sf5JZD0&feature=youtu.be
Featuring QR Codes

Lupe Fiasco QR Code With Video by Red Laser
http://qranywhere.blogspot.com/2011/02/lupe-fiasco-qr-code.html

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library examples

Major strengths of QR Codes:
Mobile as portal = already in patrons’ hands
Enables a connection between digital & analog
Crosses media boundaries

Strengths of QR Codes for Professionals

Strengths of QR Codes for
the Information Industry
Tweetable:
@libraryfuture Qr codes = an opp for libraries & publishers to connect the worlds of print/2D media & rich networked data

Strengths of QR Codes for Libraries
Renewed relevance of print media
Meet patrons on a mobile playing field
What value QR Codes hold for libraries

Strengths of QR Codes for Publishers
Expanded discovery for print & digital content
Easy entrance into mobile platforms
Exposure to mobile and digital natives

Comic by Gwyneth Jones aka The Daring Librarian
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2011/qr-code-comic-tutorial/
Goog.le of source

http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2011/qr-code-comic-tutorial/
@gwynethjones

From Michael Sauers’ Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/travelinlibrarian/what-is-a-qr-code
http://bit.ly/en989R
Further credit to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QR_Code_Structure_Example.svg

Online Uses for Libraries
databases
contact info
subject guides
maps & directions
Any digital object that you may wish
to bridge to the mobile or physical environment

QR Code Scavenger Hunts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clevercupcakes/3985603967/

Location-Based Mashups
The Boston Globe Trek
http://www.boston.com/thingstodo/contests/SCVNGR_Globe_2010/

Internet Librarian 2010

http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2011/03/qr-code-quest-library-scavenger-hunt.html

www.slideshare.net/joseph.murphy/cil11-hhlib-whitechurch-qr-codes-and-libraries

www.slideshare.net/kristenyt/how-the-library-put-qr-codes-in-the-science-building

www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/04/qr-codes-in-classroom.html

http://bit.ly/hOXCwU

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QR Code Generators

Where The Devil is.
A plan / goal
Tech to create
Management

QR Code Generators
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http://www.mobile-barcodes.com/qr-code-generator/
http://www.qrstuff.com/
http://delivr.com/qr-code-generator

Example QR Code Generator
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

QR Code Generators:
Considerations
output type
Readability across
mobile operating systems
file type
output format
Permanence
(needed? Flexible?)

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QR Code Generators

From early 2010
(early) 2011

Scan the Future. Make the Future.

Thank you
Joe Murphy
Twitter: @libraryfuture
www.facebook.com/joemurphy3
http://joemurphylibraryfuture.com

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