1.
QR CODES ROCK THE LIBRARY ON
YOUR PHONE
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clevercupcakes/4397152402/
MEREDITH FARKAS

2.
2D Barcodes
•QR (Quick Response) codes – most common.
•Scan to access information or take action
•Pull up text content
•Dial a phone number or send a txt
•Pull up a web page
•Pulls up images or video
•Pulls up a poll or survey
•Need a QR code reader.

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Demo slide

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QR Codes
•Very big in Japan, growing in use in Europe. Not as big in
U.S. yet.
•In U.S. mainly see on products, museums, real estate ads.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smellit/4591783567/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/49015875@N00/5416850586/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/markcph
/4427533643/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/qriouscode/5111237485/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/zone41/6065475126/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericrice/4564201533/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/sc
ott_blake/5036227559/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peque/6164470489/

11.
QR code generators and
readers
•Generators
•Kaywa
•QR Stuff
•i-nigma

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•Readers (multiplatform)
•Kaywa
•Quickmark
•i-nigma
•Beetagg

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/themaninblue/4128038810/

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Demo slide

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APPLICATIONS OF QR
CODES IN LIBRARIES

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CONNECTING PHYSICAL
TO DIGITAL

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/aculibrary/6040050482/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095603@N07/5021688103/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ac
lfhollowhills/4504965499/
ulibrary/5580368222/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095603@N07/5023713525/

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READERS’ ADVISORY

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodstockpubliclibrary/60801739
26/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/aculibrary/3856657851/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeleyg/6050877816/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095603@N07/5023573865/

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5643055809_79a41e6c69.jp
g

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PROVIDING MORE INFO

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ha
lfhollowhills/4504965499/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfhollowhills/4504965499/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/aculibrary/5580368074/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ha
lfhollowhills/4504965499/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aculibrary/5580368222/

32.
CONNECT COMPUTER INFO
TO A MOBILE DEVICE

33.
QR CODES IN REFERENCE
AND INSTRUCTION

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/aculibrary/6039500113/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeleyg/5033637199/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/syracuselearningcommons/54723
67312/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/syracuselearningcommons/51237
22925/

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http://librarycloud.blogspot.com/2010/07/literature-rack-qr-
codes.html

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MOBILE MARKETING

40.
For more on Tesco’s virtual subway store, see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJVoYsBym
88

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For more on Tesco’s virtual subway store, see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJVoYsBym
88

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/se
eleyg/5034258836/i

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QR CODES

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeleyg/5034258836/i

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/syracuselearningc
ommons/5124326720/

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QR CODES

47.
TIPS
• Your QR code should send the user to mobile-
optimized content
• Offer incentives (contest, bonus content, etc.) to
increase adoption.
• Provide instruction and recommend readers
• Don’t use proprietary barcode generators that
require a specific reader
• Make sure the QR code actually works before
printing it
• If you use color, make sure there is sufficient
contrast

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Questions?
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mgfarkas (at) gmail.com
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