QR codes in libraries can provide interactive access to digital resources and services through mobile devices. Librarians can create QR codes that link to catalog entries, databases, maps, and contact information. Example applications include codes that check study room availability or provide audio tours. While useful, librarians must ensure QR codes don't exclude patrons without smartphones and still provide conventional information access.

1. QR CODES & LIBRARIESIST 605 - Reference and Information Literacy ServicesSchool of Information Studies – Syracuse UnivertiyRenataCurty, PhD StudentFall, 2010

2. SUMMARYOrigin and PrinciplesHow it works?Different ApplicationsQR Codes in Libraries - what librarians should know?Demonstration: Time to try!

3. WHAT IS QR CODE?Kind of Modern or Abstract Art?

4. ORIGN AND PRINCIPLESDenso Wave - Japan (1994)

5. 2D Barcode

6. QR – Quick Response

7. Paper-Based Hyperlinks (Turn ink into bits!)

8. Cross-reference principle

9. Also Digitally appliedORIGN AND PRINCIPLESWHAT IS THE INNOVATION ABOUT?Linear MaximumCapacity: 20 digitsSource: http://www.jennerations.co.uk/foxandgoose/adobedocs/technical%20docs/What%20are%20barcodes.pdf

10. ORIGN AND PRINCIPLESWHAT IS THE INNOVATION ABOUT?Source: http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/qrfeature-e.html

11. ORIGN AND PRINCIPLESMORE TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES...Small Printout Size

12. Readable from any direction in 360°

13. Kanji and Kana Capability

14. Structured Append Feature

15. Dirt and Damage ResistantSource: http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/qrfeature-e.html

16. HOW IT WORKS? HOW QR CODES STORE INFORMATION?Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QR_Code_Structure_Example.svg

17. HOW IT WORKS? DECODIFICATION PROCESSWeb page/ContentInstant DecodingSnap a PicturePosition it A Mobile Phone with a Cameraand QR Code Reading Softwareand Internet Access

18. HOW IT WORKS? BASIC REQUIREMENTS:A specific reader device or a Mobile Phone with a camera and Internet Access (good data transfer, web browser software and good connectivity)

19. Software to Decode (Free on the Web)

20. Imagination/CreativityDIFFERENT APPLICATIONS

21. DIFFERENT APPLICATIONSPromotional landing pages and entry forms E-commerce shopping sites Product demos, videos and reviews Reservation systems Virtual business cards Downloadable and scan-able coupons...

22. DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS

23. DIFFERENT APPLICATIONSRecipes, additionalinformationaboutstorage, nutrition...

24. DIFFERENT APPLICATIONSMore Information about your mail tracking?Want to check inside?Want to check the evaluations or reviews about a restaurant?Locate yourself!

25. DIFFERENT APPLICATIONSPromote yourself better!Need a distraction?Honor/tribute to someone.

26. DIFFERENT APPLICATIONSLIVE BOOK (QR + Tweeter)C.A.O.S Project:Pages vivid content ephemeral, changing randomly every week. True sentences, coming from the virtual world, invading the real world through an enigmatic visual poetry.Open Source

27. Viral

28. Interactive

29. DynamicSource: http://www.amoreodio.org/

30. DIFFERENT APPLICATIONSPrint some personality on it! Make them colorful and customized!Check this out: http://2d-code.co.uk/flash-video-qr-codes/

31. QR CODES IN LIBRARIESLibraries?SURE!Technology to inform

32. QR CODES IN LIBRARIESM-LibaryChoy, F. C. (2010). Digital library services : towards mobile learning. Seminar on E-books as Learning Resources in Chinese Libraries in Asia (13 Jan 2010 : Kaohsiung, Taiwan : National Kaohsiung University of AppliedScience)

33. QR CODES IN LIBRARIESBESIDES...Users love mobile phones

34. More than 90% of us keep our cell phones within arm’s reach 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.