What are QR codes?
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This is a Quick Response (QR) code. It is a kind of barcode, especially a two-dimensional one. It looks like an alien signal from outer space, but is found everywhere recently; in weekly grocery ads, on a jar of spaghetti, in a billboard, and even on a train ticket in China (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code). If a user scans this code with his/her smartphone, the user can draw information about sale items, recipes, or the new products. Check out the following resources to find out the area that QR codes are used.
- http://searchengineland.com/what-is-a-qr-code-and-why-do-you-need-one-27588
- http://www.qr-code.cc/QR-Code-Resources/50-Creative-Ways-to-Use-a-QR-C/50-creative-ways-to-use-a-qr-code.html
Use of QR codes in libraries
So, can this cool feature be applied to libraries? Which area? Check out this YouTube video and SlideShare presentation.
QR Codes in Libraries (SlideShare)
http://www.slideshare.net/cawa/qr-codes-5812505
QR Codes in Libraries (SlideShare)
http://www.slideshare.net/cawa/qr-codes-5812505
By scanning QR codes, users can contact reference librarians without knowing their email addresses and phone numbers; browse the new book or DVD lists through their smartphone screen; and don't need to write down or memorize shelfmarks when they are looking for specific items. A blogger presents that information in traditional barcodes was limited and accessed by only librarians with a scanner, but QR codes provides further information for anyone with a smartphone (http://www.lexrigby.com/2009/03/26/qr-codes-in-libraries-and-higher-education/).
How are QR codes are generated? There are many free QR code generators in the Web (Top 10 free online QR code generators, http://freenuts.com/top-10-free-online-qr-code-generators/). Library Success also shows a number of examples of QR code uses in libraries (http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=QR_Codes).
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