Using QR Code in Your Library
Using QR Code Poll
What is QR Code?
•Quick Response Code•Two-dimensional bar code embedded
with layers of information•Originally created by a subsidiary of
Toyota to track car parts•Now used mostly for commercial and
marketing purposes
Qr Codes are all over Japan.
QR Codes are Everywhere
Ways one school is using QR Codes
What do you need to use QR code?
Device ReaderGenerator
Devices
• iPhone, Android, Blackberry• iPad 2• iPod Touch 3•PC, Laptop, Mac with web cam•Smart devices with camera function
that will accept apps
Generators
• www.qrstuff.com
Top 10 Free QR Generators
Generators
PC QR Reader Software Browser Add-ons or Plug-ins
GeneratorsQR Code Generator App Quickmark App
Readers
• QR Reader• ATT Scanner• NeoReader• i-nigma (love this one!) (Available for
iPhone, Android, Blackberry)• Optiscan• Quickmark• Qrafter• Search your Smartphone's App Store
ReadersQR Reader App i-nigma App
ReadersTop 5 Free QR Readers Online
Quickmark
Uses for QR in Library
•Marketing•Access•Instruction
MarketingThe Daring Librarian
• Blogs• Wikis• Web Sites• Social Media• Digital Galleries
Access
Book Trailers• Find or make book trailers
for books in the library• Create a QR code for each
trailer• Print stickers of the QR
code and put it on the book for students to watch when browsing for books
Access
Access
Bookmarks
• Create QR Codes for sites frequently used my students in your library
• Print them on paper and affix the codes to index cards
• Create a bulletin board or display of library pockets labeled with the site for students to use and return the cards for quick information access
Access
Access
Read Alikes• Create a list of books in
your library that are the same genre, theme, author, etc.
• Post the list on your library website or wiki
• Create a QR Code for the location of that link
• Affix the code to a book display or the cover of a book.
Instruction
Book Trivia• Use
http://www.classtools.net/QR/ to generate a series of qr codes for different questions
• Display codes throughout the library for students to scan
• Have students answer questions and return to librarian for a prize or contest
Scavenger Hunt in the Library
InstructionResearch Scavenger Hunt
• Divide the research process into tasks as per your choice of research method
• Create QR Codes for each step of the process
• Post QR codes by stations in the library with resources for the students to complete that task.
Things to consider...
• What audience do I want to reach?• What devices are available to my
prospective audience?• What items would I need to purchase?• What content do I want to encode?• What district/campus policies must I
consider?• How will those policies shape the use of QR
Code in the library?
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