The library placed QR codes around a new science building to provide students and faculty mobile access to library resources. Codes were placed on professor's doors, classrooms, and study rooms to link to databases, research guides, the catalog, and other academic materials from mobile devices. The library obtained permissions, designed templates, created codes in bulk, and plans to recruit faculty involvement, develop more pages, and integrate the codes into the university system while addressing accessibility issues.

1. How the Library Put QR Codes in the Science Building Kristen Yarmey and Tom Swartz, The University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library

2. The Challenge

3. The Challenge

4. The Problem

5. The Solution

6. The Goal Encourage science students, faculty, and visitors to look at information in new ways… … and advertise great Library resources.

7. Where can we put codes? On professor’s doors…

8. Where can we put codes? Outside classrooms…

9. Where can we put codes? On exhibits…

10. Where can we put codes? But most importantly… in study and work rooms

12. The Process

17. Questions? Contact us: Kristen Tom