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Carol Walker
eLearning Advisor (Learning Technology)
QR Codes: Applications in Libraries
twitter: @weedog

2. QR Codes: Handout
My Smallest Handout
Cunningly disguised as a
business card :-)

3. QR Codes: What are they?
Quick Response Code
2D Barcode
- Stores more data than
Invented by Denso-Wave in 1994
- To track vehicle parts
Free to use*
Low technology investment
- Creation and Use
*Free to create and use but depending on how you are accessing the web on your mobile device,
network charges may be incurred when visiting websites and sending sms messages.

4. QR Codes: Using
Mobile Phone with Camera

5. QR Codes: Uses
Presentations displayed on Data Projectors
This Presentation is on Slideshare

6. QR Codes: Uses
Photo of Iron Man 2 with QR Code: Courtesy of Marvel Comics

7. QR Codes: Uses

8. QR Codes: Uses

9. QR Codes: Uses

10. QR Codes: Uses
http://www.bullying.co.uk/

11. QR Codes: Uses

12. QR Codes: Uses
Using your Smartphone to find your way round campus
http://bit.ly/d0UMBk

13. QR Codes: Uses
Bookmarks, Business Cards, Leaflets, Posters

14. QR Codes: Uses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095603@N07/5023713619/
Linked to electronic journals

15. QR Codes: Uses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesclay/4690553670/
Linked to eBooks

16. QR Codes: Uses
http://www.slideshare.net/andy_walsh/qr-codes-text-a-librarian-and-more
Andrew Walsh
University of Huddersfield

17. QR Codes: Uses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25246864@N08/3380460794/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25246864@N08/3379643565/
University of Bath
QR Codes for each Catalogue Record

18. QR Codes: Uses
Library Loan Card points to Library’s mobile website
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matiassingers/4890601028/

19. QR Codes: Uses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/angels_have_the_phone_box/4880983830/
Linked to Multimedia guides and HowTos
you
you

20. QR Codes: Uses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095603@N07/5024182860/
Linked to Supplemental Material

21. QR Codes: Uses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/malbooth/5098928612/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/5011175703/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/5054697343/
Induction: Treasure/Scavenger Hunts

22. QR Codes: Uses
http://bit.ly/9heoWV

23. QR Codes: Uses
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/topekalibrary/5044299125/

24. http://www.flickr.com/photos/clevercupcakes/4462725678/
QR Codes: Uses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clevercupcakes/4464260345/

25. QR Codes: Creating

26. QR Codes: Creating
http://bit.ly/b7RUf0

27. QR Codes: Creating
Note: QR Codes with lots of information are harder to read for lower resolution camera phones. The
codes become quite complex. For long urls consider using a shortening service such as bit.ly to reduce
the amount of data encoded.

28. QR Codes: Phone software

29. QR Codes: Phone software
http://percentmobile.com/getqr

30. QR Codes: Barriers
http://bit.ly/9e9aWk
Issues
Equipment
Awareness
Possible Network
Charges

31. QR Codes: Barriers…but…
http://bit.ly/91z3J0
Smartphone market
drives 600% growth
in mobile web usage
http://bit.ly/cDsuFX
Ofcom report shows
there were 121
mobile phones for
every 100 people in
the UK
http://bit.ly/a7c6CR

32. QR Codes: Resources
7 Things you should know about
QR Codes
The use of QR codes in
Education: A getting
started guide for academics
http://bit.ly/adSjH0http://bit.ly/cdMKFK
http://bit.ly/b7RUf0
http://bit.ly/atFq9X
QR Code Project Blog
University of Bath
Delivr: QR Code Generator
With link to phone software