{"id":92,"date":"2013-05-13T06:21:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T04:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/?p=92"},"modified":"2013-10-04T05:39:42","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T03:39:42","slug":"thing-9-qr-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/2013\/05\/13\/thing-9-qr-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Thing 9 : QR codes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">QR (quick read) codes have been around for a long time and <a title=\"Are QR codes on the verge of death?\" href=\"http:\/\/infospace.ischool.syr.edu\/2013\/05\/01\/are-qr-codes-on-the-verge-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\">not everyone is convinced<\/a> of their appeal or popularity , but still they persist. \u00a0They can contain hundreds of times more data than conventional 1-dimensional barcodes and can be scanned easily with a smartphone.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">QR codes are useful <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>IF<\/strong><\/span> your library clients know what to do with them, if your staff know how to generate them and if you need to connect your physical and online spaces for some reason. \u00a0(They also create pretty nifty <a title=\"Smart pajamas\" href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/04\/25\/kids-smart-pajamas-bedtime-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\">storytelling pyjamas<\/a>\u00a0 and quite <a title=\"World's first ever QR code carpet tile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.specifile.co.za\/specifier\/environmental-sustainability\/818-worlds-first-ever-qr-code-carpet-tile\" target=\"_blank\">informative carpets<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>DISCOVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This slide show from Voir QR is an overview of \u201c<a title=\"The history use and abuse of QR codes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/tactica_inc\/voir-qr-the-history-use-abuse-of-qr-codes\" target=\"_blank\">The History, Use &amp; Abuse of QR Codes<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Find an app for your mobile device to read QR codes (eg.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/2d-code.co.uk\/qr-code-readers\/\">QR Code Readers<\/a>, <a title=\"QR droid zapper\" href=\"http:\/\/qrdroid.com\/ \" target=\"_blank\">QR Droid Zapper<\/a> (Android and iOS options) )<\/li>\n<li>Can you find any QR codes in your local environment (eg. inside magazines, on signage, on buildings)? \u00a0What do they link to?<\/li>\n<li>Use<a title=\"QRpedia\" href=\"http:\/\/qrpedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> QRpedia<\/a> to create a QR code to link to a Wikipedia article of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Find a tool to create a QR code (eg. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qrstuff.com\/\">QR stuff.com<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/goqr.me\/\"> GoQR.me<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/invx.com\/\"> QR Code Generator<\/a>). \u00a0Create a code to point to your library website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>EXPLORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tips for<a title=\"Basic rules to design a black and white QR code\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theartimes.com\/basic-rules-to-design-a-black-and-white-qr-code\/\" target=\"_blank\"> designing QR codes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tesco: Homeplus Subway Virtual Store (Movie) \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nJVoYsBym88\" target=\"_blank\">Some \u2018virtual\u2019 library shelves for eBooks have used QR codes in a similar way to these supermarkets in Korea<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some apps like <a title=\"Google Goggles app\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.unveil&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Google Goggles (visual search)<\/a> incorporate a QR code reader along with other features<\/li>\n<li>Explore further via our <a title=\"Pinterest - QR codes\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/qr-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest board<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>THINKING POINTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What digital services does your library offer that are \u2018invisible\u2019 in the physical space? \u00a0Could you use a QR code to provide a link to some of your eResources for your clients?<\/li>\n<li>Does your library have an app? \u00a0Is a QR code reader incorporated into the app?<\/li>\n<li>Could you use QR codes on signs pointing people to your social media channels?<\/li>\n<li>Have you created Wikipedia articles about local people, places and events? \u00a0Could you use QRpedia codes as pointers to local historical information or multimedia around your local area? (eg. signage on location)<\/li>\n<li>Could you use QR codes as part of a library orientation or information literacy program?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/qrfree.kaywa.com\/?l=1&#038;s=8&#038;d=http%3A%2F%2F23mobilethings.net\" alt=\"QRCode\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/qr-codes\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QR (quick read) codes have been around for a long time and not everyone is convinced of their appeal or popularity , but still they persist. \u00a0They can contain hundreds of times more data than conventional 1-dimensional barcodes and can be scanned easily with a smartphone. 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