Dear all,
A month ago I put around a request asking for information on uses of QR codes by libraries. I am extremely grateful and inspired by all the responses I received. Thank you very much. A summary of these responses can be found below. Sorry for the delay.
Hope you all have a good Christmas and safe travelling.
Kind regards,
Claire
For a very useful report how British Colleges and University libraries were developing services for mobile technology please see http://mlib.blog.com/
Interesting Projects
Joanne John who manages Enquire, the Ask a Librarian service has a white promotional hoodie with a QR code on the back (logo on front etc)! She also has a magnetic sticker on the passenger door (nearest the pavement) of my car.
West Suffolk NHS Trust use QR codes to promote their East of England eJournals.. Laura Wilkes explains more about this in the following video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emyMENfbgY4
Devon Libraries put a QR code on our welcome packs which goes to their homepage url. They also included a code on their opening hours leaflets.
Charles Darwin University in Austrailia use QR codes in many ways:
* A treasure hunt orientation programme: Students scan the QR code for a clue which gives them an instruction to follow in order to find the next QR code with the next clue. This teaches students not just about the library and its services but also how to use the codes themselves!
* QR codes link students to short help video clips on how to use the photocopier or place money on their student card.
* Posters with QR codesare placed around the library & campus which promote their subject specific lib guides. For example in the education building posters have been placed with QR codes that will link students to the Education Lib guide when scanned.
http://libguides.cdu.edu.au/content.php?pid=181308&sid=1524701
Portsmouth University have been adding QR codes to we've been adding them to leaflets, posters and shelf ends and* cup cakes. Brilliant!
Solihull use QR codes in exhibitions in their Heritage Gallery (including the Memoryscapes project ) and also to promote videos on our YouTube channel. For examples please see http://www.flickr.com/photos/solihull_heritage/sets/72157627044696453/
Top Tip
The best place for a QR code is the back of a toilet cubicle door! Apparently he usage is slightly higher in males toilets than female toilets. (This is based on usage statistics from Nikki Agoratsios and Gabrielle Gardiner, University of Technology, Sydney.)
Statistics
Very few people were collecting statistics on use of QR codes. Those who did tended to use bit.ly or Google Analytics.
Claire Bell
Multimedia Librarian
Media Centre
Aberdeen Central Library
Aberdeen City Council
Rosemount Viaduct
Aberdeen
AB25 1GW
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Direct Dial: 01224 652559
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