On 11 December 2013 09:23, Alun Edwards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> QR codes
I'm involved in a project called QRpedia, that uses QR codes to link
to Wikipedia articles. When a user scans the code, we detect the
language used in the device's settings (for its menus, etc) and
return, if it exists, the Wikipedia article in that language (if none
exists, we offer a choice of those that do - your museum's, say,
Russian visitor might speak better French than English).
That way, we can give access to a greater volume of information than
can be displayed alongside an object, and in more languages than it is
likely the institution has resources to translate. The articles are
served in a mobile-friendly format.
It's unlikely that Wikipedia will go away, or its URLs cease to
persist. We have experience of putting codes on objects and buildings
using ceramics, enamelled metal, plastic, vinyl stickers, and several
other materials. Using paper, the installation costs are pennies.
QRpedia is used all over the world, in museums, and galleries, as well
as on and in buildings, on statues, next to graves (including J Edgar
Hoover's) and on posters and the plates pasted in the front of library
books.
A code, with the word, "Wikipedia" alongside, is sufficient to
indicate the purpose to most people, even if they do not speak
English.
I'm happy to advise further.
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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