Mobile phones and libraries: experimenting with the technology

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QR codes and their applications for libraries Kate Robinson University of Bath Library

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Mobile phones and libraries: experimenting with the technology Kate Robinson: Head of Academic Services, University of Bath

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QR codes and their applications for libraries

Kate Robinson University of Bath Library

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Will students do anything for chocolate?Will students do anything

for chocolate?

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Who is using QR codes?

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‘Big in Japan’ but what about Bath?

• 12-15% are aware of them

• 2% have used them

• 92% have a camera phone

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It lets you jump between the physical & the virtual

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Art?

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How to use QR codesQR Code Reader• you may have a QR Code Reader

already installed • or, you can install a free one by

searching online for QR Code Reader and the make/model of your phone

Make your own codes with a Mobile Code Generator

• select the content type you need, i.e., a web site

• enter the information, i.e., http://www.bath.ac.uk

• click on Generate • save the QR code as an image to

your machine

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Playing (with technology)

• JISC bid/money

• Seeded conversations

• Generated ideas

• Created opportunities

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Ideas for Library useLinking:• floorplans to podcasts • Subject Librarians

offices/business cards to webpages

• information literacy events to timetable information/resources

• catalogue records/class numbers to your phone

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The technical bit

“It’s a doddle to add”

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Lessons learnt

• Motivating

• Supporting

• Evaluating

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What Next?

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More on QRCSI clip:uk.youtube.com/watch?v=P-

DntIQi2e8

Educase reports: net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/

ELI7046.pdfwww.educause.edu/ELI/

2009HorizonReport/163616

Andy Ramsden’s blog: blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/

Using & creating your own:www.bath.ac.uk/barcodes/

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No – but that means there’s some left over

for the Librarians…