Tagging and QR Codes: A Dynamic Pairing for Discovery

Karen Viars and Pat ZiebartGUGM: May 17, 2012

Two Web 2.0 Trends

User Tags QR Codes

http://guides.gpc.edu/Kamkwamba

Tagging

1st log in to “My

Account”

Tags added in Favorites will be deleted if item is deleted from Favorites.

Materials searchable by tag

Basic search of mySQL database.

Search will find all items with the tag, not just your items.

Tags are also browse-able in a number of ways.

Tagging Best Practices Only two requirements of GIL-Find:

separate by spaces, bind phrases with quotes

Develop some institutional agreement on usage. Or not.

Badke and Consentino articles have ideas for naming conventions.

Benefits and Drawbacks of Tagging

Uncontrolled language/Natural language

Under-utilized social tool in academic library catalogs.

Opportunity to create small sub-collections for displays, special events, faculty reading lists.

Do you use tags? Please share some ideas.

QR Codes

http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/app-prod2-e.html

QR CodeLink to

list of books or other info about the display.

Library Uses of QR Codes Abilene Christian University

Bath University

Contra Costa County Library

George Fox University Library

Library Success Wiki

QR Code Generators http://www.beetagg.com/en/beetagg-qr

-generator/

http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

http://www.i-nigma.com/

http://goo.gl/ or https://bitly.com/ (Add .qr after shortened url to create QR Code.)

Best Practices Choose the generator service with your final

outcome in mind. (analytics)

Shortened URLs make cleaner, more easily read QR Codes.

Make the target mobile compatible.

Include the target location in print for those without smart phones.

Worth the time?

Survey in the UK in late 2009ECAR Report

Examples of educational materials

Blog Post (for librarians)

Albertson Library Boise State University

Video from CNet

Secret Code? The Need for Education and Promotion

Further ReadingAnon. 2012. “QR Codes”. Wiki. Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=QR_Codes.

Ashford, Robin. 2010. “QR Codes and Academic Libraries: Reaching Mobile Users.” College & Research Libraries News 71 (10) (November): 526–530.

Baker, Laura. 2010. “Making Physical Objects Clickable: Using Mobile Tags to Enhance Library Displays.” Journal of Library Innovation 1 (2) (January 2): 22–28.

Balas, Janet L. 2011. “Can QR Codes Be Used to Deliver Library Services?” EventDV 24 (10) (December): 33.

Moorefield-Lang, Heather1, and Nancy Lecrone2. 2009. “Libraries on the QR.” Information Searcher 19 (2) (December): 20–22.

Ramsden, Andy. 2010. The Level of Student Engagement with QR Codes: Findings from a Cross Institutional Survey. Working Paper. Bath: University of Bath. http://opus.bath.ac.uk/19974/

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