QR Codes for LibrariansEasy to Use Ideas for your

Library Program

Outline Uses of QR Codes around the world Phone Specs and Apps Options for creating QR Codes Setting up a QR Lit Quest Demo and Live Quiz Discussion of implementation and

variations

QR Codes Around the World

A Print to Digital Connection

Street Kiosk in United Kingdom

Even at Cowboys Stadium!

For Wine Connoisseurs

Hip and Fashionable (to geeks)

Phone Requirements Good Quality Camera Ability to load a QR Reader App (free) Internet/Data plan is helpful, but not

essential to the QR Lit Quest

From Consumer to Producer

A QR Code tells the phone what to do. The person generating the Code can make the phone:

Display Text Send an Email Go to a Web page Send a text message Add event to calendar Display contact information to store on

phone

QR Code Generators The Generator used for QR Literature

Quests is at http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/

There are many others, including BeeTagg, which I use to make links to Online Book Trailershttp://www.beetagg.com

Setting up a QR Literature Quest

1. Select books from College-Bound Reading List that have interesting opening lines.

2. Create text generating QR Codes3. Create and entry form using Google

Forms4. Distribute secret codes and publicity

materials promising great prizes

Video of QR Quest Live Action

Join the QR Lit Quest Blog All the directions, links for setting

up Quest are on the blog:http://qrlitquest.blogspot.com/

If you plan on doing your own QR Lit Quest join the blog and add comments