Thing 9 : QR codes

We’ve been using OR codes in the library for a few years. Here are some examples of how we’ve used them:

For Library tours...

On the end of shelves where they link to our subject Library Guides...

On posters for events in the library...

On plasma screens...

For competitions...

I think it would be great if we could have QR codes on shelves next to popular books which link to the e-book. The list of uses seems endless.

Personally I think they’re great; smartphones are so ubiquitous now it’s so much easier for a student to scan a code instead of writing down a shelfmark or URL (especially as students don’t seem to being pens with them to the library anymore!).  

Thing 9 : Evernote

As I’m catching up I think this will be brief!  I’ve registered with Evernote and have had a bit of a play. So far I’ve saved some websites, but that’s about all. I have a tendency of saving websites or articles to read later, usually bookmarking them in IE and then forgetting about them. I don't know if this would help. Anyway, I’m sure there is a lot more you can do with it, but I don’t think I’ve explored it enough yet. I’ve downloaded the app so perhaps that will encourage me to use it more.