Library’s love QR Codes

The Groton Town Library of Connecticut will be using QR codes as a way to connect with residents and collect responses to surveys they will be conducting regarding the library’s services and materials. The goal of the survey is to find out whether or not the library is living up to the community’s expectations and providing what they need. Library director Betty Anne Reiter has said that the codes will be affixed to posters and printed promotional materials throughout the library itself. The codes will link to a mobile site…

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Librarians opt for QR technology

QR codes are proving to be much more than a tool for realtors and marketers they are coming into prominence in daily life. Among those looking to connect with a broad and tech-savvy audience are librarians. A discussion group held on January 8 during the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting, librarians from universities around the country outlined projects currently underway in their institutes. Caroline Sinkinson of the Norlin Library at the University of Colorado at Boulder came up with an idea to promote interaction between patron and librarian. Norlin Library…

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