Libraries, museums and academic jou

Libraries, museums and academic journals
A number of libraries have introduced QR codes onto their catalogues, allowing readers to scan and download the title, author and location of a book rather than scribbling it down on a piece of paper. Bath University Library has taken this concept even further by adding QR codes to Library Floorplans, linking users directly to an MP3 Audio Tour on a particular Subject Floor.

Museums are using QR codes to enhance user experience via a project called QRator, which encourages visitors to adopt the role of curator. Codes are attached to artefacts and the public is invited to scan the code and enter opinions/comments on iPads, which then become visible to other visitors.

“QRator enables members of the public to type in their thoughts and interpretation of museum objects and click ‘send’. Their interpretation become part of the objects history and ultimately the display itself via the interactive label system to allow the display of comments and information directly next to the artefacts.”

Academic journals are making the logical move of linking their print readers to online content through QR codes instead of printed URLs (often a point of disconnect). In Neurosurgery, this technology is being used to link the reader via Smartphone to related videos, figures or tables that would have previously required a desktop or laptop computer. QR Codes are also printed on Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery articles that have associated online-only commentaries from experts, providing additional context and opinion.

QR codes in BMJ Journals
BMJ Journals is proud to announce the introduction of QR Code technology, linking print readers via Smartphone to related online material.