Take the survey of library use of QR Codes and Receive a Free Copy of the Report

[Cabus, Michael]

This is insightful

http://infospace.ischool.syr.edu/2013/05/01/are-qr-codes-on-the-verge-of-death/



Michael Cabus

Systems Librarian, Paul J. Gutman Library
Philadelphia University
Phone. 215.951.5365



From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Dowling
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 5:27 PM
To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Take the survey of library use of QR Codes and Receive a Free Copy of the Report

"Can we just stop pretending that QR codes matter?"

What if your URL is 300 characters long or easily mixed up?  What if your data isn't a URL, but a calendar event, a map location, or credentials for your library's wifi network?  How many users have to find it useful before it matters?

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke <randtke at gmail.com<mailto:randtke at gmail.com>> wrote:
Can we just stop pretending that QR codes matter?  If you need to give someone a URL, type out the URL.  If you need to give someone on-the-spot instructions, make a poster, or put a note on a book blank.  It's so much more likely that people will read a sign.

-Wilhelmina Randtke

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 1:11 PM, James Moses <primarydat at aol.com<mailto:primarydat at aol.com>> wrote:
Primary Research Group Inc., (www.PrimaryResearch.com<http://www.PrimaryResearch.com>) publisher of research reports and surveys about libraries, is surveying library use of QR codes.  The international study is open to public, academic and special libraries of all nations. The study is only open to libraries that have already used QR codes, even if in a very minimal way. Survey participants receive a free copy of the final report generated from the survey data.  The institutional name of participants is listed but responses are aggregated or not attributed to particular respondents.  To take the survey follow the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LibraryUseofQR-Codes

James Moses, Research Director
Primary Research Group Inc.
2753 Broadway #156
NY  NY   10025
primarydat at gmail.com<mailto:primarydat at gmail.com>

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