Augmenting a Science Center's Reality: A QR Code Project

Abstract

Thanks to easily accessible online databases and Web-based reference sources, most science professors no longer have a reason to visit their university library—and neither do their students. However, using an easy and inexpensive implementation of quick response (QR) codes, an academic library can interact with science faculty and students on their own turf. Readable by most smartphones, QR codes provide a new avenue through which librarians can reengage with practitioners and students of science, rebuilding relationships that have been forgotten.

Keywords:

• QR code
• augmented reality
• library
• outreach