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Abstract
As collections of e-books grow, librarians face the challenge of making patrons aware of the titles included in these collections and how to access them. To promote e-book usage, quick response (QR) codes were posted throughout the print book collections at two medical libraries. Once scanned, the QR codes led users to a subject page, listing e-book titles with links for access. The codes were created using URL shorteners, allowing scan data to be recorded. The codes were scanned infrequently at both institutions, however because of minimal cost for creation and maintenance their use is still viewed as beneficial.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This paper is based on: Ratajeski, M.A. “Using QR Codes to Promote E-Books.” Poster, Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, Seattle, WA, May 26–31, 2012; Kraft, M.A. “Using Quick Response (QR) Codes to Discover E-Books.” Poster, Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, Boston, MA, May 3–8, 2013.
Additional information
Melissa A. Ratajeski MLIS ([email protected]) is a Reference Librarian at the Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
Michelle A. Kraft ([email protected]) is a Senior Medical Librarian at the Alumni Library, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, NA30, Cleveland, OH 44195.