The Library at the University of Bath have included a QR Code within the results of a catalogue search. This code is automatically displayed when you click on the item detail. The QR Code is a text code, which summaries the key information, the resource title, the author, and the shelf location. This is created automatically (dynamically) through using the api of the Google QR Code Generator.

I think this is wonderful, it is a really obvious efficiency saving for individuals. So instead of searching the catalogue and writing the info on scraps of paper. I simply find the resource I want, scan the code and save it on my phone. I can then use this to find the item on the shelf. Infact, I can save this on my phone (I’d probably take a little more time and cut and paste into a mobile word document) and start to build up my own reference collection.

So, you are probably interested in seeing what it looks like? I’ve searched for author keyword Sloman

If you are a member of the University of Bath, then try it out :-)

I’ll encourage the Library team to write up a short description (case study) of what they did and why.

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