Friday, March 21, 2014

23 Mobile Things # 3 - Utilities

I liked this thing.  Apps prescreened by librarians are a good thing.  I already had Wi-Fi Finder on my phone because I don't have a data plan, but it was not useful if I couldn't get online to find free wifi.  I didn't know about the database I could download for off-line access.  I downloaded it, and now this app is so much more useful!

I had QRReader on my phone because as we switch our periodicals to online only, we have put a sheet in a plastic magazine cover on our magazine display racks where the print would normally go with a QR code leading to the online version.  I need to test all the QR codes.  For this thing, I tried RedLaser.  I like it a bit better than QRReader because QRReader just automatically looked for a QR code when you started it.  I like that this one has an icon to start reading, so you could conceivably do something else first. 

We also plan to put QR codes with a link to our mobile catalog out on the ends of our stacks, but we have not yet had time for that.  I like the idea of a QR code library tour, too.  Or put a QR code on our study rooms with a link to an online reservation page.

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