Last Fall (2010), I began to think about how it would make the most sense to utilize QR codes in the mathematics section of the Ayala Science Library. I don't think it is surprising that I thought of linking to our mathematics ebook collections. Springer immediately came to mind for several reasons: 1) we stopped receiving print in 2008; 2) contains many mathematics books; 3) subsets of mathematics ebooks in SpringerLink were easily linkable; and 4) at the time, Springer's website functioned decently on a mobile device (unfortunately, this has since changed when they added the frames environment to giver viewers the preview look).I considered other publishers/vendors, but they were simply not functional in the way that I needed them to be.
What do you think? Does this look aesthetically unpleasing or too intrusive to have the QR code shelf guides sticking out like this? Do you have other ways you would integrate the QR codes in the stacks of your libraries? How would you make them inviting to engage and encourage your patrons to use them?
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