Jake
and Lissa, I thought of that also – I don’t want to cut anyone out because they
don’t want to or can’t pay the monthly Internet connection charges (that’s why I
haven’t gotten a smart phone yet) – but I think adding a URL will make an
already busy space (QR code, regular label or labels, artifact, and a museum
full of items to begin with) so busy that visitors just move away, or keep on
walking. We haven’t done this yet, but our plan is to buy or fundraise a tablet
(approx. $150?) that visitors w/o smart devices can use to walk through the
museum so they can access the QR codes. We have the advantage, though
(cough, cough) of having a very small museum and one entrance point, so it will
be relatively easy to keep an eye on the tablet. If you have a big museum and
lots of visitors, of course you’d want more and then have some security issues
to figure out.
I
am a QR code novice, but with help from our museum’s volunteer tech advisor (my
husband), we have added our first few QR codes to an otherwise old-fashioned
local historical museum. If you are also a novice, or considering doing this for
your museum but are not sure how, I wrote a blog post that tells you how to do
it (and the 2nd link tells about using SoundCloud to host your audio
clips for free).
http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com/1/post/2013/07/ever-use-a-qr-code.html
http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com/1/post/2013/07/got-audio-stories.html
So
far I’ve only gotten staff, volunteers and the library folks from downstairs to
try the QR codes and listen to them, so I don’t have feedback from real visitors
yet. It’s going to be a sales job to let people know they’re here. Does anyone
have suggestions for getting people buzzed about checking them
out?
--Kathie
Kathie
Gow
Oral
History Producer
http://www.wordspicturesstories.com
Curator,
Hatfield Historical Museum
http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com
From: Museum discussion
list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jacob
Hildebrandt
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:23 PM
To:
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] QR codes in
exhibits
One thing I would lobby for is the inclusion of a
human-readable URL included. Just like barcodes have the number printed
below, I think QR codes should have their info printed in text close by for
those without camera-bearing smartphones. URL shorteners like TinyURL and
Bitly are great for this, giving the lower-tech visitor something to jot down
and look at later (or even on-site, as many tablets and such don't have rear
cameras). Like QR codes, they can also be used for tracking usage which is
neat.
--Jake Hildebrandt
On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 12:37 PM, FM Jacinto <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
I've experience QR code usage as a visitor. I thought
it was extremely effective, linking me to additional photographs and anecdotes.
It was well situated - in an area where benches already existed,
preventing a log jam in the flow. It's a great method to link to video -
at both an equipment and design/maintenance cost savings.
FrannMarie
Jacinto
On Sep 18, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Leary, Patrick
wrote:
> We're thinking of experimenting with QR codes next to labels
on a new exhibit we're planning, so that we can share longer stories.
We've never done this before. Does anybody have any advice about
what worked well and what didn't when you've used these?
>
> Many
thanks,
>
> Patrick Leary
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