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QR Code

• What is QR Code?
• History Of The QR Code
• Some QR Code functions
• QR Code Features
• Process of Generating QR Codes
• Applications of QR Code In Information Institutions
What is QR Code?

A QR Code is the abbreviation for Quick Response

Code, which is a machine readable optical label with

information about the associated item or product.


Information Technology &Libraries Program
Website
Information Technology &Libraries Program
Facebook
What is the difference?

Barcode QR Code
History of The QR Code
The QR Code system was invented in 1994 for the automotive industry in
Japan. it was using for tracking parts in manufacturing of vehicles.

The Quick Response system became popular outside the automotive


industry; due to its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to
barcodes.

Now QR Codes are popular as marketing and information provision tools.


QR Code functions
• Displaying multimedia contents

• QR code payment

• Website login

• Restaurant ordering

• Joining a Wi‑Fi network

• Funerary use

• Used widely during COVID-19 pandemic


Other QR Code functions
 Open a URL
 Make call from mobile
 Send a SMS from mobile
 Send an email
 Send a vCard (an electronic business or personal card)
 Store a date in your calendar (to schedule an appointment)
 Record geographic coordinates
Products details
Contacts details
Features of QR Code technology

High capacity of Encoding data

 Small space required for printout size

Dirt and Damage Resistant

Readable from any direction in 360°


Process Of Generating QR Codes

How To Generate Qr Code?

The process of generating QR Code and how to use it known as:

• QR Encoding (Generation of QR Code)


• QR Decoding (Accessing information, content from QR Code)
Process of Generating QR Codes

• The process of generating QR Codes is very simple. There are many QR


Code generators easily available on the web.

• First Step for generating QR Code for any document to select QR Code
generator website for example:

• http://www.qr-code-generator.com
• https://www.qrcode-monkey.com
http://www.qr-code-generator.com
https://www.qrcode-monkey.com
QR Decoding

The process of scanning, decoding and reading out the content

of a QR Code, using a camera phone In order to read a QR Code.


Applications of QR Code In Information Institutions

The information institutions user can easily get information


regarding collection, e-resource, web site, Web-OPAC(The online
public access catalog) and services.
Connect to websites
Link to E-resources
Link to E-Journals
Contact Information Specialists

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