Citation Generators, QR Codes, Wordles, and Other Technology Trends You Don't Understand (But Should)

The Blazer Library Brown Bag Lunch Series is proud to announce the next event in the series:

“Citation Generators, QR Codes, Wordles, and Other Technology Trends
You Don't Understand (But Should)”

Who: Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited!
When: Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Paul G. Blazer Library, Extended Hours Study Room
What: Free drinks and dessert will be provided as Amanda Peach and Benjamin Rawlins present on the topic of evolving technology within the library and the role of this technology within the Kentucky State University community.

As Librarians at Kentucky State University’s Blazer Library, Amanda and Ben have embraced a variety of free and open-source products to help increase the usefulness and relevance of the library within the academic community. Join them as they discuss some of these applications, including:

- Blazer Library Blogger and Facebook sites
- Citation generating websites as well as the citation generator application in the Blazer online catalog
- Management of personal Blazer Library accounts online, including renewal of items
- QR codes: deceptively simple-looking barcodes used to store large amounts of information and which can be interpreted by smart devices such as iphones
- Texting of book call numbers directly from the Blazer catalog
- Virtual bookshelf in the Blazer catalog: the browsing of related materials made easier
- Wordles as a tool for summarization and self-reflection in the classroom and in personal studies

Amanda Peach is the current Education Curriculum Librarian at Blazer Library. Benjamin Rawlins is the current Systems Librarian at Blazer Library. Both are graduates of the Master’s of Library Science program at the University of Kentucky.

No RSVP required. Bring your own sandwich and an open mind!
*ONLY drinks and dessert will be provided for free*
Any questions? Call or email Amanda Peach at: ext. 6824 or amanda.peach@kysu.edu

QR Codes

The Library has implemented QR Codes into the online catalog. Don't know what a QR Code is, then click here. If you have a internet enabled device with a camera then you can begin then you can use QR codes. These codes allow you to store information on the go. You can store a link to a book in the catalog. The library is beginning to explore new ways to use these codes. In the near future you will be able to link to the library's mobile catalog interface, mobile database search interfaces (EBSCOhost and H.W. Wilson), store library staff contact information, and initiate phone calls to the library!! To find a QR reader or scanner visit iTunes (for iPhone and iPod Touch users) or click here to find QR Code reading software that is compatible with your mobile device. Once you have a QR app or reader on your mobile device try it out by scanning the code below (it is a link to the library's mobile catalog).



If you have any questions about QR Codes email Benjamin Rawlins at benjamin.rawlins@kysu.edu.