Library by Heena Vyas on Prezi. Library wayfinding. Moving Forward: Bicycle Boulevard Planning and Research. QR codes and academic libraries. Reaching mobile users QR (quick response) Codes, a type of barcode, are beginning to make inroads in the United States. They are still largely unknown, but early adopters in higher education and recent urban promotional campaigns are changing that. As with any new technology, it is important to understand what they can do and when they can help our users. A QR code is a matrix barcode readable by smartphones and mobile phones with cameras. The QR code typically appears as a small white square with black geometric shapes, though colored and even branded QR codes are now being used. There are several reasons to believe this may be the time to prepare for mainstream use of QR codes in the United States, and for academic institutions and libraries to start implementing this technology.
Although many students were not using those devices to access the Internet, partly due to data plan prices, that could quickly change. QR codes are a low-threshold technology. How are QR codes generated? QR Codes at The Library. What is a QR Code? In simple terms a QR or Quick Response Code is a type of barcode. If your phone has a QR Code Reader application installed you can take a picture of the Codes and they'll link your phone to a webpage or specific content.
This is an example of QR Code. By scanning this with a compatible mobile phone, you can download an MP3 audio tour of Level 3 of the Library to your phone. The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office is currently promoting the use of QR Codes on campus Why would I use a QR Code? You may find that scanning a QR Code and storing or accessing data directly using your mobile phone is more convenient that writing down URLs on a separate piece of paper. For example, some students may have seen QR Codes on lecture slides that provide a weblink to course content stored on Moodle or go to a lecturer's homepage. QR Codes in the Library You'll find QR Codes in use in the Library: Is my phone compatible? If not then you can easily install a free one. Further Information. Scan Me! QR Codes in Libraries. Indoor Navigation on Android using Wi-Fi Triangulation (No GPS) UXD - Library Navigation Prototype. Library Signs. Great Lakes Council - Cycleways. Council adopted the Great Lakes Council Bike Plan in November 2010.
The Plan outlines the direction Council will take to encourage additional cycling trips in the Great Lakes region. Actions from the Plan include:- Adopt the proposed cycleway network and list of prioritiesPromote safe cycling through education programmesProduce a system of wayfinding and route mappingIncorporate cycle facilities within all planning instruments to improve the cycling networkPromote and support local cycle events and cycle related tourism. Download a copy of the Great Lakes Council Bike Plan Cycle and Walking Maps Council has produced a Cycling Map and a Walking Map of the Forster - Tuncurry area.
Wayfinding Council is establishing a wayfinding system along key cycle and walking routes. Wayfinding_sign.jpg (JPEG Image, 863 × 1492 pixels) - Scaled (41%) San Jose Public Library’s Mobile App Goes Live! The San Jose Public Library‘s mobile app, designed by Boopsie, is now live and works on all platforms: Apple/iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, etc. You can see a live demo of what the app looks like at Go to the same site on your mobile device to be redirected to the appropriate download for your device. If you’re an Apple or Android user you can also look in the App Store or Marketplace for “SJPL” or “San Jose Library” to find the app. All I gotta say is: it’s freaking awesome. The features of our app include: The app’s been out for everything but Apple for weeks now, so we resisted publicizing it.
The experience with Boopsie has been good, and working with them was way easier and more cost-effective than trying to build our own cross-platform app. If libraries are struggling with the “what do we do with mobile” question, I’d first recommend developing a simple, scaled-down mobile-friendly version of your website. Bristol named UK's first 'cycling city' | Politics.
Twelve English towns and cities will receive £100m under a government scheme intended to increase the number of people cycling, it was announced today. The transport secretary, Ruth Kelly, said she hoped the initiative would "pioneer new ways of encouraging people to get on their bikes". Bristol has been named as the UK's first "cycling city" after pledging to double the number of people biking on its streets over three years. The city will receive £11.4m, rising to £23m after three years, to create the UK's first on-street bike rental network, modelled on the successful Paris scheme. Officials will encourage the provision of showers and lockers for people cycling to work, and also aim to double the number of children receiving cycling training. Eleven other English towns and cities - York, Stoke, Blackpool, Cambridge, Chester, Colchester, Leighton Buzzard, Southend, Shrewsbury, Southport and Woking – have been named as demonstration areas for the scheme.
Top 7 Fonts Used By Professionals In Graphic Design. Posted on 23'08 Sep Posted on September 23, 2008 along with 281 JUST™ Creative Comments Although there have been many other most used font posts, most of them outline fonts used by the ‘not-so-well-trained’ designer. In this post I want to outline the fonts that are often used by the more ‘professional’ of designers.
This article is the third article of four in this series. The Four Part Series 1. Helvetica Without a doubt, Helvetica is the most heavily used font by professionals (and also by the not so professional) in graphic design. And as Vivien pleas in her 16 most overused fonts article, “Understand that you can’t always rely on Helvetica to illustrate and deliver your every message. 2. Trajan finds its way into many Hollywood movie posters and anything remotely to do with religion, law, marriage, class or the past. A bit of history on the font Trajan… Trajan is an old style serif typeface designed in 1989 by Carol Twombly for Adobe. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Close Contenders Still type hungry? Bicycle Boulevard Signage System - City of Berkeley, CA.