Practical Tools for Collection Managers: Label designer, annotation tools and a QR code reader

ABSTRACTThe current method of attendance recording can be done in various way. Ranging from conventional method that using a piece of paper, or more advanced technology such as finger print, face recognition, retina, RFID and using a QR Code. From several choices of attendance system methods, especially for recording student attendance, QR Code offers a cheap and effective solution. This is possible thanks to the use of smart phones that have become common needs, students bring their own ponsel pintar or known as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). In this study, the camera feature is used to record attendance using the QR Code (Quick Response Code). The QR Code feature has become a hot topic especially in terms of dynamic publication of URL links such as payment transactions, login processes and attendance systems. By combining the QR Code and BYOD methods, it is expected that the attendance system can be done more cheaply and accurately compared to other methods. So that the attendance process becomes faster and more precise. This study also discusses more deeply the comparison of attendance methods and the attendance prototype design using the QR Code and BYOD.Keywords: Attendance Information System, Quick Response Code, BYOD.ABSTRAKProses absensi saat ini dapat dilakukan dengan berbagai cara, mulai dari absen secara manual dengan menggunakan kertas, secara system dengan menggunakan finger print, face recognition, retina, menggunakan kartu RFID dan yang terbaru dengan menggunakan QR Code. Dari beberapa pilihan metode system absensi, terutama untuk system absensi mahasiswa di sebuah perguruan tinggi, QR Code merupakan pilihan tepat dan murah karena saat mahasiswa memiliki ponsel pintar dan mereka membawa sendiri ponsel pintarnya atau dikenal dengan istilah Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Pada penelitian ini fitur kamera dimanfaatkan untuk melakukan pencatatan kehadiran dengan menggunakan QR Code(Quick Response Code). Fitur QR Code telah menjadi topik hangat terutama dalam hal publikasi dinamis tautan URL such as transaksi pembayaran, proses login dan system absensi. Dengan penggabungan metode QR Code dan BYOD maka diharapkan system absensi dapat dilakukan dengan lebih murah dan akurat dibandingan dengan metode lainnya. Sehingga proses absensi menjadi lebih cepat dan tepat. Pada penelitian juga dibahas lebih dalam mengenai perbandingan metode-metode absensi dan rancang bangun prototype system absensi dengan menggunakan QR Code dan BYOD.Kata Kunci : Sistem Informasi Kehadiran, Quick Response Code, BYOD.

Hospital is an organization that primarily provides services in the form of examination, treatment, medical treatment and other diagnostic measures required by each patient in the limits of the technology and the means provided by the hospital. So that patients get the maximum service, hospitals have to provide the best services, one of the services that are being highlighted is the queue system. This study proposed a queue control system at the hospital using a quick response code (QR Code) as verification of the patient's arrival that serves to speed up the administrative process and provide effective services, to facilitate the patient in terms of the queuing line (registration) at the hospital. The queue control system uses the website as a registration and database repository for patient data. This website has two kinds of display form, as a patient or a doctor. This kind of display is useful to speed up the administrative process, so that registration can be done at any time by the patient, with patient entering/filling data themselves and their complaints or medical records that are automatically available on the website, so that patients do not need to come to the hospital with a medical record. Furthermore, the website will filter the data entered by the patient as the patient's complaints, so that patients can choose the hospital that provides services for patients’ illness complaints which are also showing hospital addresses to facilitate patients in finding the location of the hospital. After the administration process on the website, the system will provide a QR Code as a form of verification for patients who have registered, with their data already exists in the database. When the patient arrives at the hospital, the patient only needs to scan the QR code that already exists, without taking care of the administration back because at the time the system gives a QR Code, indicating that patients already had a hospital destination along with the queue number. It is expected that the queue control system implemented at the hospital using a quick response code (QR Code) as verification of the patient's arrival, could speed up the administrative process to be more effective and efficient.

İlk olarak 1994 yılında üretim alanında kullanılmaya başlayan QR kodlar (Quick Response Code - Kare Kod) günümüzde mobil cihazların QR kod okuyucu olarak kullanımı ile hayatın birçok alanına (pazarlama, reklam, nesne tanımlama, ürün izleme vb.) yayılmıştır. Popülaritesi gün geçtikçe artan QR kodların bu denli sık kullanımına karşın, (i) kullanıcılar arasında herhangi bir güvenlik açığı algısı yaratmaması ve aksine merak uyandırması, (ii) QR koda kaydedilebilen veri miktarının azımsanmayacak kadar fazla (saldırı düzenlemek için yeterli) olması QR kodu saldırılara hedef haline getirmiştir. Zararlı kod çalıştırılması, güvenli olmayan web adreslerine yönlendirme, kullanıcıların gizliliğinin ihlal edilmesi gibi birçok güvenlik problemi ve riski mevcuttur. Bu çalışmada toplumsal yaşamda bireylerin QR kodların olası güvenlik zafiyetleri ve yaratacağı sorunlar hakkındaki farkındalık seviyelerinin tespit edilmesi üzerine Ankara ilinde bir sosyal deney yapılmıştır. Teknolojiyi takip eden ve yeni teknolojilere hızlı adapte olan genç nesil hedef kitle olarak seçilmiş, üç farklı QR kod (Sade, Talimatlı, Resimli) tasarlanarak afişler hazırlanmıştır. QR kod afişlerini taratanların yönlendirildiği çevrim içi anketten elde edilen veriler, kullanıcıların herhangi bir bilgi içermeyen QR kod afişlerini taratma motivasyonlarının esas olarak merak duygusundan ileri geldiğini göstermiş ve hedef kitlenin potansiyel tehditler ve kendilerini koruma yolları hakkında bilgi eksikliğine sahip oldukları sonucuna varılmıştır.

Background As smart phones have been introduced and produced rapidly since November 2009, methods of communication have also varied. Social network services such as Twitter and Facebook have became available without any restraints in terms of time and space courtesy of mobile applications available through online services such as Apple’s Appstore. From individuals to business management, the way of sharing information is faced with a new turning point, and it is Quick Response Codes (QR codes) that have arisen in response to this new marketing trend. Methods This study analyzed advertisements in Korea and elsewhere that adopted QR code as an expressive marketing element between 2009 and 2012. Furthermore, a survey was conducted to analyze how different types of QR codes affect the effect of advertisements. Results An analysis of research results shows there is a difference between different types of QR codes. Especially, creative QR codes that are different from conventional square images and iconotype QR codes that directly expose the actual image related to the brand scored high in advertisement attention, favor, and participation. Further, logotype QR code that indicate the logo or symbol of the brand scored high in advertisement effect in comparison to general QR codes, but were less effective than other QR codes with different designs. Conclusion While previous studies excluded external factors of QR codes, this study analyzed the advertisement effect of QR codes that belong to the media so that it can provide a starting point for producers to study the role and utility of QR codes in the future.

This research paper concentrates on the concept of Digital Authentication using QR Code in Digital Education System. This paper aimed to provide a better solution to the Digital Security. There are two challenges of the work i.e. first one is to explore the usability of QR Code in general life and second is to incorporate QR Code technology with an educational document for security to avoid duplicity. The literature review is done to synthesis digital encoding and decoding technique as well as basics of Bar Code and QR Code. The implementation of QRC (Quick Response Code) for verification is presented where web environment, programming logics, and URL embedding are discussed. The result analysis and testing of experiment are done in the sense to get best quality of QR Code though the information embedded should not affected and the QR Code must easily be decoded the embedded information from common tools. The goal of this research paper is to explore and analyze the best image under the testing of Error Correction Level and Matrix Point Size parameters by calculating the PSNR and MSE values for QR Code images with different image file format (PNG and JPG). The calculated values are compared and the final conclusion of the work found which state that the PNG image with Error Correction Level-L and Matrix Point Size 1 are the best to generate quality QR Code. The testing and result are presented which state that the QR Code is the best way to compose the identical information of any entity to quickly figure out the originality.

Quick Response codes, or QR codes, are already commonplace in our daily lives. We can use them to scan products in stores, visit websites, and pay using mobile apps. Although the majority of people often engage with QR codes, very few are fully aware of the underlying mathematics. The mathematical concepts underlying QR codes are examined in detail in this paper, along with the patterns, algorithms, and data storage systems that enable them. QR codes are two-dimensional barcodes that store information in a matrix format. It was intended to scan data quickly and reliably, making it ideal for mobile applications. QR codes, unlike standard one-dimensional barcodes, can hold data horizontally and vertically. This capability enables QR codes to store substantially more data than regular barcodes. A QR code stores data as a pattern of black and white squares, each encoding a binary value (1 or 0). These patterns are organized in a grid arrangement, with three huge squares at the corners to help the scanner establish the code's direction. The remaining grid holds the actual data, which is encoded as tiny squares. The mathematics underlying QR codes include the use of several techniques for error correction, encoding, and compression, ensuring that data is stored effectively and retrievable even if the code is broken or hidden.

DiSSCo Flanders aims at developing a standardised natural science collections management infrastructure, ensuring proper long-term conservation, and future re-usage of the collections. Meise Botanic Garden coordinates the Flemish consortium. This four-year project, funded by the FWO (Research Foundation – Flanders), started in January 2021. The consortium brings together both the more classical ‘museum’ collections (Meise Botanic Garden, Ghent University Museum), with research collections (Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Flanders Marine Institute, universities), and living collections (Belgian Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta, Zoo of Antwerp (Poo 2022)). Many of the research collections are smaller orphan collections, lacking a (full-time) curator, for which collection management is not the core business of the hosting institute. The Belgian federal DiSSCo members are associated with the project, allowing close collaboration between European, national and regional (digital) collection management inititatives. Building on the expertise of the European DiSSCo-related projects, an initial high-level inventory and assessment of the collections has been made and will provide a better understanding of the collections landscape in Flanders (Van Baelen 2022). This step in the digitization will increase the findability of the diverse regional collections and highlight the available knowledge to the research community. Close collaboration with the TDWG Collections Descriptions interest group and the development of the Latimer Core standard (Woodburn 2021) will ensure maximal interoperability of the collection data. In order to be relevant for research, the Flemish collections need to be more interconnected and linked to other data sources. To ensure that collection data is adhering to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Resuable) and ready to connect to the DiSSCo research infrastructure, DiSSCo Flanders will have a large focus on the collection(s) management system (CMS). Depending on the needs and specificities of each collection, a strategy will be chosen to implement and/or collection data will be migrated to (an) optimised system(s). Parallel to the digital inventory and CMS choice, the consortium addresses specific themes in the format of working groups. Most of the institutes have identified that their molecular collection (DNA, tissues) has not been properly acknowledged as a separate long-term collection. Challenges such as the storage and curation of e-DNA and environmental samples (e.g., soil) have been identified. Very often it will only be feasible to add basic data in the CMS and essential data is not available to the researchers. DiSSCo Flanders invests in the enrichment of specimen data to ensure that a maximal amount of information becomes available to the community. This can be accomplished either through the use of citizen science/crowdsourcing using the DoeDat platform (Groom 2018), or by using machine learning techniques performed by the IDLab at Ghent University (Thirukokaranam Chandrasekar 2021). Besides the technical aspects of the DiSSCo research infrastructure, the consortium is covering topics such as data publication, legal aspects of collections, standard operating procedures, etc. through knowledge sharing and active dialog.

In the project, an automated storage and retrieval system AS/RS has been developed, in which, when a product enters a conveyor belt, it will be scanned with a QR code reader. Once the operation is done, the product is stored. The retrieval is done with the help of the HMI screen depending on the product to be extracted. A pneumatic system has been used for storage and retrieval, with the installation of linear actuators in order to create the three degrees of freedom X, Y, Z. A module design has been developed in SolidWorks software and a mechanical design study in ANSYS software. A pneumatic system has been used for storage and retrieval. With the installation of linear actuators, it has been possible to establish its three degrees of freedom X, Y, Z. A design for the construction of the module has been developed in SolidWorks software and a mechanical design study in ANSYS software. The system is connected through an Ethernet network under a Modbus TCP/IP communication protocol with a Siemens S7 1200 PLC. The pneumatic circuit works with a constant pressure of 1 bar, the opening of the flow control valves is in a range of 30% to 40%, which allows the passage of air to the actuators to control the forward and reverse speed in the plungers. These values have been established, considering the most optimal times for the process of storage and retrieval of objects. For the interaction of the devices, the PLC and the Arduino have been configured, establishing a link between client-server, in which, the client (PLC) will send a request message to the server (Arduino), the same that provides the QR code data. Through the MB_Client instruction, the QR coded data can be read to allow the operation of the storage process. The reception time of the 2-digit coded data is 1.17 seconds, from the QR reader to the HMI screen. From the knowledge acquired, it has been possible to understand the operation, the uses, and the applications of the systems (AS/RS), for which the assembly of the electrical, the pneumatic, and the mechanical components that are part of the didactic module has been carried out. Communication makes it possible to link two systems in order to create new programs based on QR code reading.

Registration, ticketing, and valid certificates are a series of work that must be done by event organizer. The registration, ticketing, and certificate issuance stages are often carried out using conventional or manual methods using stationery, print, and paper media. The conventional method is often an obstacle that causes the program to run less smoothly. This problem can be overcome by applying e-registration technology and QR Code as a substitute for tickets and e-certificates. Cellular technology such as smartphone can be the right solution for event organizers to overcome these obstacles. The application of an event registration system (e-Vent) that combines e-registration technology and QR Code as validation of registration and certificates is an effective and easy solution in implementing the stages of procuring an event. With E-Registration, data on participants who have registered will be stored in the database and will be displayed using the QR Code as the entry ticket sent to the participant's email. With this, QR Code readers can access data quickly to validate event participant data. The process of filling out the registration form can be done anywhere and anytime and the registration verification process can be done more quickly and accurately through this e-Vent system. The e-Vent system is designed using the FAST method and uses CodeIgniter as a development framework for web admins and Android Studio as a tool for developing QR Code reader validator applications.

In the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, we have begun discussion on developing a system that supports our loan activity. In order to learn about loan activities and collection management systems, we visited three natural history museums in the United States: the Museum of Texas Tech University, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. The loan procedures generally consist of loan requests and applications from researchers, review and approval by curators, loan contracts between institutions, and transportation of specimens. Specimens on loan are wrapped with acid-free paper and packaged carefully to prevent breakage during transit. In case of specimens preserved in ethanol, they must be transported in compliance with laws governing hazardous substances. Tissue samples are preserved frozen with or without ethanol. Frozen tissues for loans are prepared with great attention to maintaining them at a low temperature during the whole process. Tissue samples are also preserved in lysis buffer, which makes it possible to keep samples at a room temperature. Skeletal specimens are usually cleaned with the aid of dermestid beetles, which potentially can turn into harmful pests. Collection managers monitor collection facilities using insect traps and inspecting visually each collection case on a frequent basis, rather than restricting visitor access to collections as has been implemented at the Yamashina Institute. Live pests are exterminated by freezing instead of fumigations. In museums of the United States, specialization of museum personnel into curators, collection managers and registrars seems to function efficiently, due to a definite role each staff member plays in a museum. Museum professionals have taken advantage of formal school education with a degree in the field of museum studies, which also contributes to a high level of museum management.

The article considers technology of augmented reality (AR) — the imposition of digital data on real objects in real time. The aim of the article is to analyse the modification of forms and methods of library work under the influence of active implementation of AR-technology. The author notes that the interactive potential of augmented reality interfaces is increasingly being used abroad for navigation within libraries, search for necessary literature in book depositories, for tracking the movement of books and providing users with extended textual and audio-visual information.The article discusses various forms of application of AR-technologies in library practice abroad: supplementing exhibitions and expositions with audio-visual and textual information; use of QR (Quick response) codes and RFID (Radio frequency identification) tags to facilitate access to online information, development of computer games for orientation in the library space, modernization of management of library collections, etc. The author describes the use of radio-frequency tags with special elements (RFID station) for personalized assistance to readers, optimization of social relations, so familiar to modern readers who are able to specify their location, leave a message to friends or staff, etc. Such a wide application of AR-technology in the library makes it a fragment of a “smart city”, convenient intellectual environment with a light transition membrane from offline to online.Among library mobile applications as the fastest growing sphere of library services providing online access to catalogue, databases, interlibrary lending, chat rooms, SMS services, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. accounts, the share of AR applications using QR codes and RFID tags is constantly growing. The use of augmented reality devices in libraries opens up new horizons in terms of introduction of modern methods of informatization of knowledge and user services, adequate to the era of comprehensive computerization, the ubiquitous “Internet of things”.

What Make Sport Spectators Scan Quick Response Code? Application of Technology Acceptance Model to MLB Attendees Geumchan Hwang, Kyu-soo Chung Abstract Mobile marketing has become a powerful tool to attract consumers. In terms of delivering customized messages to a specific segment, one of the most effective technologies is Quick Response code. QR code enables sport organizations to develop diverse marketing activities online. The purpose of this study is to reveal the behavioral patterns of sport consumers in scanning QR codes. Using Major League Baseball spectators in a Midwestern area, the study carries out a self-administered survey; a total of 175 samples were collected. To uncover sport consumers’ behavioral patterns concerning scanning and to identify attributes that influence intentions to scan sport-related QR codes, the study employs hierarchical regression analysis. The hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that important attributes that affect sport consumers’ intentions to scan sport-related QR codes were ease of use, sport fanship, content attractiveness, and attitude toward new technology. This study suggests that to attract sport consumers’ intentions to use sport-related QR codes, mobile marketers should offer them simple and instant benefits with appropriate name, size, and location of QR codes. Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/jpesm.v2n2a7

Quick Response Code, abbreviated as QR code, is a two dimensional matrix which is extensively used both in the automotive industry and the general commercial applications currently. Compared with traditional barcodes, QR code is prevalent for its enormous information capacity and efficient error correction mechanism. Moreover, the standard QR codes possess a high decode rate at the expense of the aesthetic appearance. With an intension to resolve the contradiction, we propose a novel aesthetic QR code generation method. Differing from previous works, which mainly rely on the error correction mechanism, we first enhance the contrast of the background image so that more modules can be eliminated after initial threshold based module elimination, while maintaining the readability and demonstrate visual information to customers simultaneously. User interaction can be further adopted to delete modules as customer required using error correction mechanism.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the expansion and extension of the traditional network. It is a network that connects goods and objects, which has been widely used in today's social development process. It occupies an important position in various industries. The emergence of the Internet of Things has greatly improved the refinement level of human management. The QR code (Quick Response Code) is a part of the perception layer of the IoT, which belongs to the perception and recognition technology of the IoT. The QR code not only brings convenience to users but also becomes the carrier and disseminator of malware, phishing, and other attacks. Therefore, it is of great significance for the security of the IoT to understand the potential threats of the QR code, analyze its potential attack methods, and put forward defense plans. This paper briefly introduces the basic characteristics of the QR code, as well as some attack methods and potential threats against the QR code, and put forward some preventive measures from both technical and non-technical aspects. The technical aspect includes the combination of cryptography and the introduction of third-party management. The non-technical aspects are discussed at the national and individual user levels.

كما تشير" ليلى عبد العزيز زهران"(2006م) إلى أن الهدف العام للتربية الرياضية للمرحلة الثانوية هو الإرتقاء بمستوى الأداء الحركى للطالب من خلال أنشطة رياضية موجهة تحقق النمو المتكامل المتزن بدنياً ومهارياً وإدراكياً وإنفعالياً وتطوير مهاراته فى الأنشطة المختارة وفقا لميوله واستعداداته وتشجيعه على استمرار ممارسته فى الوقت الحر بما يؤهله لقطاع البطولة . ( 20: 91) ومن خلال عمل الباحثون لاحظوا أنه لايوجد كتب مطبوعة للطلبة بل يقتصر علي عرض المعلم لصور ورسومات أثناء الشرح (إن وجدت) مما يترتب عليه صعوبة ادراك التلاميذ لمقرر الجمباز العديد من الاجزاء العملية من خلال القراءة أو الاطلاع علي الصور والرسومات فقط وخاصة أن مقرر ( الجمباز الفني ) يحتوي علي العديد من المهارات العملية التي تحتاج الي توضيح وأداء نموذج للمهارة فقد يلجأ المعلم الي عرض بعض المصادر الرقمية مثل عروض الفيديو ومواقع الانترنت أو اي أنشطة أخري بهدف دعم الطلاب وهذا ضمن أجزاء الدرس والتطبيقات العملية وهذا يستغرق وقتا طويلا ومجرد عرض تلك المصادر الرقمية أثناء الدرس غير كافي . ومن هنا تطرق الباحثون الي تصميم برنامج تعليمي مدعم برمز الاستجابة السريع وخاصة بعد أن أثبتت العديد من الدراسات أهمية استخدام رمز الاستجابة السريع في العملية التعليمية ، حيث انها تساعد في إثراء العملية التعليمية والمفاهيم المجردة وتدعيمها بفيديوهات وأنشطة وأمثلة متعددة ومتنوعة ومختلفة ، وذلك من خلال عملها كويسط تكنولوجي يربط بين المراجع العلمية ورقيا والوسائط المتعددة المعدة مسبقا ، حتي تستطيع الطالبة الاستعانة به داخل الدرس من خلال مشاهدة طريقة الاداء للمهارة والخطوات التعليمية أكثر من مرة وفقا لقدراتها ، وكذلك الاستعانه به أيضا خارج الحصة ووقت التمرين والمذاكرة أي يمكن الاستعانة به في أي وقت وأي مكان .