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School Library Journal about Ubimark

School Library Journal mentions Ubimark Books, created by the author of this blog, as a digital innovator.

QR codes are still somewhat novel in this country, but in Japan they’re already a tried- and-true method for sharing data. Widespread smartphone adoption in this country has made QR code access more commonly possible.

So what’s being done with the technology? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new car label that incorporates a QR code with fuel economy information, comparing the scanned car against other models. Ubimark Books is using QR codes, as well. Its enhanced version of Around the World in 80 Days, for example, contains QR codes directing readers to online audio, video, maps, and other interactive features.

http://www.slj.com/slj/printissue/currentissue/886846-427/qr_codes_in_the_library.html.csp

Sorin Adam Matei

Assistant Vice President for Partnerships in Strategic Defense Innnovation and Professor of Communication at Purdue University, Director of the FORCES initiative leads research teams that study the relationship between technological and social systems using big data, simulation, and mapping approaches. He published papers and articles in Journal of Communication, Communication Research, Information Society, National Interest, and Foreign Policy. He is the author or co-editor of several books. The most recent is Structural differentation in social media. He also co-edited Ethical Reasoning in Big Data,Transparency in social media and Roles, Trust, and Reputation in Social Media Knowledge Markets: Theory and Methods (Computational Social Sciences) , all three the product of the NSF funded KredibleNet project. Dr. Matei's teaching portfolio includes technology and strategy, online interaction, and digital media analytics classes. A former BBC World Service journalist, his contributions have been published in Esquire and several leading Romanian newspapers. In Romania, he is known for his books Boierii Mintii (The Mind Boyars), Idolii forului (Idols of the forum), and Idei de schimb (Spare ideas).

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