Bug 23567

Summary: Printable QR links
Product: Koha Reporter: Christopher Brannon <cbrannon>
Component: Label/patron card printingAssignee: Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger>
Status: CLOSED FIXED QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: black23, caroline.cyr-la-rose, magnus
Version: Main   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Christopher Brannon 2019-09-07 02:19:07 UTC
Suppose there were a tool that would allow you to process items, much like you would for spine labels, but instead printed custom messages along with a QR code to useful things.  For example, you might select a "Comment QR label".  You would enter a generic message like "Tell us what you thought of this book."  Labels would print for each item with this message, and the QR code beneath, and you would affix this label inside the back of the book.  When the patron is done reading the book, they scan the code, and it takes them straight to the comment form in the OPAC (after signing in, if required) for that book, and they can fill out a comment right on their device.

Other options, instead of comments, might include rating, tagging, or bragging about the book in a specific social media.  For example, they scan the QR code and it would go to Facebook and start a post with a link to the book in the OPAC.
Comment 1 Christopher Brannon 2019-09-21 19:41:44 UTC
Maybe incorporate this barcode generator?

http://barcode4j.sourceforge.net/
Comment 2 Christopher Brannon 2019-09-21 19:42:19 UTC
Maybe incorporate this barcode generator?

http://barcode4j.sourceforge.net/
Comment 3 Caroline Cyr La Rose 2023-03-31 18:39:05 UTC
Since bug 29821, it is now possible to generate barcode images, including QR codes.
Comment 4 Christopher Brannon 2023-03-31 23:15:20 UTC
Yes, I know.  I was the one that suggested it.  For some reason it was created via another ticket afterward instead of this one.  I will close this ticket.