TECH:rebarcoding a collection

[Deborah Attaway Hall <deborahh@TENET.EDU>]

I am in a large high school with a collection of about 28,000 books. I
estimate that 80% of the collection has the bar codes placed in the
inside of the back cover. It takes us two months to do inventory working
everyday. I know that the time would be cut in half if I rebarcoded. I
have seen info about a product put out by InData it is a portable battery
operated bar code maker. The cost is about $3000. It can be leased also.
I have some good parent volunteers and some bright student assistants.
It seems to make sense to take the bar code maker to the shelves and that
this method would be so much more efficient. If I order bar codes there
would be some waste... Has anyone out there done this and lived to tell
about. All suggestions will be considered and I'll post a hit. TIA.


Deborah Hall, Librarian
Bellaire High School
deborahh@tenet.edu