I agree - I let myself be talked into having them on the back - better for
inventory they said--- I hated it - and kids kept trying to read the print
underneath -- Also made it easier for book talks if they weren't on the back - I
could always use the back cover for a cheat sheet.
so, now I have them on the pocket which is in front of the book - works great.
We circulate materials everyday - inventory is a every few years thing for me.
Allan
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo, Librarian
Bishop Kearney High School
125 Kings Highway South
Rochester, New York 14617
library@bkhs.org
585- 342 - 4000 x231
585 -342 - 4694 (FAX)
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Glasgow, Joanne" <GlasgowJ@HSD401.ORG>
Reply-To: "Glasgow, Joanne" <GlasgowJ@HSD401.ORG>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 07:45:27 -0800
>I have some barcodes on the back and most on the inside front cover (because
>that's how central cataloging wants it) At first I really liked the
>barcodes on the back, but as time and wear have impacted them, the ones on
>the backs are harder and harder to scan. Last year during inventory were
>were having to hand enter (13 digit!!) about 80% of the barcodes on the back
>covers.
>
>Something to think about -- I now prefer the barcodes on the inside first
>page!!! And so do my student assistants who do most of the data collection
>during inventory!
>
>Joanne Benson Glasgow
>Library Media Specialist
>Evergreen High School
>830 SW 116th Street
>Seattle, WA 98146
>206-433-2311 ext 235 or 236
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: S. Griffith [SMTP:afn11720@AFN.ORG]
>> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 7:04 AM
>> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> Subject: Re: GEN: Placement of barcodes on front cover?
>>
>> I do inventory with a hand scanner, the easiest bar codes to scan are on
>> the top back right side, I just pull the book out a few inches and scan
>>
>> Thanks for writing,
>> Sandy in Florida
>> Media Specialist, Mulberry Middle School
>> http://schools.polk.net/mms
>> afn11720@afn.org
>>
>> I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to
>> please everyone - Bill Cosby
>>
>> On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Rena Deutsch wrote:
>>
>> > Does anyone place their barcodes (and date due slip) on the outside
>> front
>> > cover of your books?
>> >
>> > Up until now, we have placed our barcodes in the back of our books on
>> the
>> > inside -- inside back cover if possible, otherwise the page opposite the
>> > back cover. Before we were automated, we used pockets; now we just have
>> a
>> > date due slip.
>> >
>> > As we attempt to do our first real inventory, we are reconsidering their
>> > placement, and are leaning towards putting them on the outside of the
>> books
>> > from now on. If we do this, we would like to place the date due slip on
>> the
>> > outside of the book as well.
>> >
>> > We have seen barcodes placed on the back of books, usually on the top
>> away
>> > from the spine. However, we have lots of paperbacks and feel that if we
>> put
>> > the barcode and the date due on the back, it will cover up the summary,
>> etc.
>> > that the students like to read.
>> >
>> > So, we're wondering. is there any downside to placing it in the front?
>> (One
>> > we thought of is that they would be more conspicuous, and students would
>> be
>> > more likely to try and remove them???)
>> >
>> > Rena Deutsch, Librarian
>> > High School for the Humanities
>> > New York, NY
>> > renadeutsch@worldnet.att.net
>> >
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