Re: [LM_NET] HIT: Where do YOU put your barcodes?

[Barbara Fritz <fritzlibrary@YAHOO.COM>]

I had to add to this, that there is a componet of
Alexandria's circ system that lets you scan the
barcode on the back of the book and pull up MARC
records from LC, Access PA, and other large databases
of records. I wouldn't want to cover the barcode that
came on the book in case I needed to revisit. 

Barb

--- Nicole Meintz <MeinN@COLDWATER.K12.MI.US> wrote:

> Hi again!
> I had a few requests for a hit on this.  My original
> question was regarding placement of library
> barcodes.  I got tons of responses, so for the sake
> of not posting a encyclopedic tome, I'll summarize.
> 
> Most of you said you put the barcode on the outside
> of the book, either on the front left or the rear
> right, near the top, vertical/parallel with the
> spine.  The reason for this, most of you said, was
> to make inventory easier.  (You don't have to take
> the book completely off the shelf when you're
> inventorying.)  The negative side-- the front cover
> sometimes obscures the view of the title, the rear
> placement sometimes covers the summary.  Some of you
> were flexible with barcode placement, moving it as
> necessary so information was not obscured.
> 
> Some of you reported that you do cover the book's
> barcode with the library barcode, but that sometimes
> it confuses the barcode scanner.  If you cover the
> book's barcode with a plain/unprinted sticker, then
> put the library barcode over that, it makes it much
> easier for the scanner to read it.  The reason for
> this was that the book didn't really have a place on
> it that didn't have some information on it and since
> you don't use the book's barcode, why not cover it?
> 
> A few of you reported putting the barcode on the
> inside of the book, on the inside front page
> opposite the cover, on the back with the date due
> pocket.  You noted that it makes it harder/more
> tedious to do inventory, but it keeps the barcode
> safe and it forces you to examine books as they are
> returned and/or checked out.  (I personally think
> that's worth it- I had to throw out a mildewed Harry
> Potter yesterday.. I might have caught it had I
> followed this idea, and also, the books on the shelf
> -at least in this library-  need a good physical
> examination and check up.)
> 
> That's about it.  If you would like to see the
> specific posts, please let me know and I'll pull
> them all together.  
> 
> Thank you so much for your replies!
> Have a great weekend!
> 
> 
> Nicole Meintz, Library Media Specialist
> Legg Middle School
> Coldwater, MI
> meinn@coldwater.k12.mi.us
> 
>
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"Librarian. Genetically predisposed to answer questions and correct misconceptions 
- whether asked or not." 2 01 2007  blf

Barbara Fritz
Elementary Librarian
Bloomsburg Area School District
Bloomsburg PA
fritzlibrary@yahoo.com

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