[CALIBK12] Cataloging with letters in barcode number

[Liz Dodds]

Can anyone think of any objections to running barcode numbers (14 digit,
generic) with a couple of letters/ initials in the beginning of the barcode
to signify which company you're buying from? It might look like this
30500BC0000111 if an item was purchased from "Books for Children". That way,
the company, Books for Children would have your barcode numbers on file and
you would not have to keep track of which numbers had already been used (but
of course you would want to) and the company could just use the next number
for your next order. Books for Children would know that your barcodes always
began with 30500BC-------. What do you all think about this system?
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Liz Dodds
Teacher Librarian, Bullard High School
559.451.4405
liz.dodds at gmail.com
Fresno, California
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