[CALIBK12] Barcode Labels

[cmorgan at srcs.org]

I don't do textbooks, but here the voice of my experience with library
books: My barcodes were positioned on back cover, top right, before I got
here. This is most convenient for inventory, as you just tilt the book out
and scan. But I regret it. It covers the blurb on the back of the book that
kids also go to first. It's a constant frustration and the source of many
complaints. When I read the blurb to kids, I can figure it out from context
and just make up what I think it says under the barcode, but the students
can't do that. I didn’t know when to jump off that merry-go-round and start
positioning them somewhere else. Now I feel stuck.

Christine  

Christine Morgan MLIS
 
Teacher Librarian
San Rafael High School
San Rafael CA 94901
(415)485-2354


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[mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Liana Smith
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 9:07 AM
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Subject: [CALIBK12] Textbook Barcode Labels

Would anyone who is involved with textbooks please share their views, pros
and cons, concerning:
-1- polythermal barcode labels vs. laser printed barcode labels with
protectors (Follett Software Company)
-2- placement of labels for inventory scanning etc

Thank you,




Liana de Wit-Smith
Fallon School (K-8) Library Media Technician
3601 Kohnen Way
Dublin, CA 94568
(925) 875-9376 ext.6308
http://www.dublin.k12.ca.us/Fms/index.htm
"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about
education"

~ Harold Howe, former Secretary of Education



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