[CALIBK12] Barcode Labels

[Jill Detweiler]

I also struggled with this when I first started processing books.
You will not regret putting all the barcodes in the same position on each
book to make inventory and daily circulation easier.
The barcode labels on the books where I work are on the back lower right
parallel the spine. They don't cover the start of the blurbs but it is
always a compromise of sorts.

-- 
Jill Detweiler Clemens
Windrush School Library
1800 Elm Street 
El Cerrito, CA 94530
510-970-7580 ext. 208
jdetweiler at windrush.org




On 5/20/08 9:10 AM, "cmorgan at srcs.org" <cmorgan at srcs.org> wrote:

> 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 didn¹t 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
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu
> [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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