Hello,
We use barcodes, initially mainly because we put a collection level description for each collection into the library catalogue so that they appear in our Summon single-search
box, and each of those needed an ID.
Haven’t used it much yet, but it will be very useful for keeping statistics on use, and keeping track of things issued to conservation, or display etc.
Our system is SirsiDynix Symphony.
Katie
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From: Archivists,
conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Alison Cullingford
Sent: 12 March 2015 14:37
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Subject: More barcodes - University/Library systems
Hello all
Interested to see the barcodes discussion as I have been meaning to ask about this. As is often the case, we’re using a move/refurbishment as an incentive to look at barcoding. I’m convinced that this will make it much easier to manage
archives when they are out of our building and when they return.
We’re a small service managing archives and other unique and distinctive materials within a University Library. We have about 4000 archive boxes to process. I’m strongly inclined to use the sophisticated functionality of our library
management system for several reasons. Anyone else in a library setting done it this way? We have Millennium which uses Code 139 barcodes.
All the best
Alison
PS Can’t mention barcodes without acknowledging article by Alan Akeroyd, which certainly helped me when I started looking into this. The Barcode revolution, Journal of the Society of Archivists Vol. 31, No. 1, April 2010, 51–62.
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University of Bradford, Bradford. BD7 1DP.
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