[CASL-L] Barcodes

[Tenley Stoltz]

Thank you so much! Stay cool today!

On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 9:03 AM Polack, Lisa <lpolack at ellingtonschools.net>
wrote:

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> I've purchased barcodes from Brodart, Follett, and Demco
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> Follett
> https://www.follettlearning.com/books-materials/shop/order-forms
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> This year I ordered these from Demco
> https://www.demco.com/demco-reg-digital-bar-code-labels?simpleProduct=50398
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>
> Important fields:
> 3. Barcode Symbology Code 3/9
> 4. Check Digit Mod 10
> 5. Type 3 (for library materials)
> 6. Location Code - each school in Ellington has its own location code.
> EMS is 4055 EHS is 4056 you can check your location code on your current
> barcodes it will be the 4 numbers following the initial digit 3
> 7. Starting number - look at your last number and start the number after
> that. If you have vendors generating barcodes make sure you aren't
> printing barcodes for numbers you have set aside for vendor use.
> 8. Quantity
> 9. Barcode length 14
>
> Example EMS  barcode
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> *Lisa Polack  MEd, MLS*
> *School Librarian, **Ellington Middle School*
> *6th Grade, Distance Learning ELA Teacher*
> *Secretary, Nutmeg Book Award*
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> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 8:36 AM Tenley Stoltz <
> tenley.stoltz at somers.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> My curriculum director asked me to organize and catalog the curriculum
>> library this summer, and I'm looking to order barcodes.  I thought it would
>> be an easy process, but when I went to fill out the order form I realized I
>> have lots of questions that I can't answer.
>>
>> The last time barcodes were ordered was 2006 from Bibliomation, which was
>> several media specialists ago.  I'm not sure what the final barcode number
>> is, so I can't start from there. We use Destiny Follett for our catalog.
>> I'm looking to order 1000 single barcodes to put on books from TLS (The
>> Library Store.). Here are my questions-
>>
>> - Do I use the 4 digit library identifier?
>> - Do I just pick a random start/end number (800000-900000) that I know
>> hasn't been used?
>> -  Barcode format? Code39, Codabar, Follett Style "Interleaved 2 of 5",
>> Mod-43, Mod-10
>> - Do I need a check digit?
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to email me off list.
>>
>> Tenley
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tenley Stoltz
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Somers High School
>>
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-- 
Tenley Stoltz
Library Media Specialist
Somers High School

*“The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the
number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point
average-- though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've
done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've
touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.” - R.J.
Palacio, Wonder*

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