Summary of responses on barcoding (fwd) Debbie Pitman 12 Feb 1996 15:55 UTC
------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 11:52:24 EST From: "Beverly Knight" <BKNIGHT@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au> Organization: State Library of Victoria Subject: Summary of responses of barcoding Summary of responses to query regarding barcoding of serials at the State Library of Victoria: General recommendations: use duplicate barcodes and information sheets for inputting data. Ensure that records are accurate before barcoding. Some libraries reported that they don't barcode serials because they don't circulate them. Missing issues present problems. The Washoe County Law Library are about to have their serials put online. They plan to use two part extra smart barcodes based on their tape load from the recon. vendor. They suggest barcoding most frequent titles first. (lfletcher@powernet.net) The University of Richmond Library, Virginia, are barcoding bound volumes only and use negative barcodes to hold the place of incomplete volumes (lenville@urvax.urich.edu) The University of Miami create item records for each volume first and then attach the barcodes. Their biggest problems relate to missing volumes and incorrect holdings (cleathem@umiami.ir.miami.edu) The San Jose Unviersity only barcoded journals that are loaned to faculty members and bound volumes that went to a satellite campus. (kathleen@sjsuvm1.sjsu.edu) Slippery Rock University barcode loose issues, microfilm and some microfiche. They barcode all microfilm ahead of time, but loose issues only receive barcodes as they are entered. (nsh@sruvm.sru.edu) Wesleyan University, Middletown, regret not undertaking retrospective barcoding and warn against linking holdings to incorrect records, especially with multiple formats. They reported problems with fitting enumeration/chronological information into the appropriate field. (haiello@wesleyan.edu) Maddox Library, Trinity University, San Antonio suggest using dumb barcodes and printouts of titles by call number to process, and had problems with stock being out of circulation during processing. They photocopied and enlarged the barcode sheets, and record relevant information on the photocopy prior to inputting. (ghernan1@trinity.edu) Thank you to all who responded to our enquiry. Your experiences have been of great assistance. We hope to start a pilot program in the near future. Felicity Garrigan, Beverly Knight and Debbie Pitman. Beverly Knight Cataloguing Dept. Tel. (03)9669 9929 State Library of Victoria Fax. (03) 9663 1480 328 Swanston Street e-mail: bknight@slv.vic.gov.au Melbourne Victoria 3000 AUSTRALIA