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>From wiesner@STUB.UNI-FRANKFURT.DE Mon Nov 22 12:00:45 1999
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:08:54 +0100
From: Margot Wiesner <wiesner@STUB.UNI-FRANKFURT.DE>
Subject: Re: Scanning SISAC Bar Code Symbol (Sandy Paul)

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 10:18:56 -0500
> From: Sandy Paul <Sandy@SKPASSOCIATES.COM>
> Subject: Scanning SISAC Bar Code Symbol
>
> I was just informed that a journal publisher currently printing the SISAC
> Bar Code Symbol on their publications may stop.  They haven't heard that
> anyone is scanning the code, so they feel no one will be troubled if they
> do so.
>
> If you are scanning the SISAC Bar Code Symbol on journals at check-in or
> some other time, I would appreciate your just dropping me an e-mail saying
> so, which I can then summarize for the publisher.
>
> Many thanks,
> Sandy

> Sandra K. Paul, Managing Agent
> Book Industry Study Group - Sponsor of BISAC, SISAC and BASIC
> 160 Fifth Ave.
> N.Y., NY 10010
> 212/929-1393 -phone
> 212/989-7542 -fax
> http://www.bisg.org - home page
> Sandy@bookinfo.org - e-mail

We do! We (users of the ILS Pica in Germany) are just starting to send again a
circular to our German serials publishers to get them to use the SISAC
barcode!!!
Regards
Margot

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>From dbc@virginia.edu Mon Nov 22 12:00:46 1999
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:05:56 -0500
From: Deej Baker <dbc@virginia.edu>
Subject: Re: Scanning SISAC Bar Code Symbol (Sandy Paul)

I use them when they are available, it makes check-in a
breeze. I wish more publishers would use them. If there is
anything else that can be done to help influence publishers
to use them, please let me know.

Thanks
Deej Baker

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