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Purpose: Provides a forum for exchanging ideas on the planning, design, development, operation, management, and/or dismantling of library collection storage.

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  • 1.  barcode label printers & label software

    Posted Oct 13, 2022 08:51 AM
    Reposting this from November 2021...

    Hello all!

    To help and identify the location for trays and archival materials in our shared collections facility, we print barcode labels and place them on the trays & boxes.

    We still have the SATO 8400 barcode printer that we received in 1995!  It is still working great but the IT department recommends that we replace it because of the constant Windows upgrades.  I am sad about it but we need to keep up with the technology!

    We are looking for a replacement and I am wondering if any of you could share what you are using to print barcode labels.   Pros & cons?  My supervisor found this one...

    https://www.barcodegiant.com/zebra/zt230.htm#tab_additional_tabbed_contents

    Also, we are using Label Matrix...again, since 1995.  I am curious what label software you are using to create barcode labels.

    Many thanks! :)

    Tammy

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    Tammy Hennig
    Shared Collections Supervisor
    Washington Research Library Consortium
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    Tammy Hennig
    Shared Collections Supervisor
    Washington Research Library Consortium
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  • 2.  RE: barcode label printers & label software

    Posted Oct 14, 2022 07:55 AM

    Hi,

     

    While we just print spine labels at our library (we order barcodes from The Library Corp.) we've used a Zebra for the last couple of years, and we've never had an issue with them. Dymo though, sheesh.

     

    Anita Rose

    Cataloger

    Blackwater Regional Library 

    ext. 313

    @blackwaterlib9

    Hours: 8:30-4:30 (eastern)

     




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  • 3.  RE: barcode label printers & label software

    Posted Oct 19, 2022 01:00 PM
    Hi Anita! Thank you very much!

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    Tammy Hennig
    Shared Collections Supervisor
    Washington Research Library Consortium
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  • 4.  RE: barcode label printers & label software

    Posted Nov 08, 2022 11:40 AM
    Hi Tammy -- we recently purchased a ZEBRA ZT411 (https://www.barcodesinc.com/zebra/zt411.htm) for use in our facility to print the tray labels. We also use LabelMatrix as our label making software. 
    --Katia

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    Katia Strieck
    Librarian
    University of Pennsylvania
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  • 5.  RE: barcode label printers & label software

    Posted Nov 17, 2022 02:42 PM
    Hi Katia, thank you very much! :)

    Tammy

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    Tammy Hennig
    Shared Collections Supervisor
    Washington Research Library Consortium
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