Re: barcodes

[Henry Grunder <hgrunder@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As you know, pressure-sensitive adhesives are still imperfect,
even the new acrylic kind. Their longevity in place is
problematic-certainly not as good as some other kinds-but
certainly less than "permanent." But then, isn't almost
everything in life a trade-off?
Henry Grunder
Conservation/Preservation Coordinator
The Library of Virginia
>According to Sherry Byrne:
> 
> At the University of Chicago Library we are in the process of ordering a new
> supply of barcodes.  We use both the single and piggyback types.  Singles
> are placed on the outside and inside back cover.  Piggybacks are placed on
> the back cover, or on the last text page of paperbacks.  
> 
> We want to get bids from new vendors.  We currently use Lowry (previously
> called Data Recall).  We have had some problems over the years with this
> vendor such as batches of barcodes without adhesive and a batch that later
> fell off.  Our newest problem is that the  piggyback barcodes seem to ooze
> and stick onto adjacent pages.  
> 
> Can anyone recommend a new vendor to include in our bidding process?  For
> those of you who have been through this before, we use Codabar (a standard
> type of coding) and we get a Compuguard coating.
> 
> Sherry Byrne
> Preservation Librarian
> sbyr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> (773) 702-9313 voice
> (773) 702-6623 fax
> 
>