You can barcode both the paper (attaching the label to the folder it is in) and the drawer so when using the scanner you scan both and it should make the location attach to the object. The ones I have used it was programmed to go biggest container to smallest, so you would scan the drawer and then the object. (or, cabinet-drawer-portfolio-object) 



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>From: Laura Wellner <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Feb 14, 2007 8:56 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Bar coding
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>My institution is investigating bar coding our collection. We currently use 
>Filemaker 6.0 for our database, we're looking at 8.5 for the bar coding feature, 
>the majority of our collection is works on paper (well over 20,000 drawings, 
>prints, watercolors, pastels, and over 7000 photographs) and I'm trying to find 
>out if anyone has had success with a bar coding system and works on paper. 
>For example, loose works on paper that are not matted, are they placed in 
>mylar sleeves with the bar code attached, or is the flat file drawer coded to 
>indicate the current contents? It is not uncommon for our collection to have a 
>drawer with over 100 objects inside. Any thoughts are appreciated! Thanks.
>
>Laura J. Wellner, Registrar
>Syracuse University Art Collection
>Syracuse NY
>
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