The Natural Science Research Lab at Texas Tech University has been working on a bar-coding project for it's mammalian collection. Contact Dr. Richard Monk for information. href>http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/staff/monk.htm or [log in to unmask] Brian Shay MA in Museum Science Texas Tech University > From: Timothy McShane <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 09:50:48 -0600 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Barcodes as part of Collections Management Systems > > My museum will be moving its entire collection in two years; I too am > interested in exploring positive and negative aspects of the use of > barcodes for inventory control. > > Please post replies to the list. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History > Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery > 1302 Bomford Crescent S.W. > Medicine Hat, AB T1A 5E6 > (403) 502-8587 > >>>> [log in to unmask] 05/30/03 08:42AM >>> > Our museum coordinates an art-in-office program where art may be > checked > out to individuals for display in their offices. Currently, the > Art-in-Office collection contains approximately 500 items and is > located > in approximately 300 offices. > > We are revisiting our identification system for individual works and > our > methods for tracking their locations. We want to explore the use of > barcodes on objects by other museums or organizations with similar > art-in-office programs. We would be interested in hearing about your > methods and experiences, and if your organization uses barcodes, which > systems/vendors that you would recommend. > > Thanks for your help. > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > Disclaimer: The information transmitted is intended only for the > addressee and may contain confidential, proprietary and/or privileged > material. Any unauthorized review, distribution or other use of or > the taking of any action in reliance upon this information is > prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender > and delete or destroy this message and any copies. > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ > . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a > one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).