Barcoding

We are in the process of associating each of our artifacts with a
unique bar code number.  How would you recommend attaching the bar
code label to the object?  We don't intend to actually tape the
label directly onto an object, but we're wondering which option to
pursue.  Ones we've considered are:

    *   attaching the bar code label to the outside of the box in
        which we store the object when it's not on display, or

    *   sticking the label onto a piece of acid-free cardstock which
        is either stuck inside the object or attached to it using a
        wire or a string.  But what if the object is too small to
        contain a label or has nothing to tie a string to?

Todd Ellison, Archivist and Associate Professor
Center of Southwest Studies
Fort Lewis College
1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO  81301-3999
970-247-7126
Fax: 970-247-7422

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