Re: [padg] barcodes

["Jeanne Drewes" <jdre@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Holly and all,
 You beat me to the LOC reference Holly, which I was going to send.
There are a number of specifications for label stock of various sorts as
LOC did considerable testing of products.  All the specifications on
materials from board to labels can be viewed at
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/supply/specific.html 
  You can also see some materials that LOC orders by going to the
supply catalog on line at 
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/supply/
However labels unfortunately is not part of what is available for the
public.

Jeanne

Jeanne Drewes
Chief, Binding & Collections Care, 
Library of Congress, LM-G20
jdre@xxxxxxx
202 707 5330
FAX: 202 707 3434

>>> Holly Robertson <har8n@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 9/6/2007 11:36 AM >>>
Hi Cathy and all,

Our current pre-printed barcode vendor is Data2 and we currently use  
2.00"x5/8" 3-mil polyester barcodes with 1-mil acrylic adhesives.  We 

use the same label stock from Data2 to print barcodes in-house with  
our Zebra TLP 2428 thermal transfer printer, and we were informed by  
Data2 that this label stock meets the LOC "Specifications for  
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Labels for Application to Covers of Bound 

Books for Use in Thermal Transfer Printers"  (http://www.loc.gov/ 
preserv/supply/specs/700-712.html).  All the same, I'm still waiting  
for some test results from Data2 to confirm.

I'd be very interesting in knowing which barcode vendors others are  
using, info on label stock / adhesive formulations, and if we in this 

preservation forum might find consensus on which specifications  
constitute a 'preservationally' correct barcode?

Holly

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On Sep 6, 2007, at 11:07 AM, Cathleen Martyniak wrote:

All,


Our barcode vendor, Symcor in Toronto, is going out of business, thus 

we are looking for a new vendor for this product.  Can you tell me,  
off list probably, who is your barcode vendor and if the barcodes are 

‘preservationally’ correct?

Thank you,


Cathy

Cathleen Martyniak

Preservation Librarian

University of Florida

Smathers Library

Box 117007

Gainesville, FL 32609

(voice) 352 392 6962

(fax) 352 392 6597