[NHCOLL-L:4033] Re: Barcodes in natural history collections

[Gordon Jarrell]

Most new barcode readers will auto-detect and read a lot of different
codes.  Code39 is robust and it has been around forever. Code128 series is
more compact.  If you are real serious about compact, consider a
"two-dimensional code" such as DataMatrix.  The main disadvantage is that
the scanners cost about twice as much (though they will read one-dimensional
codes also). The insect collection at the University of Alaska Museum is
getting about a dozen characters into a DataMatrix code that measures about
one quarter inch square.  Different codes for different applications.  The
folks at Electronic Imaging Materials Inc., in Keene, New Hampshire, can be
very helpful.

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>wrote:

>  Hi all
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> For those of you who use barcoding in your natural history collection – I
> am trying to find out which barcode system (type?) is the most commonly
> used.  There are a number of different formats:
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> 2of7, 3of9, Bookland, Codabar, Code128C, Code39, EAN13, Int2of5, Monarch,
> NW7, Std2of5, UCC128, UPCA, USD3, USD4
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> Thanks
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> Andy
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