[NHCOLL-L:5193] Re: Fwd: [OSG-l] Article on new Data Matrix Code used to catalog Artifacts

[Doug Yanega]

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>From: David Harvey <topladave at gmail.com>
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>Subject: [OSG-l] Article on new Data Matrix Code used to catalog Artifacts
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>Hi Everyone,
>
>Here is the link to an article in today's Science Daily on a new 
>system of Data Matrix codes for cataloging artifacts
>
><http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110119084757.htm>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110119084757.htm

? Maybe that particular application to archaeological artifacts is 
new, but those data matrix codes have been in use for insect 
specimens for many years now, in many institutions. Go to just about 
any major insect collection and you'll see thousands of them. I 
believe the same can be said for herbaria and vertebrate collections. 
It's too bad the SATO printers used to make them are so clunky (they 
print about 7 labels a minute) and hard to maintain. I, for one, 
would be curious to know if there are alternatives.

Peace,
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Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314        skype: dyanega
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