[Nhcoll-l] Barcode supplier question and Barcodes for Fluid Digitization question

[Katelin Pearson]

Hi Laurel,

Our barcode supplier (Reliance Barcode Solutions) provides the option of
barcodes in rolls or in sheets. We chose the roll. Ours are laminated, I
believe.

Best,
~Katie Pearson

Katelin D. Pearson
Project manager, California Phenology TCN
Curator, Robert F. Hoover Herbarium (OBI)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 11:54 AM Kaminsky,Laurel <
lkaminsky at floridamuseum.ufl.edu> wrote:

> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
>
> I have a few questions about barcodes. One is a general question and
> another two are related to working with fluid collections (caterpillars in
> isopropanol).
>
>
> 1)      Does anyone know of a supplier that prints barcodes in one long
> coil (one column)? Preferably laminated. Does anyone know of companies that
> make barcodes that are perforated?
>
>
> Related to fluid digitization and barcoding:
>
> 2)      Is it best practices to put 2 copies of the barcode on one
> lot/specimen? One on the outside of the vial and one in the fluid? As a
> Lepidoptera collection, we’d be curious to see what the best practices are
> for other fluid collections.
>
> 3)      We’d appreciate advice on suppliers or how to print these in house
> (preferably with a data matrix code): Adhesive barcodes on the outside of
> the glass vial or a barcode that can be placed in fluid.
>
>
> Thank you in advance for your help,
>
> Laurel Kaminsky
>
> Digitization Manager, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
>
>
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