Dear CW, My first post to this listserv.
I've been searching online to find some answers on how Canadian library institution numbers (positions 2 to 5 of the 14) on Code 39 patron and item barcodes are managed and assigned. This section of the barcode is supposed to uniquely identify a library within a particular area. For instance, our library here in Toronto has 3175 as its assigned number; and, hypothetically, no other library would have this as their number. I haven't found much on this, other than certain regions managing these numbers at either the provincial or municipal level - British Columbia is an example (see https://bc.libraries.coop/support/institution-codes/). There is some information from barcode manufacturers such as Brodart, but nothing on how these numbers are created and by whom. Can anyone shed some light on this subject? How did your library obtain its assigned number? Many thanks, Craig Butosi, MA, MLIS, B Mus (Hons.) LIBRARY SERVICES MANAGER the royal conservatory TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning 273 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M5S 1W2 416.408.2824 x338 www.rcmusic.ca<http://www.rcmusic.ca/> Note: This email message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the individual to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the recipient of this email is not the intended recipient (or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying or other use of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email and delete this message and attachments from your system, thank you.
