Thanks All. This is useful. I'll forward all the suggestions on to the library that had these questions! Much appreciated.
Lori =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group Oversight Board & Communications Committee / Evergreen (707) 763-6869 // [email protected] Availability: http://tungle.me/lori.ayre <[email protected]>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Nora Blake <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Lori, > > What about loading the barcodes without the space and leading zeros? We > do that with our libraries that use those Follett-type barcodes. > > Nora > ________________________ > > Nora Blake > MassCat Manager > Massachusetts Library System > P.O. Box 609 > South Deerfield, MA 01373-0241 > 508-357-2121 x123 > 866-627-7228 > Email: [email protected] > AIM: noraatmls > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Lori Bowen Ayre > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:11 PM > To: Joel Harbottle > Cc: Koha List > Subject: Re: [Koha] Barcodes with leading zeros and spaces > > Joel, > > I think the problem for this library is that they have a prefix (e.g. p or > sometimes P) and then a space and THEN leading zeros. So, they want "p > 000123" to be interpreted as "P123" > > That seems like too much to ask! > > Lori > > > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Joel Harbottle < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Lori, > > > > We use uppercase letters in our barcodes, for example A70022330679B, > > and have never had a problem with Koha and these type of Barcodes. > > > > Our patrons records, in their barcode having the leading zeros, for > > example 008910067. We have also never had a problem with Koha and these > Barcodes. > > > > From my experience, they are both perfectly good to use with Koha. > > > > Kindest Regards, > > Joel > > > > > From: Lori Bowen Ayre <[email protected]> > > > Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 13:38:41 -0700 > > > To: Koha List <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Koha] Barcodes with leading zeros and spaces > > > > > > Does anyone have any barcodes that use leading zeros and upper and > > > lower case letters? I am working with a library who has barcodes > > > that look > > like > > > "p 000123" which they need to have interpreted as "P123". > > > > > > Any thoughts about how Koha would handle that? > > > > > > Lori > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > Lori Bowen Ayre // > > > Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group Oversight Board & > > > Communications Committee / Evergreen > > > (707) 763-6869 // [email protected] > > > Availability: http://tungle.me/lori.ayre > > > > > > <[email protected]>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, > > > RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] > > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
