It's easier even than that. You can make barcodes with just a special font, of which there are a number freely available, and a mail merge.
*Joel Coehoorn* Director of Information Technology *York University* Office: 402-363-5603 | [email protected] | york.edu On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 2:06 PM RACS IT Department <[email protected]> wrote: > HI Caroline, > > Thank you. That makes sense. I will advise the librarian to print from a > list of items that are already in the system. > > > In His Service, > Bill Kingsley > Rutland Area Christian School > IT Department Director > [email protected] > https://www.racsonline.com > > > > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM Caroline Cyr La Rose < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Bill, > > > > Are you using the "barcode range" option or printing labels from > > existing items? If you are printing barcode ranges, I don't think you > > can put anything else on the labels with Koha right now (see bug > > https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=12316). If you > > use any layout with bibliographic data and the items don't exist yet, it > > will return an error or an empty file. > > > > There is no good workaround that I know of for that other than using a > > stamp like Heather says in her comment or having the library name > > preprinted on the barcode. > > > > If you want, you can do it the other way around: create your items > > first, and then print the barcode labels. > > > > Regards, > > > > Caroline > > > > P.S.: Koha's name is written Koha, not KOHA as it is not an acronym :) > > > > On 2024-11-14 11:17, RACS IT Department wrote: > > > Thank you Marie-Luce! > > > > > > I did what you said, both ways but KOHA does not like it. It outputs a > > PDF > > > that is 0 kb. If I remove the branchcode and change it to "only the > > barcode > > > is printed' it generates the labels without issue. I also put the > branch > > > name in 'xxxx', barcode but it does not like that either. I am not sure > > > what I am doing wrong. > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Bill Kingsley > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 11:15 AM Marie-Luce Laflamme < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Bill, > > >> You can create a new card layout (Cataloguing > Label creator > New : > > >> Layout), set the layout type = "Bibliographic data precedes barcode" > and > > >> add "homebranch" to the data fields. > > >> If your library name is different from your system (Administration > > > >> Libraries > Library name), add free text between single quotes to the > > data > > >> fields (e.g. 'Centrale Library' ). > > >> You will then only need to select this layout when printing your > labels. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > https://koha-community.org/manual/latest/en/html/cataloging.html#label-layouts > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> Marie-Luce > > >> On 2024-11-13 10 h 48, RACS IT Department wrote: > > >> > > >> Hello, > > >> It's been a long time since I have posted a question. We are getting > > ready > > >> to print some barcodes for new books. The barcodes that were printed a > > long > > >> time ago have the name of the school with the barcode under it on the > > >> barcode label. I can only print the barcode on the labels so *How do I > > set > > >> it up to print the name of the library with the barcode under it?* > > >> > > >> Thank you, > > >> Bill Kingsley > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> > > >> Koha mailing list http://[email protected] > > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > >> > > >> -- > > >> [image: Logo inLibro] <https://inLibro.com> Marie-Luce Laflamme > > >> Analyste de données et soutien de première ligne > > >> > > >> T 833-INLIBRO (465-4276) <833-465-4276>, poste 222 > > >> C [email protected] > > >> > > >> www.inLibro.com <https://inLibro.com> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > > [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > Caroline Cyr-La-Rose, M.L.I.S. (she/her) > > Librarian | Product Manager > > > > 1-833-INLIBRO (465-4276), ext. 221 > > [email protected] > > https://www.inLibro.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
