Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] using barcodes to track usage

Hi Molly, I’m not sure what your ILS is under BiblioCommons, but at IU we have SIRSI and we can scan the barcode of an item and mark items used, like books someone pulled off a shelf and put on a cart, but didn’t check out. It’s anonymous but gives us a count of how many times an item has

Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] using barcodes to track usage

Hi Molly I'd recommend something simple-ish like the following - in a very handwavy overview. When scanning the barcodes, collect them in some form that a custom script can read from - even a plain text file would work if your circulation stats are low enough. I think two pieces of data

Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] using barcodes to track usage

Hi Molly, You might consider reaching out to the Durham County Library's North Carolina Collection (n...@dconc.gov). While I was working there we developed an in-house Access database to track circulation stats for our materials for the same reasons you've listed. Leah

[Archivesspace_Users_Group] using barcodes to track usage

Hi all, I work for a small archives that is part of a public library system. We want to create a simple way to track what boxes are pulled for the Reading Room using the barcodes that are part of the top container subrecord . We don't require people to register to use our archives so a product