Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets THERMAL printer

2015-10-14 Thread Walz, Jennifer
All –

In case anyone wants to know.  I think we get them now from this vendor:  
http://www.bayscan.com/spine-label-printing/labels/

  Cheaper per roll. http://www.bayscan.com/dynlabttpbls.html

  I believe that they also sell the thermal transfer tape.

  This company sells them as sets – labels and the ribbon and cleaner:   
http://www.vernonlibrarysupplies.com/spine-label-kit-2-label-set-3947.html

 This company sells different size labels on a roll - 
http://www.dynamicimagingsolutions.com/products/library-supplies/spine-labels-rolls.html
   They also sell the printer:  
http://www.dynamicimagingsolutions.com/products/scanners-and-hardware/printers.html
 (this MIGHT be where we got ours from)

  OhioNet is having a sale:  
https://www.ohionet.org/blog/2011/10/ohionet-october-special-bst1204-thermal-transfer-spine-label-printer
 Free shipping in Oct.  ☺

  This company sells all kinds of labels – search by printer model number:   
http://www.labelsdirect.com/c-50-Labels.aspx

  Hope that is helpful to everyone.

Jennifer
--
Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of Research & Distance Services
Kinlaw Library -  Asbury University
One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
859-858-3511 ext. 2269
jlw...@asbury.edu

From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Donald 
Butterworth
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 9:49 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

A.U. tells me that they have been getting their supplies from Demco. Last time 
they ordered the price for Thermal Resin ribbon was about $30 each, and a roll 
of 2000 labels was about $80.

On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Donald Butterworth 
<don.butterwo...@asburyseminary.edu<mailto:don.butterwo...@asburyseminary.edu>> 
wrote:
Josh,
For our label supplies we have use the Barcode 
Factory<http://www.barcodefactory.com/> (Paragon Print Systems, Inc.) for many 
years. They sell all kinds of printers, including Zebra, so I'm quite sure they 
could easily supply you with matching labels.
At ATS, we actually had them create a "die" which is used to cut generic label 
stock to our exact specification whenever we place an order. There is a one 
time cost to create the die, but the price of the stock is on the low side. We 
typically print more that 10,000 labels a year, so it didn't take very long to 
justify the cost of the die. You may want to explore this option.
Asbury University, hasn't gotten back to me yet on where they get their 
supplies, but when they do I will add it to this thread.
Happy printing,
Don



On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Josh Stompro 
<stomp...@exchange.larl.org<mailto:stomp...@exchange.larl.org>> wrote:
Thanks Don, could you share what specific media/label stock you use with the 
Zebra TLP 2844 and your supplier for that media.
Thanks
Josh

From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org<mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org>]
 On Behalf Of Donald Butterworth
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 9:09 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group

Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

The folks at Asbury University have had success with a Zebra TLP 2844. It uses 
Thermal Transfer ribbon and prints spine+pocket labels on a role. Cost is 
between $300 and $400.
At Asbury Seminary we have been using an old Cub thermal transfer printer. We 
use it to print spine+pocket, and barcode labels. When it dies we will likely 
go with a Zebra like the University.
We are sold on printers that use thermal transfer ribbons. The print is very 
clear and fade resistant.

Don


On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Scott Thomas 
<sc...@albright.org<mailto:sc...@albright.org>> wrote:
Hi Josh,

When we migrated from Sirsidynix Symphony earlier in the year, one of our 
biggest challenges was label printing because we also print spine and pocket 
labels. The only solution we found was to use TSC TTP-247 thermal printers. 
When processing materials, we scan them into Item Status and dump Item Status 
to a .csv and import it into Bartender. We can print from there. We do not use 
the native Evergreen label printing utility. It was hard to set up, but, now 
that we have it all documented, it works well. Please let me know if you need 
additional information.

Scott


Scott  Thomas, MLS
Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services
Scranton Public Library
Lackawanna County Library System
2006 N. Main Ave.
Scranton, PA 18508
Ph: 570-207-2379
Fx: 570-348-3020
Email: sc...@albright.org<mailto:sc...@albright.org>




From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org<mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org>]
 On Behalf Of Elisabeth Keppler
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 5

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

2015-10-14 Thread Donald Butterworth
Josh,

For our label supplies we have use the Barcode Factory
<http://www.barcodefactory.com/> (Paragon Print Systems, Inc.) for many
years. They sell all kinds of printers, including Zebra, so I'm quite sure
they could easily supply you with matching labels.

At ATS, we actually had them create a "die" which is used to cut generic
label stock to our exact specification whenever we place an order. There is
a one time cost to create the die, but the price of the stock is on the low
side. We typically print more that 10,000 labels a year, so it didn't take
very long to justify the cost of the die. You may want to explore this
option.

Asbury University, hasn't gotten back to me yet on where they get their
supplies, but when they do I will add it to this thread.

Happy printing,

Don




On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Josh Stompro <stomp...@exchange.larl.org>
wrote:

> Thanks Don, could you share what specific media/label stock you use with
> the Zebra TLP 2844 and your supplier for that media.
>
> Thanks
>
> Josh
>
>
>
> *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:
> open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Donald
> Butterworth
> *Sent:* Monday, October 12, 2015 9:09 AM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
>
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing -
> Circulation Sets
>
>
>
> The folks at Asbury University have had success with a Zebra TLP 2844. It
> uses Thermal Transfer ribbon and prints spine+pocket labels on a role. Cost
> is between $300 and $400.
>
> At Asbury Seminary we have been using an old Cub thermal transfer printer.
> We use it to print spine+pocket, and barcode labels. When it dies we will
> likely go with a Zebra like the University.
>
> We are sold on printers that use thermal transfer ribbons. The print is
> very clear and fade resistant.
>
>
>
> Don
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Scott Thomas <sc...@albright.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Josh,
>
>
>
> When we migrated from Sirsidynix Symphony earlier in the year, one of our
> biggest challenges was label printing because we also print spine and
> pocket labels. The only solution we found was to use TSC TTP-247 thermal
> printers. When processing materials, we scan them into Item Status and dump
> Item Status to a .csv and import it into Bartender. We can print from
> there. We do not use the native Evergreen label printing utility. It was
> hard to set up, but, now that we have it all documented, it works well.
> Please let me know if you need additional information.
>
>
> Scott
>
>
>
>
>
> Scott  Thomas, MLS
>
> Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services
>
> Scranton Public Library
>
> Lackawanna County Library System
>
> 2006 N. Main Ave.
>
> Scranton, PA 18508
>
> Ph: 570-207-2379
>
> Fx: 570-348-3020
>
> Email: sc...@albright.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:
> open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Elisabeth
> Keppler
> *Sent:* Friday, October 09, 2015 5:11 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group <
> open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing -
> Circulation Sets
>
>
>
> Forsyth County (NC) uses the Dymo LabelWriter 450 series.  The printers
> are as little as $100 each from some vendors and the labels are available
> from many sources for pretty low prices.  It is a thermal solution, but you
> don't have to worry about wasting labels on sheets that aren't full and
> there's no ink or toner to buy.  Dymo makes a Twin version of the printer
> that lets you have two rolls working at once.  It's more expensive (up to
> $200) and we use pocket labels very rarely, so I don't think we bought any
> of that model.  We just switch out the rolls as needed.  I can't promise
> this would be the perfect solution for spine and pocket sets, but the more
> options you have, the better.
>
>
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> Lise
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Josh Stompro <stomp...@exchange.larl.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hello, we are currently using Demco 1491670 (1 1/4” x 1” Spine + 2 5/8” x
> 1 ¼” Pocket labels, 16 to a sheet) printed on a laser printer.
>
>
>
> I’ve seen the question asked a few times about what others are using to
> print the Spine+pocket labels but I haven’t seen any responses.  I’m hot
> having luck finding thermal printer stock for spine+pocket labels, which
> may also be called circulation sets.  We would be open to moving to
> thermal, but I haven’t found the stock we might need yet.  And I really
> don’t want one of the th

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

2015-10-14 Thread Donald Butterworth
A.U. tells me that they have been getting their supplies from Demco. Last
time they ordered the price for Thermal Resin ribbon was about $30 each,
and a roll of 2000 labels was about $80.

On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Donald Butterworth <
don.butterwo...@asburyseminary.edu> wrote:

> Josh,
>
> For our label supplies we have use the Barcode Factory
> <http://www.barcodefactory.com/> (Paragon Print Systems, Inc.) for many
> years. They sell all kinds of printers, including Zebra, so I'm quite sure
> they could easily supply you with matching labels.
>
> At ATS, we actually had them create a "die" which is used to cut generic
> label stock to our exact specification whenever we place an order. There is
> a one time cost to create the die, but the price of the stock is on the low
> side. We typically print more that 10,000 labels a year, so it didn't take
> very long to justify the cost of the die. You may want to explore this
> option.
>
> Asbury University, hasn't gotten back to me yet on where they get their
> supplies, but when they do I will add it to this thread.
>
> Happy printing,
>
> Don
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Josh Stompro <stomp...@exchange.larl.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Thanks Don, could you share what specific media/label stock you use with
>> the Zebra TLP 2844 and your supplier for that media.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Josh
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:
>> open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Donald
>> Butterworth
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 12, 2015 9:09 AM
>> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing -
>> Circulation Sets
>>
>>
>>
>> The folks at Asbury University have had success with a Zebra TLP 2844.
>> It uses Thermal Transfer ribbon and prints spine+pocket labels on a role.
>> Cost is between $300 and $400.
>>
>> At Asbury Seminary we have been using an old Cub thermal transfer
>> printer. We use it to print spine+pocket, and barcode labels. When it dies
>> we will likely go with a Zebra like the University.
>>
>> We are sold on printers that use thermal transfer ribbons. The print is
>> very clear and fade resistant.
>>
>>
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Scott Thomas <sc...@albright.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Josh,
>>
>>
>>
>> When we migrated from Sirsidynix Symphony earlier in the year, one of our
>> biggest challenges was label printing because we also print spine and
>> pocket labels. The only solution we found was to use TSC TTP-247 thermal
>> printers. When processing materials, we scan them into Item Status and dump
>> Item Status to a .csv and import it into Bartender. We can print from
>> there. We do not use the native Evergreen label printing utility. It was
>> hard to set up, but, now that we have it all documented, it works well.
>> Please let me know if you need additional information.
>>
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott  Thomas, MLS
>>
>> Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services
>>
>> Scranton Public Library
>>
>> Lackawanna County Library System
>>
>> 2006 N. Main Ave.
>>
>> Scranton, PA 18508
>>
>> Ph: 570-207-2379
>>
>> Fx: 570-348-3020
>>
>> Email: sc...@albright.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:
>> open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Elisabeth
>> Keppler
>> *Sent:* Friday, October 09, 2015 5:11 PM
>> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group <
>> open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing -
>> Circulation Sets
>>
>>
>>
>> Forsyth County (NC) uses the Dymo LabelWriter 450 series.  The printers
>> are as little as $100 each from some vendors and the labels are available
>> from many sources for pretty low prices.  It is a thermal solution, but you
>> don't have to worry about wasting labels on sheets that aren't full and
>> there's no ink or toner to buy.  Dymo makes a Twin version of the printer
>> that lets you have two rolls working at once.  It's more expensive (up to
>> $200) and we use pocket labels very rarely, so I don't think we bought any
>> of that model.  We just switch out the rolls as needed.  I can't promise
>> this woul

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

2015-10-12 Thread Scott Thomas
Hi Josh,

When we migrated from Sirsidynix Symphony earlier in the year, one of our 
biggest challenges was label printing because we also print spine and pocket 
labels. The only solution we found was to use TSC TTP-247 thermal printers. 
When processing materials, we scan them into Item Status and dump Item Status 
to a .csv and import it into Bartender. We can print from there. We do not use 
the native Evergreen label printing utility. It was hard to set up, but, now 
that we have it all documented, it works well. Please let me know if you need 
additional information.

Scott


Scott  Thomas, MLS
Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services
Scranton Public Library
Lackawanna County Library System
2006 N. Main Ave.
Scranton, PA 18508
Ph: 570-207-2379
Fx: 570-348-3020
Email: sc...@albright.org<mailto:sc...@albright.org>




From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of 
Elisabeth Keppler
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 5:11 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

Forsyth County (NC) uses the Dymo LabelWriter 450 series.  The printers are as 
little as $100 each from some vendors and the labels are available from many 
sources for pretty low prices.  It is a thermal solution, but you don't have to 
worry about wasting labels on sheets that aren't full and there's no ink or 
toner to buy.  Dymo makes a Twin version of the printer that lets you have two 
rolls working at once.  It's more expensive (up to $200) and we use pocket 
labels very rarely, so I don't think we bought any of that model.  We just 
switch out the rolls as needed.  I can't promise this would be the perfect 
solution for spine and pocket sets, but the more options you have, the better.

Good luck!

Lise

On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Josh Stompro 
<stomp...@exchange.larl.org<mailto:stomp...@exchange.larl.org>> wrote:
Hello, we are currently using Demco 1491670 (1 1/4” x 1” Spine + 2 5/8” x 1 ¼” 
Pocket labels, 16 to a sheet) printed on a laser printer.

I’ve seen the question asked a few times about what others are using to print 
the Spine+pocket labels but I haven’t seen any responses.  I’m hot having luck 
finding thermal printer stock for spine+pocket labels, which may also be called 
circulation sets.  We would be open to moving to thermal, but I haven’t found 
the stock we might need yet.  And I really don’t want one of the thermal 
printers that costs 2-4K$

The https://www.branchdistrictlibrary.org/professional/labels/ site looked 
promising, but the PDF library it uses doesn’t seem to support columns of 
different sizes.  The ezColumnStart function just takes the number of columns 
and the space between them.  Maybe that isn’t a huge deal if I treat the spine 
+ pocket as one label and just have two columns.

Is there any hope for non dot matrix printing of Spine + Pocket sets?

Thanks
Josh

Lake Agassiz Regional Library - Moorhead MN larl.org<http://larl.org>
Josh Stompro | Office 218.233.3757 EXT-139<tel:218.233.3757%20EXT-139>
LARL IT Director | Cell 218.790.2110




--
Lise Keppler, Technical Services
Forsyth County Public Library
2851 Fairlawn Dr
Winston Salem NC  27106
336-703-3048


Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

2015-10-12 Thread Donald Butterworth
The folks at Asbury University have had success with a Zebra TLP 2844. It
uses Thermal Transfer ribbon and prints spine+pocket labels on a role. Cost
is between $300 and $400.

At Asbury Seminary we have been using an old Cub thermal transfer printer.
We use it to print spine+pocket, and barcode labels. When it dies we will
likely go with a Zebra like the University.

We are sold on printers that use thermal transfer ribbons. The print is
very clear and fade resistant.

Don


On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Scott Thomas <sc...@albright.org> wrote:

> Hi Josh,
>
>
>
> When we migrated from Sirsidynix Symphony earlier in the year, one of our
> biggest challenges was label printing because we also print spine and
> pocket labels. The only solution we found was to use TSC TTP-247 thermal
> printers. When processing materials, we scan them into Item Status and dump
> Item Status to a .csv and import it into Bartender. We can print from
> there. We do not use the native Evergreen label printing utility. It was
> hard to set up, but, now that we have it all documented, it works well.
> Please let me know if you need additional information.
>
>
> Scott
>
>
>
>
>
> Scott  Thomas, MLS
>
> Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services
>
> Scranton Public Library
>
> Lackawanna County Library System
>
> 2006 N. Main Ave.
>
> Scranton, PA 18508
>
> Ph: 570-207-2379
>
> Fx: 570-348-3020
>
> Email: sc...@albright.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:
> open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Elisabeth
> Keppler
> *Sent:* Friday, October 09, 2015 5:11 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group <
> open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing -
> Circulation Sets
>
>
>
> Forsyth County (NC) uses the Dymo LabelWriter 450 series.  The printers
> are as little as $100 each from some vendors and the labels are available
> from many sources for pretty low prices.  It is a thermal solution, but you
> don't have to worry about wasting labels on sheets that aren't full and
> there's no ink or toner to buy.  Dymo makes a Twin version of the printer
> that lets you have two rolls working at once.  It's more expensive (up to
> $200) and we use pocket labels very rarely, so I don't think we bought any
> of that model.  We just switch out the rolls as needed.  I can't promise
> this would be the perfect solution for spine and pocket sets, but the more
> options you have, the better.
>
>
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> Lise
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Josh Stompro <stomp...@exchange.larl.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hello, we are currently using Demco 1491670 (1 1/4” x 1” Spine + 2 5/8” x
> 1 ¼” Pocket labels, 16 to a sheet) printed on a laser printer.
>
>
>
> I’ve seen the question asked a few times about what others are using to
> print the Spine+pocket labels but I haven’t seen any responses.  I’m hot
> having luck finding thermal printer stock for spine+pocket labels, which
> may also be called circulation sets.  We would be open to moving to
> thermal, but I haven’t found the stock we might need yet.  And I really
> don’t want one of the thermal printers that costs 2-4K$
>
>
>
> The https://www.branchdistrictlibrary.org/professional/labels/ site
> looked promising, but the PDF library it uses doesn’t seem to support
> columns of different sizes.  The ezColumnStart function just takes the
> number of columns and the space between them.  Maybe that isn’t a huge deal
> if I treat the spine + pocket as one label and just have two columns.
>
>
>
> Is there any hope for non dot matrix printing of Spine + Pocket sets?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Josh
>
>
>
> Lake Agassiz Regional Library - Moorhead MN larl.org
>
> Josh Stompro | Office 218.233.3757 EXT-139
>
> LARL IT Director | Cell 218.790.2110
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Lise Keppler, Technical Services
>
> Forsyth County Public Library
>
> 2851 Fairlawn Dr
>
> Winston Salem NC  27106
>
> 336-703-3048
>



-- 
Don Butterworth
Faculty Associate / Librarian III
B.L. Fisher Library
Asbury Theological Seminary
don.butterwo...@asburyseminary.edu
(859) 858-2227


Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

2015-10-12 Thread Josh Stompro
Thanks Don, could you share what specific media/label stock you use with the 
Zebra TLP 2844 and your supplier for that media.
Thanks
Josh

From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Donald 
Butterworth
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 9:09 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

The folks at Asbury University have had success with a Zebra TLP 2844. It uses 
Thermal Transfer ribbon and prints spine+pocket labels on a role. Cost is 
between $300 and $400.
At Asbury Seminary we have been using an old Cub thermal transfer printer. We 
use it to print spine+pocket, and barcode labels. When it dies we will likely 
go with a Zebra like the University.
We are sold on printers that use thermal transfer ribbons. The print is very 
clear and fade resistant.

Don


On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Scott Thomas 
<sc...@albright.org<mailto:sc...@albright.org>> wrote:
Hi Josh,

When we migrated from Sirsidynix Symphony earlier in the year, one of our 
biggest challenges was label printing because we also print spine and pocket 
labels. The only solution we found was to use TSC TTP-247 thermal printers. 
When processing materials, we scan them into Item Status and dump Item Status 
to a .csv and import it into Bartender. We can print from there. We do not use 
the native Evergreen label printing utility. It was hard to set up, but, now 
that we have it all documented, it works well. Please let me know if you need 
additional information.

Scott


Scott  Thomas, MLS
Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services
Scranton Public Library
Lackawanna County Library System
2006 N. Main Ave.
Scranton, PA 18508
Ph: 570-207-2379
Fx: 570-348-3020
Email: sc...@albright.org<mailto:sc...@albright.org>




From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org<mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org>]
 On Behalf Of Elisabeth Keppler
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 5:11 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group 
<open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org<mailto:open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>>
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine & Pocket label printing - Circulation Sets

Forsyth County (NC) uses the Dymo LabelWriter 450 series.  The printers are as 
little as $100 each from some vendors and the labels are available from many 
sources for pretty low prices.  It is a thermal solution, but you don't have to 
worry about wasting labels on sheets that aren't full and there's no ink or 
toner to buy.  Dymo makes a Twin version of the printer that lets you have two 
rolls working at once.  It's more expensive (up to $200) and we use pocket 
labels very rarely, so I don't think we bought any of that model.  We just 
switch out the rolls as needed.  I can't promise this would be the perfect 
solution for spine and pocket sets, but the more options you have, the better.

Good luck!

Lise

On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Josh Stompro 
<stomp...@exchange.larl.org<mailto:stomp...@exchange.larl.org>> wrote:
Hello, we are currently using Demco 1491670 (1 1/4” x 1” Spine + 2 5/8” x 1 ¼” 
Pocket labels, 16 to a sheet) printed on a laser printer.

I’ve seen the question asked a few times about what others are using to print 
the Spine+pocket labels but I haven’t seen any responses.  I’m hot having luck 
finding thermal printer stock for spine+pocket labels, which may also be called 
circulation sets.  We would be open to moving to thermal, but I haven’t found 
the stock we might need yet.  And I really don’t want one of the thermal 
printers that costs 2-4K$

The https://www.branchdistrictlibrary.org/professional/labels/ site looked 
promising, but the PDF library it uses doesn’t seem to support columns of 
different sizes.  The ezColumnStart function just takes the number of columns 
and the space between them.  Maybe that isn’t a huge deal if I treat the spine 
+ pocket as one label and just have two columns.

Is there any hope for non dot matrix printing of Spine + Pocket sets?

Thanks
Josh

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