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Offline Belfast_Tech

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Library scanners
« on: January 12, 2010, 03:19:00 PM »
Our Librarian's scanner has given up the will to live... out of interest, what type have you (if you have that is!) recommended / bought for your library?

I've lent her my WASP barcode scanner but it's failing to pick up some fine barcodes...  it has to be USB connectable for handiness.

Thanks!
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2010, 04:25:15 PM »
Ours is the same here m8 wouldnt mind getting one myself
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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2010, 04:35:49 PM »
Get in contact with the library people from the board and they'll recommend one. We use wasp for our asset system in IT and it has trouble reading some codes, the funny thing is it reads apple serials fine and there tiny.
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2010, 10:51:02 AM »
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2010, 10:01:03 AM »
Out of interest has anyone tried installing alice and the barcode reader onto the new HP machines. Our barcode reader connects through the keyboard which is ps/2. I was wondering will it still work. Currently using an rm machine, we kept after install but now i have to move it somewhere else. Any info will be great help.
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2010, 10:03:51 AM »
There are ps2 connections on the new machines.
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2010, 10:33:58 AM »
The Heron doesn't work on our barcodes :( 

I don't know what the name of the barcodes are but the lines are very narrow - I'd say much more narrow than the usual barcodes. 

Got to return it now :(  Anyone any more suggestions?
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2010, 02:14:06 PM »
You have set it up for Plessey bar codes, haven't you???
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« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2010, 03:26:40 PM »
I didn't realise it needed to be configured - so unless it's default no it wasn't set up.

Oops - I guess the Plessey codes are used for the books & the Alice software?

It's already been posted back to the warehouse hehe!  On the look out for another now.
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2010, 01:36:16 PM »

http://www.barcodeman.co.uk will set it up for you if you ask. But of course you need to know to ask for Plessey barcodes.

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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2010, 02:35:03 PM »
I've reconfigured my own barcode scanner for the Plessey codes - works perfect :)  Got an order in now for another one - this one will be configured after I get it.. thanks!
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« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2010, 11:04:30 AM »
I bought in a Cipher Lab 1166 Wireless Bluetooth scanner for our Library last summer.  The Librarian says it's fantastic.  Range of approx 50m. 

Worked an absolute treat for collecting all the Serial Numbers for the new machines as well   ;)
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2010, 11:23:29 AM »
Who needs to walk round to get the serial numbers, try this vbs script. All you have to change/do in the script is create a seperate txt file with all your machine numbers deni-stn001, and edit the Strtextfile entry and the setobjfile entry.

I use a wasp barcode scanner for our asset database(WLR8905) it comes with a programming book so you can tell the scanner what it can read.

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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2010, 01:07:13 PM »
That my friend... is fricken Awesome!  Thanks very much for such a handle wee tool   ;D
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Re: Library scanners
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2010, 02:22:08 PM »
dfinney - that is fantastic - cheers! 

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