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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Everyone – since we are doing the same thing here in Lakeland with a new member library. I called the 1-800 listed on the DALNET website. I got a library helpdesk located in Toronto, Canada and they are not a “national barcode registry”. She had already received one phone call this morning, I was her second. I told her I would post to this listserv and let you know that that number has an error or no longer exists and has been assigned elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sheryl VanderWagen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ILS Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lakeland Library Cooperative<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>4138 3 Mile Rd NW<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Grand Rapids MI 49534-1134<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(616)559-5253 x210 (Phone) 616-559-4329 (Fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(616)559-9111 (Lakeland Help Line)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>sheryl@llcoop.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steven Bowers<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2017 8:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> T.A. Cutler Memorial Library; michlib-l@mcls.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Library Unique 4-Digit Identifier<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Did the sponsoring company tell you there is no longer a national registry? I hope there still is. Here is the information we last had for contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://dalnetconsortium.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/national-barcode-registry/">https://dalnetconsortium.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/national-barcode-registry/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please let me know if they wont do it anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>-Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a> <<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>> on behalf of T.A. Cutler Memorial Library <<a href="mailto:CutlerLibrary@live.com">CutlerLibrary@live.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 16, 2017 3:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Library Unique 4-Digit Identifier</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>We are planning to migrate from a 5- to 7-digit alpha-numeric barcode for patron accounts and item records to the standard 14-digit numeric barcode. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I'm hoping to find a unique (or relatively unique) 4-digit identifier. Since I've been told there isn't a national registry for this anymore, I thought I'd just check with all of you on the listserv whether your library uses any of the following three combinations as your library's code:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>5141<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>2077<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>4380<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>If you use one of those four (or know a library that does), please let me know. Please reply off-list to <a href="mailto:cutlerlibrary@live.com">cutlerlibrary@live.com</a> <img border=0 width=19 height=19 id=OWAEmoji113758 src="cid:image001.png@01D270AB.C2CA1DB0" alt="😊"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Also, if you have a supplier you love for barcodes/library cards, could you please share that information. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Lastly, do you use a check-digit in your barcode and if so, which symbology do you use?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you very much!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Jessica Little<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>T.A. Cutler Memorial Library<br>312 Michigan Ave.<br>Saint Louis, Michigan 48880<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>(989) 681-5141<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>