Hi Sue,

It does matter what scanners and printers you use. 

I set up barcodes to work with TMS for the Yale University Art Gallery and found that testing the barcode printers and scanners to find a workable combination is essential.

I eventually purchased Symbol handheld scanners and Zebra printers.

I found that cheap scanners don't work well with barcode printers.

Keep in mind that if you are going to be scanning barcodes in low light environments such as object storage, it is essential to have high quality scanners and printers. We attached barcode labels to every storage location as well as the objects.

Also, dedicated barcode printers are much more efficient than laser printers especially when you need to use barcode tags that meet the Conservators restrictions. I purchased tyvec "blood bag" labels that we applied to archival tags (also sold by Zebra).

I did this project about ten years ago so my memory is fading, but I do have a PowerPoint presentation that is a barcode tutorial I presented at AAM. You are welcome to a copy.

All of the barcode functions happen outside TMS except for the scanned barcode data upload and barcode printing, so it's important to make sure your scanners, printers and labels play well together.

Please feel free to contact me with other barcode questions.


David Parsell 
Systems Manager Information Technology
Yale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel Street
P.O. Box 208280
New Haven, CT 06520-8280
2034329603|britishart.yale.edu
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Subject: Barcode scanners

Does anyone have any recommendations on barcode scanners to use with TMS?  We are new to TMS and will be installing the Barcode Manager.  We've been told that any scanner will work but would appreciate anyone's recommendations on particular models.

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