Computype Bar Code Labels

High Performance Item Bar Code Labels

Computype has been supplying item bar code labels to libraries for over 30 years. Their high performance labels are printed with a DigiTek process using a high quality archival label material and an aggressive adhesive that will bond to all common library item surfaces. A heat seal over-laminate is also used for added image protection and provides a permanent bond to the label material.

Color can also be added to your labels at no additional charge giving you the ability to color code such things as a particular branch in your library system. Click HERE to see the many different ways color can be added to your item labels.

Library Label Examples

This format has a bar code, bar code number, and library name. Each label can go on any book because the number is linked to the book after the label is placed.

Smart - A smart label contains specific book information such as call number, title, and author. Smart labels are only good for one specific book. By using smart labels, the bar code number does not need to be scanned in because the numbers are pre-loaded before the labels are produced. Labels will be supplied in shelf-list order.

Double - The double format has an additional bar code human readable number with each label. This format is used when an additional physical record of the number is needed for a shelf list or some other type of file.

Twin - A Twin format is a set of two identical bar codes. Twin labels are used when libraries want to have more than one label on each book. By placing a label on the front and the back of the book the librarian at the checkout desk never has to turn the book over to scan the label, which reduces the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome. If a label is ever damaged or removed from a book, having a second label also eliminates any problems associated with locating the book in the system.

Digital Color - Labels are available in all the above formats plus digital color gives libraries access to hundreds of colors. Libraries can now add their logos, graphics, or any other desired design to their labels to further enhance their identification process. 

Click HERE for a brochure from Computype outlining the company's barcode labels, the materials used to create them, and their statement of commitment to libraries.

 

 

 

 

 

If you have questions or need pricing please contact Pam Rossman at 1-800-686-8975 x10.