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Appendix H Configuring scanners
This appendix contains the following: information on using the ISBN barcode
scanning feature; information on determining which scanners can be used to scan
the ISBN barcodes; and the programming barcodes you'll need to configure these
scanners.
Uses
Most items in your collection have ISBN barcodes imprinted on them by their
publisher or producer. To make use of these barcodes in the library, you can
configure your scanner to read them. If you have the item in hand, you can scan
the ISBN barcode during several procedures:
S Searching for items in Cataloging. Scan the ISBN on the back cover of the
book, and press the ISBN search button (not the Barcode button) on the
toolbar to find its MARC record.
S Entering the ISBN when cataloging items. Put the cursor in the 020 tag in the
MARC Editor, or in the ISBN text box in the Easy Editor, and scan the ISBN.
Using this method allows error-free data entry in a critical tag.
S Building an LCCN-ISBN-ISSN list when exporting MARC records, or
generating a Bibliography Report or Title List. In the LCCN-ISBN-ISSN List
dialog, select the ISBN radio button, and scan in the ISBNs to build the list.
You do not even have to press the Add button between scans.
S Entering the ISBN when creating a record on the fly" at the Circulation
Desk. When the Checkout procedure encounters an unidentified copy
barcode, you may choose to create a permanent record. In the Add Title
dialog, put the cursor in the ISBN text box, and just scan the ISBN to enter it.
Selecting a scanner
Of the scanners supported by Follett Software Company, the following scanners
can be used to scan ISBNs in version 4.x or higher of the Follett applications:
S ScanTeam 3400 CCD scanner. (See instructions starting in next section.)
S ScanTeam 5400 Laser scanner. (See instructions starting on page 701.)
S ImageTeam 3800 Image Reader. Reads ISBN by default. (No programming is
necessary.)