Barcoding

This class will combine Barcoding I – Searching and Matching and Barcoding II – Item Records in an accelerated format. Successful completion of this class will qualify participants to receive their Barcoding Certification.

This class will cover:

• The criteria that are used to determine if a bibliographic record in the database is a match for an item in hand.
• Effective search strategies for different formats of material and the match points that are used when comparing an item to a record.
• Creating, editing, and deleting item records in the Polaris/Leap Database.

Prerequisites:

1. Participants must have a login for Polaris.
2. Prior to attending the class, participants should watch a short video on searching in Polaris.
3. Participants should review the document “An Introduction to Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC)” found in the handouts below.

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