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Bar Coding

Tracking physical assets and inventory with automated systems can save money and improve operations. Bar codes gather the necessary data at the point of activity quickly and accurately.

• Bar Coding Guidelines for the U.S. Book Industry (revised Nov 2006)

• Increase to the Price Add-On for the EAN Bar Code

• Bar Code Suppliers
   

• BISG Policy Statement POL-0701: Elimination of Dual IDs on Books & Related Products
  Approved and Published March 15, 2007
  This Statement provides guidance on the elimination of dual identifiers (two or more identifiers for a product and two or more bar codes on the physical product). Recommendations as as to which identifier -- ISBN or U.P.C. -- should be assigned to specific products is included.

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