1. Print Templates : some spiney issues
John de La Fontaine
Systems Librarian
Occidental College

2. Print Templates : some spiney issues
Goals in implementing Print Templates for Spine Labels:
Efficiency: to stream line / reduce workflow
Improve Appearance

3. Print Templates : some spiney issues
Location, Location, Location …

4. Print Templates : some spiney issues let’s get granular…

5. Print Templates : some spiney issues How do I set it up?

6. Print Templates : some spiney issues
What’s your workflow? : To Batch or to Print Separately

7. Print Templates : some spiney issues Get a template

8. Print Templates : some spiney issues Get a template
Another source is the Print Templates WIKI available through CS-direct:

9. Print Templates : some spiney issues Edit the Template in iReport
Label Size in Report Properties
Orientation
Page Size
Columns

10. Print Templates : some spiney issues Edit the Template in iReport
Text Box Properties
Margins
Printable Area
Remove line when blank
Print Repeated Values
Text Properties
Font
Size
Alignment

11. Print Templates : some spiney issues Edit the Template in iReport
Edit the Expression
Fields
Elements
Don’t forget that dot!

12. Print Templates : some spiney issues Compile … Save

13. Print Templates : some spiney issues Import Saved Template

14. Print Templates : some spiney issues Test Print

15. Print Templates : some spiney issues Test Print

16. Print Templates : some spiney issues Test Print

17. Print Templates : some spiney issues Test Print

18. Print Templates : some spiney issues Test Print

19. Print Templates : some spiney issues Some Test Print Results

20. Print Templates : some spiney issues
Process is time consuming and complex
Difficult to Add text above or below
Adding a “dot” before Cutter number
We want to use all labels on a sheet – running a sheet through the printer a second time resulted in ‘dirty’ labels
Exceptions break the rules
Number of templates needed to cover all cases
How to communicate which template to use?

21. Print Templates : some spiney issues Oxy’s Solution: Create a Word Template

22. Print Templates : some spiney issues Oxy’s Solution: Create a Word Template

23. Print Templates : some spiney issues Oxy’s Solution: Create a Word Template

24. Print Templates : some spiney issues Oxy’s Solution: Copy Call Number

25. Print Templates : some spiney issues Oxy’s Solution: Paste Call Number

26. Print Templates : some spiney issues Oxy’s Solution: Add a Location

27. Print Templates : some spiney issues Add a Copy or Volume Number

28. Print Templates : some spiney issues Change Font size to make multiple lines fit

29. Print Templates : some spiney issues

30. Print Templates : some spiney issues
Millennium Templates are inflexible – Word Template allows for adjustments
Copy / Paste saves staff time, avoids errors
Fewer ‘dirty’ labels
No need to guide labels through a dot-matrix printer
Able to use contemporary printers and software

31. Print Templates : some spiney issues Additional Resources
Presentation by Kathy Setter at IUG 2009 – Spine Label Printing with Print Templates --
Print Templates wiki – best source of information all in one place --
Mike Kutan (Occidental College Student)
John de La Fontaine