1. Barcodes for collections @BARCODES@ Francisco Pando de la Hoz Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid Pando@ma-rjb.csic.es

2. Barcodes for what Tool for management by making some tasks easier Pando@ma-rjb.csic.esBarcodes

3. Different kinds of barcodes (symbologies) The one choosen by herbaria and other collections is called “barcode 39”: No overlaping characters (bars) Allows letters (capitals only) and numbers Available as a “TrueType” font: Escalable Portable Barcodes come in different types

4. Code 39 Barcode 39 allows: –Produce and use our barcodes ourselves –produce and labels with normal text and barcodes in one step Pando@ma-rjb.csic.esBarcodes

5. Barcodes for labels

6. Pando@ma-rjb.csic.es Barcodes for labels (2)

7. How we use barcodes What you see: @MA 435267@ What there is indeed: @MA 435267@ What we put into the barcode: a unique identifier (in the world) Pando@ma-rjb.csic.esBarcodes

8. Barcode reader and its setup Pando@ma-rjb.csic.esBarcodes PC Barcode reader Duplicator Keyboard Reader sends keystroke codes; the PC does not know if the codes come from the keyboard or the reader No software No configuration

9. Final remarks It is not needed to have a barcode reader to start barcoding Always add the text in the barcode in human- readable form Test your barcodes before producing them in mass (final size and spacing between characters depens on paper and printer quality, and type of barcode reader) Pando@ma-rjb.csic.esBarcodes