Receipts – Barcodes: do we need them?
Discuss here if you would like to see the barcode removed from the patron slips.
Argument FOR barcodes on the receipts:
- easy to see which item the patron had
- helps if the barcode is lost from the book
- any others?
Argument AGAINST barcodes on the receipts:
- the entire receipt will look nicer
- the information will fit better.
- any others?
Please discuss!
most of our patrons do not want the slip so it really doesn’t matter to us. I think for those who do like the slip, being able to read what is there is more important that having so much info – title and date due is sufficient. I think the barcode that is REALLY not necessary is the patron barcode.
In talking to my staff there is a consensus that the barcode is rather useful on the receipt. They can look that barcode up real quickly and see what is up with the book: did it get turned in, is it still on the patrons card. The title is just not enough for my staff.
I think the receipt is for patron’s use and they do not need the barcode. Staff has other, more efficient, ways to get this information.
This will produce a better looking and easier to read receipt.
Also now that printing a slip is an option here, we will be asking patrons if they want a slip and I am positive that most will decline.
Like Cathy, my staff doesn’t see a need for the barcode and REALLY doesn’t see a need for the patron barcode.
After seeing the receipt mock-up that was sent out. I like the carriage return then the barcode.
After talking to the staff at Bonner Springs we like the looks of the receipt mock-up that was sent out. It is definitely easier to read then the current receipt!
yes – I like this mock-up too. looks good – easy to read – the most important feature for our patrons. thanks for working to make this – well, workable.
We think it looks just fine too.
Thanks for the fix!
oki doki, consider it done.
I’m for the bar codes for reference, especially if there are more than one copy of the same item.
Currently each item fits on one line, including the bar code, which I like for a practical reason — saves space but has enough info. for quick reference.
What if we replaced the patron barcode with a first name? (If we can do this, Liz will have to check.) We set it up with the patron barcode because it was more ‘private’ than a full name, but for a family with multiple slips, I thought some sort of identifier was needed.
I like the idea of a first name.
If the slips are for patrons then the barcodes make no sense. patron barcode is of no use but first name has some merit.