Excerpts from Greer, Katie's message of Fri Dec 04 06:27:53 +1300 2009:
Has anyone been using a portable barcode scanner with the inventory module in Koha? I'm looking for product recommendations, as we'd like to do an inventory of the collection next summer. The cheaper the scanner, the better, of course!
Hi Katie 1 Cheap option people have used with success, is a laptop on a cart (assuming you have shelving carts) with just a plain old barcode scanner plugged in. (The usb ones power themselves from the laptop). That works as long as the cord is nice and longish :) Otherwise any portable barcode scanner that can output the scanned barcodes as a text file will work just fine. I don't have any specific recommendations because prices in $ NZ won't help you much :) Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand