Re: Innovative's Inventory Control

["Michael J. Bennett" <mbennett at cwmars dot org>]

Jeff,  

I've put together a document on our website for our member libraries to 
read before they decide to start in on one of these projects.  It's an 
overview, sections of which I've pasted below.  We are a large network 
consortium, so our set up is probably somewhat different than yours.  
But the principles are essentially the same when it comes to Innovative 
inventory:  

"Inventory control reports through Innovative Interfaces software are 
now available to interested C/WMARS libraries. In general what this 
program can do is take sections of an institution's collection that have 
been manually scanned into a hand-held data collection device and 
run comparative reports based upon an expected call # range of items. 
How this works is that the software initially looks at the first and last 
items in a given set of scanned data, formulates a shelf list of what 
items should fall within this range based upon the shelving location and 
call #'s of the first and last items, then compares this formulated 
"expected" shelf list with the actual list of items that are physically 
scanned.  

In this way inventory reports run by C/WMARS staff off of library-
uploaded sets of inventoried barcode lists may accurately highlight 
items that are found where they are expected to be found on a library's 
physical shelf. Perhaps more importantly, however, these lists can also 
point out such discrepancies as missing, mis-shelved, and/or checked 
out items as well as scanned barcodes that have not yet been 
cataloged with C/WMARS. In addition items with shelving location 
codes seemingly out of synch with the rest of the shelf list are also 
flagged for possible inspection by library staff."  

Hope this helps to give you a better sense as to how the module can 
possibly work for you.  

Michael  


On 23 May 2005 at 13:35, Dickens Jeffrey J wrote:  

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> 
> To those of you out there who use Inventory Control, how do you use
> it? We just did our inventory last week, and we are now thinking of
> automating/accelerating this process by going around with a hand held
> scanner. Is it a separate module? Do you just keep an electronic
> "master file" instead of a physical card catalog and match the
> barcodes against that file? I would appreciate any and as much
> information as you can give me. There is absolutely no hurry. Thanks
> in advance.
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> Jeff Dickens, Electronic Resources Librarian
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> Fred J. Taylor Library, P.O. Box 3599
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> University of Arkansas -- Monticello, 71656
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> Phone: 870-460-1380
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> Fax: 870-460-1980
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> E-Mail: dickens at uamont dot edu
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Michael J. Bennett
Member Services Assistant
C/W MARS, Inc.
1 Sunset Lane
Paxton, MA 01612-1197
508-755-3323 x.43
508-755-3721 fax
mbennett at cwmars dot org