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Date:         Fri, 11 Dec 1992 12:33:21 -0400
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From:         CHARPER@COLGATEU.BITNET
Subject:      Label printers

Some time ago I posted a message inquiring about printers people use for label
printing.  I got just a few useful responses, but did hear from several other
sites who wanted me to post the same information to the list, so here's my
summary.  Included are a few messages on the subject previously gleaned from
INNOPAC.

We decided to purchase a parallel/serial converter to convert the existing
Epson LQ-1500 we're currently using to print labels from OCLC (the serial
interface board from Epson is no longer available).  This thing, being a
132-column printer, is bigger and clunkier than we'd like, but it does the job
now, so why opt for the unknown?

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Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian                               Case Library
charper@colgateu                                        Colgate University
charper@center.colgate.edu                                    13 Oak Drive
(315) 824-7363                                           Hamilton NY 13346
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Printers mentioned:

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        Printer (Panasonic KX-1124)

(Note: A plastic tab had to be cut off the printer to accommodate the very
narrow pin feed spine labels).


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We are using a Panasonic KX-P1180i as a label printer attached to Catalog
workstation.  So far this is working better than any other printer that
we've tried in the past.

Besides, if you shop around (Computer Shopper) you can purchase 1 for
around $150.00.

Let me know if you want more information.

Carol L. Carr
Systems Librarian
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA  99362

Phone: 509-527-5916   Fax: 509-527-5900   BITNET   carr@whitman

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I have played with setting an okidata microline 320 as a label
printer to see how the III print labels function works (it is clunky at
best...), but the microline has only two type size settings - too small
and too large!
Thanks.
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Sara Amato                       +          email: samato@willamette.edu  +
Mark O. Hatfield Library         +                                        +
Willamette University            +                                        +
900 State Street                 +                                        +
Salem OR  97301                  +                                        +
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We print on laser label stock (purchased from Vernon Library Supplies)
using an HP Laserjet IIP. [...]
The labels are taken directly from INNOPAC (from the item record), captured
to a file, then put through a custom-written macro (borrowed heavily from UCB
with much thanks) which formats the call numbers to fit our shelves. The
laser printer offers very crisp and readable print with all of the usual
advantages (no ribbons, variety of font-size, no alignment problems, etc.).

Mike Levy
Resources Management
UCSF

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In terms of selecting a label printer, one key thing to look for
is a printer where it is easy to remove the platen (without having
to remove many other parts and screws as is the case with
most printers). With most dot matrix printers you will eventually
get a label stuck between the guide plates and the roller. This is
usually a nightmare!

While I haven't tried them yet, I would think that IBM's new line
of dot matrix printers (bottom feed systems) might work out well.
And since III has not supported printer drivers to take advantage
different print styles etc., printer emulation is not likely to be
a problem.

John Rutherford
Central Conn. State Univ.

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        Cindy, DEC LA75 works fine here (using bottom-feed)

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