WRLC Storage Reshelving Procedures for BOOKS 2025

1. Scanning Procedures

Aim scanner and press the trigger to scan each barcode

- - - Scan the tray location barcode on the tray then the item barcode on the book.
    - If more than one book need to go in the same tray, the tray location barcode will need to be scanned again.

2. Retrieving Items from Scanner

Plug the Opticon Scanner to the computer
Click on OPN Companion Application
Click on “get barcodes”
A txt file titled “Barcodes” will automatically appear on desktop listing the barcodes that were just scanned
Click on “delete barcodes” then “yes” to proceed *THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
Click on “close” then close the window
Open the “Barcodes” file and remove extra space at the end (be sure the cursor is at the end of the last barcode)
Save the file as text to:

C:\Users\your last name\WRLC\WRLC COMMON - Documents\1_Storage Refiles\Alma\Books\Row x & x

File name is the date that list was created

Ex. notepad_7_12_16

Delete the “Barcodes” file *THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!

3. TrayUploading verificationreshelved and reshelving in SCFitems

Use the SCF Processing website to upload reshelved books. If you need to leave your desk briefly, it will be a good idea to refresh the page when you comes back before starting work to ensure everything is ready to proceed.

When items have been uploaded it means:

The message, "SCF Hold Shelf" in Internal Note 3 has been cleared
The Item is in temporary location has been switched to "No"
The temporary library of "WRLC - Shared Collections Facility" has been removed
The temporary location of "SCF Hold Shelf" has been removed

Do Step 2 to perform upload of the reshelved items. Click on "Bulk".

Select the file that was just created after uploading the items from the portable scanner.

Click on "Preview Records from File"

Click on "Proceed" to have multiple fields in Alma updated

When you see "Updated Item Details" and "Updated", it means that the item records have been updated.

All done!