To all FLAS specimens, we add an archival card (5 1/2″ x 5 ¾”) to give additional support to the specimens, and to provide a flat paper surface on which to apply the barcode label and annotations. The barcode labels we place on the upper right side of the card.

The barcodes used for this project were printed in bulk (B274 – 3 mil matte white polypropylene on P236 – 1.8 mil permanent acrylic adhesive with Digitek image, L107 – .5 mil clear matte polyester laminate) and code 39 printed. In the cases in which FLAS accession numbers were previously designated, barcodes that match the FLAS catalog number were applied. The specimens lacking accession numbers were assigned barcodes in a sequential manner.

In older collections, the same accession number has sometimes been used twice. Sometimes, the wrong barcode is mismatched with the accession number.