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Best practices here would include consideration of size so as not to have to re-tray. Or, to consider barcoding when specimen re-traying is planned as part of curation and / or digitization efforts. Also, note that several entomology collections (Harvard, also Digitarium in Finland) have found it very useful to print their qr-codes on the front and back side of their barcode labels for pinned specimens. In this manner, a barcode can be read from above or below. | Best practices here would include consideration of size so as not to have to re-tray. Or, to consider barcoding when specimen re-traying is planned as part of curation and / or digitization efforts. Also, note that several entomology collections (Harvard, also Digitarium in Finland) have found it very useful to print their qr-codes on the front and back side of their barcode labels for pinned specimens. In this manner, a barcode can be read from above or below. | ||
It's also important to think about printing and handling. Cutting out tiny barcode labels is time-consuming. | |||
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