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Bar Code Specification Links & Reference Sources
The following is a list of trade organizations where you can obtain specifications on several of the popular bar code symbologies:
AIM-USA (Automatic Identification Manufacturers)
634 Alpha Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 663-8588
(412) 963-8753 Fax
http://www.aimusa.org
Uniform Symbol Specification - Code 39
Uniform Symbol Specification - Interleaved 2 of 5
Uniform Symbol Specification - Code 128
Uniform Symbol Specification - Codabar
Uniform Symbol Specification - Code 93
Uniform Symbol Specification - Code 16K
Uniform Symbol Specification - PDF417
Uniform Symbol Specification - DataMatrix
Uniform Symbol Specification - MaxiCode
Uniform Code Council (UCC)
8163 Old Yankee Road, Suite J
Dayton, OH 45458
(513) 435-3870
(513) 435-4749 Fax
http://www.uc-council.org
UPC Symbol Specification Manual
EAN International
Rue Royale 29
B-1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
(011) 32 2 218 76 74
(011) 32 2 218 75 85 Fax
http://www.ean.be
General Specifications for European Article Numbering (EAN)
Japanese Standards Association
1-24, Akasaka 4, Minato-Ku
Tokyo 107 Japan
Bar Code Specifications for Japanese Article Numbering (JAN)
Symbol Technologies, Inc.
116 Wilbur Place
Bohemia, NY 11716
(516) 563-2400
(516) 244-4645 Fax
MSI (Modified Plessey)
US Postal Service (or contact your local Post Office)
Marketing Department
Regular Mail Services Division
US Postal Service HQ
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Room 5541
Washington DC 20260-6336
A Guide to Business Mail Preparation
(Publication 25, Postnet & FIM)
International Standard Book Number-United States Agency
121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 665-6770
(908) 665-2895
TRADE JOURNALS
Automatic ID News
195 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
(908) 549-3000
(908) 549-8927 FAX
ID Systems
174 Concord Street
Peterborough, NH 03458
(603) 924-9631
(603) 924-7408 FAX
Manufacturing Systems
191 South Gary Avenue
Carlo Stream, IL 60188
(708) 665-1000
(708) 462-2225 FAX
Warehousing Management
One Chilton Way
Radnor, PA 19089
(610) 964-4000
(610) 964-4251 FAX
TRADE SHOWS
Scan-Tech
Produced and Managed by
Advanstar Expositions
7500 Old Oak Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44130
(216) 243-8100
(216) 826-2801 Fax
Scan-Tech is the largest exposition for the ID industry and is traditionally held in the fall.
Manufactures exhibit their latest product offerings including thermal printers, software, bar code
scanners, services, etc. Seminars are also offered over a three day period including new
technology, case studies, specific applications, and bar code introductory courses.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCE MATERIALS
Using Bar Codes: Why It's Taking Over
David Jarrett Collins and Nancy Nasuti Whipple
Data Capture Institute, May 1994
ISBN: 0-9627406-1-6
Understanding Bar Code
James R. Plunkett
Computer Applications, June 1993
ISBN: 1-884322-17-4
Lines of Communication: Bar Code and Data Collection
Craig K. Harmon
Helmers Publishing, June 1994
ISBN: 0-1911261-07-9
The Bar Code Book: Reading, Printing, and Specification
of Bar Code Symbols
Roger C. Palmer
Helmers Publishing, 1995
ISBN: 0-911261-09-5
Automatic ID: Questions and Answers
Richard B. Meyers
Advanstar Communications, September 1992
ISBN: 0-929870-08-5