- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Auto-ID Center
Research program creating standards for smart technology objects including chips, barcodes, tags, and packaging.
www.autoidcenter.org
- BarCode1
Information about barcodes
www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/barcode1.html
- Barcodepedia
Online bar code database, created by users. Search for a bar code by product, or use a webcam to scan bar codes into the system.
en.barcodepedia.com
- Wikipedia: Barcode
Encyclopedia entry about bar codes. Learn how the optical codes started as a sequence of parallel lines, and have come to include patterns of dots, circles, and images.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_code
- UK Article Number Association
Background to the Association and its activities with information on product numbering, barcode standards and Electronic Data Interchange.
www.ana.org.uk
- About.com: Bar Codes
Short history of the bar code, with diagrams from the original patent.
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbar_code.htm
- How to Read 12 Digit UPC Barcodes
Tricks for deciphering U.S. bar codes, usually made up of ten digits at the bottom of the code and one small number to each side. Impress your friends!
wiki.ehow.com/Read-12-Digit-UPC-Barcodes
- INSIGHT Knowledge Data Base
Automatic identification, bar codes, EDI, point of sale (POS), label printing and other auto id technologies, plus listings of numerous individual vendors.
mgfx.com
- GetHipp
Providing virtual services including web design, presentations, data entry, and Internet research.
www.gethipp.com
- Barcode Server
www.milk.com/barcode
- FAQ - Barcode Frequently Asked Questions
Explains how bar codes work, what the different types of codes are, and how they control the retail world.
www.azalea.com/FAQ/FAQ.html
- Build a Barcode
Make a bar code out of any text. Choose the symbology and properties of your code from the pull-down menus, and click to see the bar code you made.
www.waspbarcode.com/software/barcode_maker.asp
- History of the Bar Code
Detailed history of bar codes from Wonders of Modern Technology Magazine. Read how the optical codes revolutionized grocery stores and data processing.
www.barcoding.com/Information/barcode_history.shtml
- UPC link
Connects consumers to product information via the Internet using universal product codes in links from reseller's web pages.
www.upclink.com
- Uniform Code Council: Universal Product Code History
Includes history, facts, research, and uses for the U.P.C. code.
www.uc-council.org/upc_background.html
- Bar Code Glossary
Technical terms used to describe bar codes and barcoding, with definitions and explanations.
www.barcoding.com/Information/barcode_terms.shtml
- Bar Code Specifications
www.spatula.net/proc/barcode/index.src
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