| AIDC 100 Archives - Center for AutoID at Ohio
University Collection
Manuscript Collection 384
Description:
Papers, 1991-2001.
2 cubic ft.
Organization: Series arrangement chronologically by original order; printed
documents from the Center for AutoID at Ohio University teaching institutes.
Processing and finding aid by F. Jason Torre, September 2004.
Preface
Introduction
Organizational Note
Timeline of Accomplishments
Scope and Content Note
Series Description
Container Listing
AIDC
100 Archive Resource Center
Preface
The AIDC 100 Archives at Stony Brook University Library identifies,
acquires, arranges, describes, preserves and makes available to the public,
industry members, educators, students and media a comprehensive record
which documents the invention, development and current state of
the AIDC (automatic identification & data capture) industry, and
serve as a central, permanent repository for all important documentation
on the AIDC industry.
Introduction
The Center for AutoID at Ohio University Collection was donated
to the Special Collections Department in the fall of 2003. The collection
consists of two cubic feet of material, and is made up of teaching
materials used in the Center’s summer, teaching institute. It
serves to provide researchers with an overview of the AIDC industry
and its educational component parts as the two have evolved over the
past decade.
The collection is open to research without restrictions in accordance
with general access principles, and under the discretion of the Special
Collections Department Staff. The collection's creator (Center for AutoID
at Ohio University) holds all commercial copyrights to the publications.
Educational, use in accordance with the Fair Use Guidelines of the U.S.
copyright laws is allowed on a case by case basis. All requests to use
or reproduce any of papers or publications should be addressed to the
Special Collections Department Staff; the department staff will forward
all commercial requests to the Center’s contact person or provide
contact information as needed.
In citing the collection, please credit it as follows: Center for Auto
ID at Ohio University Collection, Special Collections Department, University
Libraries, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Materials within this collection may be located with the use of the collection's
finding aid available in hardcopy and online through the University's
Library webpage.
Organizational Note
(Note: The following was excerpted in its entirety from the Center for
AutoID’s website at http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/autoid/whatisit.htm).
The Ohio University Center for Automatic Identification is the nation's
first university-based research center devoted solely to the study of
automatic identification and data capture (AIDC). AIDC includes the technologies
of bar coding, magnetic stripe and radio frequency identification, voice
data entry.
The Center was established in 1988 to provide a focused, unbiased, non-profit
organization in recognition of the increasing uses of bar coding and
other AIDC technologies. These technologies are being applied in many
business environments to increase data accuracy and improve productivity.
Education and research are the two missions of the Center. Educational
activities include the annual Automatic Identification and Data Capture
Technical Institute (AIDCTI), as well as workshops such as "Understanding
and Using Bar Codes."
Industry sponsored research projects conducted at the Center include
two very comprehensive bar code symbology tests. The "Code 16K and Code
49 Data Integrity Test" was conducted to establish base line reliability
data for the first two-dimensional bar code symbologies. The "Datamatrix
and PDF 417 Data Integrity Test" was conducted to evaluate the robustness
of those two high data capacity symbologies.
As the use of AIDC continues to increase in applications worldwide, the
Center for Automatic Identification is available to meet the educational
and research needs of clients in any business environment. The Center
can perform R&D work, standards comparisons as well as independent
verification of other customized research results. Workshops and seminars
can also be planned and conducted by the Center staff.
Timeline of Accomplishments
Ohio University
Center for Automatic Identification
Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ
College of Engineering and Technology
• Percival Award. Dr. James Fales, director of
the Center for Automatic Identification, received the Percival Award
at Scan Tech 1998 for his outstanding contributions to the Automatic
Identification and Data Capture industry.
• Assistant Director. Mr. Todd Myers joined the
Center for Automatic Identification as the Assistant Director in September
1998.
• Undergraduate course. Dr. James Fales was the
first professor to develop and teach an undergraduate course in automatic
identification. IT 454 (Automatic Identification) has been continuously
taught since 1987.
• Labs. Well-equipped, industry-sponsored auto
ID laboratories for “hands-on” practical experience for students
has been installed.
• Research projects. Faculty, staff, graduate,
and undergraduate students conduct research projects in bar coding, voice
recognition and RFDC.
• Publications/Presentations. Faculty and staff
have published numerous magazine and journal articles and have presented
at numerous conferences and seminars.
The Center for Automatic Identification
The Center for Automatic Identification is the nation's first university-based
center devoted solely to the subject matter of automatic identification.
Established in July 1988, the mission is to
serve as a focal point for contract activities in education and research
related to bar coding and other forms of automatic data capture.
Selected Educational Activities:
• Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technical Institutes
(AIDCTI) co-sponsored by AIM, Inc. and the Uniform Code Council.
More than 408 professors from various
disciplines and universities around the world have attended the annual
institute since it’s beginning in 1987.
• Understanding and Using Bar Codes Plus. These
two-day workshops are presented periodically in the Center for Auto ID
for business and industrial personnel.
• Training. Customized in-plant training sessions
can be arranged at business sites.
• Technology transfer projects. The Center routinely
does AIDC pilot projects for regional businesses and industries.
Selected Research Activities
• A comparison of read times of bar code symbols as printed
by selected printers. Data shows
that there was no functional difference in read time between the four
types of bar code printers tested.
• Code 16K and Code 49 Data Integrity Test. Data
shows that Code 16K and Code 49 have error rates of less than 1 in 5
million characters scanned.
• Datamatrix and PDF 417 Data Integrity Test. Data
shows that Datamatrix and PDF 417 have error rates of less than 1 in
10 million characters scanned.
• Testing of RFDC portable data terminals for environmental
robustness.
• Ink Jet Direct Part Marking. Testing the use
of various ink jet formulas for ink adhesion on metal tubing.
128 Stocker Center • Athens, Ohio 45701-2979 • 740-593-1452 • Fax:
740-593-9382
www.ent.ohiou.edu/autoid
Scope and Content Note
The Center for AutoID at Ohio University Collection consists of one
series: General Reference materials which are comprised of materials
created in support for the various teaching institutes that the Center
has conducted over the years.
The series' original order has been maintained where applicable and re-created
in others to assist researchers more easily.
Items housed in acidic or metal housings have been removed from these
housings for preservation reasons and have been placed in acid free folders
and containers. Photographs have been placed in acid free folders and
envelopes, and were left within original series. All metal fasteners
have been removed and replaced in accordance with accepted archival standards
of preservation.
Series Description
Series I: Teaching Guides, 1991-2001 , 2.5 linear feet. The series contain
letter sized, teaching guides that have been removed from their binders
for space and preservation needs; a sample of the binders is located
in Box 1.
Container Listing
Box 1
Understanding and Using Bar Codes, 1991
Box 2
Understanding and Using Bar Codes, 1992
Understanding and Using Bar Codes, 1993
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1991
Box 3
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1992
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1994
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1995
Box 4
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1995
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1996
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1997
Box 5
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1998
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 1999
Box 6
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 2000
Automatic Identification Teacher’s Institute, 2001 |
