Resources & Reference Information
A curated list of external resources for further reading on barcode history, symbologies, and frequently asked questions.
Barcode History
- Wikipedia — Barcode: History
- Wikipedia — Barcode: History of Barcodes
- Russ Adams' Bar Code history page (adams1.com)
- Lasco Fittings — Bar Code / EDI history
- UC Davis — history of bar codes (escher.cs.ucdavis.edu)
- About.com Inventors — history of the bar code
- Basics.ie — Barcode History
- SATO Europe — barcode technology history
- Barcoding Solutions Inc. — bar code history
- Queen's University — encoding and barcodes history
Barcode Symbologies
- Barcode Island — symbology reference
- Russ Adams' stacked symbologies page (adams1.com)
Barcode FAQ
- ID Automation — Barcoding for Beginners
Legacy links (no longer active) (8)
- http://www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/history.html
- http://escher.cs.ucdavis.edu:1024/CS15/history.html
- http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbar_code.htm
- http://www.basics.ie/History.htm
- http://www.barcodingsolutionsinc.com/bar_code_history.html
- http://educ.queensu.ca/~compsci/units/encoding/barcodes/history.html
- http://www.barcodeisland.com/symbolgy.html
- www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/stack.html