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Library Patron Prefix Item Prefix Notes Length 
Antioch 21694 See Notes 31694 Affiliated colleges use prefix-->anxx 14
Baldwin Wallace See Notes See Notes Patrons use the BW issued colleague number. Items use BWC. Jones-6 digit (3xxxxx) 7
Bluffton 21195 31195 14
CCAD 2CCAD 32223/000/100/101 14
Defiance See Notes See Notes Items use V0000-VZZZZ or P0000-PZZZZ. Patrons use D0000-DZZZZ. Patrons also start with 80xxxxxxx 9
Findlay 40633u 50633/35214 Univ ID starts with FIU
  • UNIV ID field:   “FI” followed by the Universal ID including the “U”
  • P BARCODE:  the entire Universal ID including the “U”
  • P BARCODE:  40633 followed by their Universal ID minus the “U”
Library staff do not need to enter mobile identifiers; those get added to Sierra through data loads the day after the user enrolls.		  
Franciscan 23634 33634 Barcodes can be both 14 or 15 digits. 14 (15)
Heidelberg 22104/22107/5000 32104/32105 Patrons also use 50000 prefix; check digits include symbols. 11
John Carroll 6274/11188 11188 Items use 11188 + 8 digits, Patrons use 11188 + 8 digits or 6274 +12 digits prefixes. 13 (16)
Lourdes 20379LC 30379 PLC + 6 digits 9
Malone 23897 33897 14
Mercy 24268 or ID # 34268 Patron barcodes use 7 digit student ID number. For employees 0+6 digit ID number. 14 (7)
Mount Carmel See Notes 37930

Employee: First and last initial, followed by employee identification number.

    
Physician: The letter D, followed by a brief sequence of numbers. Example: d54321.

Student: Student identification number; this number begins with 8.

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Mount Saint Mary Seminary (Athenaeum) 26616 36616   14
Mount Union 27048 37048/47048 14
MTSO 23081 32081 14
Muskingum 28153/28152 38152 14
Otterbein 7777 30138 Check digits include symbols 16
Pontifical College Josephinum 27625 37625 14
Tiffin 3810 381091/381093 Patron (12 digits) Item (15 digits) 12
Walsh 29408 39408 14
Wilmington See Notes 36661 Patrons use random 2 to 6 digits with preceding zeros. 9
Wittenberg 25158 35158   14

While we try to ensure uniqueness across barcode patterns, duplication can occur. Within OPAL the UNIV ID is the match point for patron data loading and for that reason it is required and must be unique across the consortium. Most OPAL institutions have populated the UNIV ID field with the unique identifier from their campus system, e.g., Banner ID number and we add a suffix to that ID number (for example "ot") to guarantee uniqueness.