Stamp Accession Numbers

Stamp Accession Numbers in Adobe Acrobat — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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Stamp accession numbers onto a batch of digitized items to match our institutional reference system.

2 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Stamp accession numbers onto the batch of digitized items so they match our reference system: apply…
Stamp accession numbers onto the batch of digitized items so they match our reference system: apply Bates numbers '[range=ACC2024-1001 through ACC2024-1020]' to the lower-right of each PDF page, save files, and update the accession log.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Reduce cataloguing errors by making the stamps clear and consistent: apply batch Bates numbering in…
Reduce cataloguing errors by making the stamps clear and consistent: apply batch Bates numbering in the format [format=ACC2024-####] in the lower-right with a light opaque stamp that won't obscure text, verify sequence against the accession spreadsheet, and add a header with the collection title so volunteers can confirm items quickly.

Who does this, and with what

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ArchivistAdobe Acrobat Proalso: Batch Apply Identifiersalso: Embed Reference Metadata

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