ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title AIDC 100 Archive - Richard Meyers Collection
Collection Number SC 368
OCLC Number In-process
Creator Richard Meyers
Provenance Donated in September 2002 by Richard Meyers.
Extent, Scope, and Content Note The Richard Meyers Collection consists of three cubic ft. personal papers and writings,
video recordings, artifacts and slides created between 1971 and 1997. Books, periodicals
and conference proceedings have been removed from the collection and cataloged.
Arrangement and Processing Note Processed by F. Jason Torre, September 2004. Finding aid edited and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray, July 2013, March 2014, May 2019.
Series 1: Personal Papers and Writings, 1971-1997 Series 2: Artifacts, 1983-1989 Series 3: Video Recordings, 1991 Series 4: Slides, 1982-1984
Language English
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Rights and Permissions Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
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Citation [Item], [Box], Richard Meyers Collection, Special Collections and University Archives,
Stony Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note Richard B. Meyers was founder and President of Delta Services in 1988 and worked with
Bar Coding and other Automatic ID Technologies for 42 years until his retirement in
2010. He is Chairman Emeritus of the AIDC 100. Prior to his retirement, Meyers served
in management positions that have been related to and aimed at the enhancement of
the manufacturing and retailing industries. He was a frequent speaker at industry
trade shows. In addition to writing two books, he authored “The Ten Commandments of
Bar Coding” plus many articles for world-wide publication. He spent many years working
on various standards committees including the AIAG and FACT and has provided guidance
to many individual companies and organizations for the purpose of creating their internal
bar code standards. Meyers spent nearly 25 years with NCR as a Systems Analyst, Marketing
Director and Product Manager. He also was an Assistant-to-the President of an apparel
manufacturer and spent 10 years with a major department store as a buyer. He has been
closely associated with senior executives on a worldwide basis and has conducted seminars
in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Africa. In 1997, Meyers was inducted as a charter
member of the prestigious AIDC 100 organization. For nearly eight years, he served
as Chairman of AIDC 100 and currently is a member of the Leadership Council. He has
received numerous awards for meritorious service to the AIDC industry.
Subjects Automatic identification and data capture. Bar coding. Bar coding -- Equipment and supplies. System identification. Automatic data collection systems.
INVENTORY
Series 1: Personal Papers and Writings Separation Note: The following titles have been removed from the collection and cataloged.
Beginner’s Reference Guide to Bar Code Labeling, T.L. Ashford, undated Automatic Identification: Questions and Answers. Auto ID News, 1992 Getting Started with Bar Codes: A Systematic Guide, 5th Ed. Bushnell consulting Corp.,
1990
Box 1
Delta Services Press Release (resume), undated Richard B. Meyers Publications List, 2000 Birth of a Standard, undated The Birth of a Standard (Presentation), undated Cost Justification for Bar Coding, undated Data and Application Identifier Standards, undated Data Identifier Dilemma: To Be or Not To Be? undated Diagnosis: surgery for Hospitals, undated Getting Started with Bar Coding (Presentation), undated NCR-Bar Code Data Collection, 8th ed., undated Technology Awareness, undated Ten Commandments of Bar Coding, undated Solving the Mystery of Bar Coding, undated Verification Procedures, undated Press Conference- December 10, 1971- R.B. Meyers (Speech_, December 10, 1971 How Bar Code Reading Works (Identicon Corp.), 1982 Bar Coding Seminar Proceedings (See pg. 28, "Bar Code for Industrial Systems"), September
12-14, 1983 Reading between the Lines: An Introduction to Bar Coding Technology (Seminar brochure),
November 15, 1984 Industrial/Retail Bar Coding Seminars: Bar Codes-What are they? Why use Them? How
to Use Them. October 15-17, 1984 NCR-Source Data Management Bar Code Requirements, 1985 Bar Code for Industrial Systems (Brochure), April 17, 1985 Reading between the Lines: An Introduction to Bar Coding Technology (Seminar brochure),
May 21-23, 1985 Why Bar Code (Seminar brochure), June 10, 1985-February 19, 1986 SCAN-TECH Europe '86 Conference Proceedings (See page 28, "Bar codes Make it Happen"),
1986 NCR-Bar Code Symbology Specification, B1, 1987 NCR-Bar Code Product ID/End unit Identification Label Specification, B2, 1987 NCR-Bar Code Shipping/Parts Identification Label Specification, B3, 1987 NCR-Bar Code Individual Part Identification Specification, B4, 1987 NCR-Bar Code Data Identifiers Specification, B6, 1987 Birth of a Standard (reprint), April 1988 Union Carbide's 'Skill Center' is a think tank for Auto ID (Interview), January 1991 Technology Awareness Conferences (Brochure), 1995 The Bar Code Learning System (Brochure),1997
Box 2
EDI files, 1988 (2f) EDI files, 1991
Series 2: Artifacts
Box 3
Item Name: Plug-in Class 2 Condor Transformer Item Name: Videx Plug-in Class 2 Transformer Item Name: Archer AC Adaptor Item Name: Videx Time Wand. Manufacturer: Videx, Inc. 1985. Description: Credit card
sized bar code verifier that sounds musical tunes to alert the user of the code status. Item Name: Videx Time Wand II. Manufacturer: Videx, Inc., undated Description: Credit
card sized bar code verifier with touch button keypad on front of the artifact used
to alert the user of the code status. Item Name: Videx Time Wand III. Manufacturer: Videx, Inc., undated Description: 1
¾ in X 7 in, grey colored, rectangular shaped verifier with accompanying rechargeable
batteries and multi-function keypad on side of the artifact.
Box 4
Item Name: Control Module Inc., Personal Workstation. Manufacturer: Ensfield, CT:
Control Module, Inc., undated Description: Grey colored card swipe attached to wand
holder and ac adaptor with a slot for a medium digital resolution pen.
Box 5
Item Name: Positronic Industries Light Wand, undated Description: Gold colored laser
light wand. Item Name: Positronic Industries Light Wand, undated Description: Silver colored laser
light wand. Item Name: Welch Allyn NCR Bar Code Wand, undated Manufacturer: Welch Allyn. Description:
Bar code light pen sectioned in half to allow user to view interior components, used
in sales meetings.
Box 6
Item Name: PSC Quick-check 5. Manufacturer: Positronic Sciences Corp., 1989. . Description:
3 items; item 1 is a: tan, plastic hand held bar code verifier with rectangular display
screen and attached stainless, steel scanning wand used in the verification of bar
code information.
Box 7
Item Name: LS 7000 II Hand held bar code scanner. Manufacturer: Symbol Technologies,
1985. Description: Tan colored, gun shaped scanner with a 1.0 mill watt Helium-Neon
Laser, model # LS-7000II-I000A. Item Name: LS 8100 II Hand held bar code scanner. Manufacturer: Symbol Technologies,
1983. Description: Tan colored, gun shaped scanner, model # LS-8500-E100A
Box 8
PSC- Quick Check Gauge Rules with UPC/EAN Code Reference Symbols (12 Items), undated Bar Code Programming Sheet for Panasonic VCR, undated Symbol LS 7000 II Long Range Scanner Specification, undated Image Computer Systems' Image Labeling Printout of HP Laser Printer, undated "Live Media" Work Center Labels, undated "Photo Comp" Metal Tags, undated Bar Code Test Chart, undated "Photo Comp" DHL Labels, undated "Laser Etch" Metal Tags, undated "Thermal" Navy Tomcat Pilot, undated "Photo Comp" Denison Labels, undated "Code 49", undated "Woven Labels", undated "ID-Security Badges", undated "Thermal" (Live Media), undated "Econo Code" Comparison Chart, undated Code Art, undated Printability Gauge and Color Contrast Guide, undated Security ID Badges, undated "Typical Labels" Samples of Code 39, undated T.L. Ashford Software Label Stock Demo Packet, undated
Series 3: Video Recordings
Symbol Technologies Tech News/Bloopers. VHS Video Cassette. Port Washington, New York:
ADM, 1993. TRT: 30 Minutes Symbol Technologies Seminar Opening. VHS Video Cassette. Hicksville, New York: ICA,
undated TRT: 2:15.
Series 4: Slides
Box 9
Presentations: EDI & Bar Coding, undated Data Identifier, undated (2f) Birth of a Standard, undated Fall Blown Tech Ware Executive Presentation 1, undated Fall Blown Tech Ware Executive Presentation 2, undated Fall Blown Tech Ware Executive Presentation 3, undated Getting Started with Bar Codes, undated (2f) Ten Commandment of Bar Coding (original), 1984 Bar Codes for Industrial Systems, 1982 Assorted files (2f)
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