> One of our libraries has over 40 tapes taken out each and every month to be
> stored in a safe.
>  
> Trouble is, it is a time consuming process to label each tape (not that I
> mind too much!).

But they do or don't have barcodes?  What type of label do you put on
the tape?

> Anyhow, is there an EASY method or way to tell What data is on a tape via a
> command line without the need to load the single tape into the library?
>
> I could go through tapes one by one, but is there an easier method I am
> overlooking?

I'm not sure I understand what information you want.  

What information goes on your labels?  Many sites just track all tapes
by barcode.

There's lots of information to gather on the command line, but I
wouldn't normally put it on the tape itself.

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Darren Dunham                                           ddunham at taos.com
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