How do I tag campus inventory?
All equipment which meets the property requirements will be tagged with a CSUSB bar coded identification number prior to delivery to the ordering department or shortly after it has been delivered to the ordering department. It remains so identified as long as it is in the custody of the University. Assigned property numbers are removed only when the property has been "surveyed" (See "Survey of Property from Records", below). Any additional identification by a department should be applied in a manner that avoids confusion with the State property number. Should the identification number be accidentally or mistakenly removed, the property will be tagged with a new tag and the information transferred to the new record.
Equipment is tagged and entered into the University's official inventory at different thresholds. Firearms at any value are tagged. Computers, portable projectors, and other equipment identified as "instructional" are tagged when their value is at least $500 including tax and shipping. Other equipment is tagged at $2,500 and occasionally items valued at less than $2,500 that are determined by Property Management to be sensitive may also be tagged.
If a department wishes to identify equipment that does not qualify for inventory tagging, Property has tamper resistant non-bar-coded, numbered "Property of CSUSB" labels available for distribution. Items identified by these non-bar-coded labels will not be tracked by Property and will not be entered into the University's official inventory but can be used by the department for its own tracking purposes.