For some academic libraries, under-staffing, technology limitations & and other professional priorities can make inventory an endless chore. After researching different methods, an inventory project using Microsoft Excel & a barcode scanner was developed and tested after the completion of a large weeding project at the MWCC LaChance library. Initial results show a significant reduction in time to finish inventory and improved accuracy in shelf-reading. A brief history of the project, the failures, creative solutions and the future implications of this new inventory procedure on acquisitions and cataloging will be discussed.