We will add a page to bulk change the status or location of an item. The page will let you :
Then, the librarian with scan barcodes and all scanned items will have the data updated.
atz suggestion : Any chance of preserving the list of barcodes somehow in a way that might be used again, or by other features? This kind of batch/bulk management is going to be increasingly important as more large institutions come online. ⇒ maybe let the the librarian choose to add the selected barcodes to a list ? problem : they don't rely on item.
for more info, see koha thread : http://www.nabble.com/RFC-3.2-%3A-Item-status-bulk-change-td18631827.html#a18635137