Abstract: An identification label that can be used to identify an individual media element within a media collection comprising a plurality of medial elements is provided. The identification label comprises a label surface having a two-dimensional symbol provided on the label surface and an attachment surface that can be used to attach the label to a media element of a media collection. The two-dimensional symbol comprises encoded information that can be used to identify the medial element within the media collection and may include additional information as desired. Also, a method of identifying an individual media element within a media collection is provided. The method comprises the steps of associating a predetermined media element of a media collection comprising a plurality of media elements with a two-dimensional symbol and displaying the two-dimensional symbol on a portion of the predetermined media element.