The key challenge for librarians today is to improve customer services and provide
Patrons with a pleasant experience when searching and browsing books. RFID
Technology significantly reduces management costs and increases the time that
Librarians spend with patrons by enabling automated book handling at check-ins,
Check-outs, collections inventories, book sorting and theft deterrence. RFID plays vital
Role in redefining the library process to make everyone’s job easier right from patron
To library staff
3. INTRODUCTION
The key challenge for librarians today is to improve customer services and provide
Patrons with a pleasant experience when searching and browsing books. RFID
Technology significantly reduces management costs and increases the time that
Librarians spend with patrons by enabling automated book handling at check-ins,
Check-outs, collections inventories, book sorting and theft deterrence. RFID plays vital
Role in redefining the library process to make everyone’s job easier right from patron
To library staff
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4. WHY RFID FOR
LIBRARY?
Fastest, easiest, most efficient way
to track, locate & manage library
materials
Efficient Book circulation
management
Automatic Check-in and Check-out
Library inventory tracking in
minutes instead of hours
Multiple books can be read
simultaneously
Unique ID of the RFID tag prevents
counterfeiting
Automated material handling using
conveyor & sorting systems
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5. RFID Benefits
Stock management
Libraries…
Operations such as managing material on the shelves, identifying
missing & mishelved items are streamlined and taking stocks regularly
will be feasible
Improved patron services
Spending minimal time on circulation operations allows library staff to
assist patrons
Routine patron services are not disturbed even when libraries are
facing staff shortages & budget cuts
Flexibility and modularity
Ability to add newer products and features as finances and customer
needs dictate
Security
Library item identification & security bit is combined into a single tag,
there by eliminating the need to attach an additional security strip
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6. RFID Benefits
Library Staff…
Less time needed for circulation operations
Implementing RFID will considerably reduce the amount of time required
to issue, receive, transport, sort & shelve library materials
Efficient Inventory management
Inventory management can be done using a handheld reader without
closing the library and is at least 20 times faster compared to existing
barcode based system
Reducing Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSI)
RFID based system reduces repetitive scanning of individual items at
the circulation desk during check in, check out and hence avoids RSI such
as carpal tunnel syndrome
Taking inventory in a RFID based system doesn’t require physical
deshelving & shelving of library materials
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7. RFID Benefits
Patrons…
Patrons will spend less time waiting in check-out lines by using Self
Check in - Check out systems
Patrons find what they are looking for quickly & easily
Reminders for due dates allows patrons to submit borrowed materials in
time
Use of book drops & return chutes for returning library material, allows
for flexible timings
RFID enabled patron cards allows for easy patron identification
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8. Suggested Hardware Equipments
Item Description Image Application
ARU 1001 Dimensions: For fixing on
RFID 94×20×0.21mm each
tag/Inlay Memory: 240-bit EPC code Items(books
64-bit TID
)
Read distance: Up to 7m
(23ft); reader & antenna
dependent Anti-collision:
Simultaneous identification
of multiple tags
ARU 1002 RFID desktop reader Tag
Desktop Reading Range:0.5m encoding &
Reader Power Consumed:DC+5V Billing
Communication: RS232
ARU 1003 RFID handheld reader (with Physical
PDA)
Handheld OS : WinCE
Verification
Reader Display: 3.5 in., 240X320 digital
color, TFT touch screen, with
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touch pen
Reading Range:0.5M
9. ARU 1009 High performance, easy Long range
installation integrative RFID
Long range Built-in 12 dBi antenna
integrative RFID reader for
ensures long-range reading
physical
reader and writing
Super anti-interference ability verification
Multi-reader synchronization application. A
function tray with multiple
Provides all kinds of items can be
communication interfaces and shown to the
customizing is available too reader to read all
items in the tray.
ARU 1005 With an inbuilt RFID Works as an
Kiosk sensor, it can independent
sense any product taken sales
near by and personnel giving
can display related all product
information like date information to
of manufacture, materials, customers.
size, design
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etc