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2. “Tag you’re it”
RFID in UCD Library and tagging 30,000 items
Tony Clarke & Aoife O’Brien, UCD Library
In summer 2008 UCD Library transferred our Short Loan (48 hour) collection to RFID
technology. Approximately 30,000 books were tagged over a 3 week period. Two RFID self
service machines were initiated and the first 3M C-Series self-return unit in Europe was
installed.
3M Gates
3M Pad
LMS
3M DLA
3M C series
3M Self Check
Book drop
HOW it works WHAT we used HOW we did it
1 3M R-series self-issue -The collection was weeded
The book barcode is
scanned machine
- A team of 3 people worked best.
WHAT happened next
-Our existing V-series was
The book is placed on the converted to RFID & an R-series
1 3M V-series self-issue was installed next to it.
pad and the RFID tag is machine converted to RFID
held over it -C-series self-return was installed
at the desk
-Issue & return are now self-
service.
1 3M C-series self-return
(the 1 in Europe)
st -We allow readers to borrow with
The tag is stuck on the up to €5 fines
book in the position shown
-User-education & promotion was
on the screen
0 Staff to issue or return put in place
books
- See www.ucd.ie/library or
YouTube to view our user
education video.