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Everything you ever wanted to know about RFID !

Everything you ever wanted to know about RFID !. (…but were afraid to ask?). Mick Fortune Library RFID Ltd. A whistle stop tour. What it is How it works and what it’s used for Why do libraries love RFID Concerns and issues Where to get advice. What it is.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about RFID !

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  1. Everything you ever wanted to know about RFID! (…but were afraid to ask?) Mick Fortune Library RFID Ltd.

  2. A whistle stop tour • What it is • How it works and what it’s used for • Why do libraries love RFID • Concerns and issues • Where to get advice

  3. What it is Radio Frequency IDentification Data is stored on integrated circuits (called “chips”) Can be read and written many times over Data is “broadcast” via an aerial All attached to a “form factor”

  4. Typical RFID Tag Structure “Chip” Aerial “Form factor”

  5. Tags come in all shapes and sizes…

  6. …in many forms

  7. …using different frequencies…

  8. …for different purposes • Road Tolls • Travelcards • Warehousing • Drug security • Brand Protection • Cats (http://twitter.com/GusAndPenny)

  9. Including of course…Libraries!

  10. Why do libraries love RFID? • Self service liberates staff/borrowers • Extends opening hours • Improves stock management • …and much more

  11. Much more? • Finding lost and reserved items • ILL • Accessions • Making stock interactive • Guiding • Offline circulation • New models of library management

  12. Using RFID in the Library(Self service loans – a simple model) Processes rules Reads data from items Sends data to LMS Library Management System (LMS) Receives data from LMS Clears security Library Management System (LMS) RFID Device(s) Item(s)

  13. Using RFID in the Library(The slightly more complex model) Pay fines Processes rules SIP Borrowers and items use different technologies plus …? Data exchanged RFID/LMS Clears security Library Management System (LMS) RFID Device(s) Item(s)

  14. Concerns and Issues • Attitudes • Standards • Choice and Interoperability • Privacy

  15. Attitudes • Vital to keep staff informed • Involve them in process • Promote RFID in advance of introduction • Help staff to help borrowers

  16. Standards • For data – so we can all read the tags (ISO 28560/UK Data Model) • For communication – to improve performance, map onto tag data and increase range of services (SIP 3.0/NCIP/Web services)

  17. Choice and Interoperability • Choose the solutions you want • Kiosks, shelf readers, accession tunnels • Test interoperability • Are tags fully compliant with standards? • RFID Alliance • Will solutions work with other LMS?

  18. Privacy • EU directive • Data on tags • Items • Borrowers • A real concern?

  19. Where to get advice/help. • BIC www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/ • MLA Guidelineshttp://www.mla.gov.uk/news_and_views/press_releases/2010/~/media/Files/pdf/2010/libraries/MLA_RFID_Guide.ashx • NAG – coming soon • RFID List https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=LIB-RFID-UK • Library RFID Blog http://www.mickfortune.com/Wordpress/

  20. Thank You! Mick Fortune Library RFID Ltd. t. +44 1865 727411 m. +44 7786 625544 e. mick@libraryrfid.co.uk w. www.libraryrfid.co.uk b. www.mickfortune.com/Wordpress

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