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Before Converting. Form a management team. Who will attend vendor training? Who will train taggers? Who will tag: volunteers, sub-contractor, regular staff, temps?. • • • •. • Test a few tags at BRK, SUD, WEL, CAM if not buying from Bibliotheca! • How to keep track – BRK used red china
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BeforeConverting Formamanagementteam. Whowillattendvendortraining? Whowilltraintaggers? Whowilltag:volunteers,sub-contractor, regularstaff,temps? • • • • •TestafewtagsatBRK,SUD,WEL,CAMifnot buyingfromBibliotheca! •Howtokeeptrack–BRKusedredchina markers.
RFIDLabels •CanbuyfromBibliotheca/Tagsysoranother vendorsuchas3M–getsamplesandtestat BRK/WEL/SUD/CAMifyouhaveanydoubts! •ISODataModel60inBiblioChip.inifile –Onlybarcode+securitybit;notitle,patroninfo •Imprint?Noonehasdonethisyet:adds expense;tagscannotbecenteredsotheydo notlooklikebookplates;delaysreceiptof order. •Placementoflabelsisimportant
DiscLabels/MediaPacks •Interferewithplayinginsomedevices •Providesecurity •Donotneedtocheckforcontentsifalldiscs aretagged. –Zeroon-disclabels(WEL) –Oneon-disclabelperset(SUD) –Uptotwoon-disclabels(BRK)+color-coding –Onlydonutlabels(CAM)
MetallicItems •Blu-RayDiscs,Bookswithfoilcovers/metallic inks –GuinnessBookofWorldRecords –ArtemisFowl,DorlingKindersley,manyothers. •Thickbooks:oftenworkstoputRFIDlabelin centernearbottomedge(BRK) •BRKreservesbarcodeprefix317128formetallicitems; programsbarcodescannersatself-checksto readallbarcodeswith‘8’in6thposition, butnootherbarcodesbeginningwith‘3’
BuildYourOwnConversionCart •Laptop,barcodereader,mouse (optional)&RFIDpadontop. •PowercordsandRFIDcontroller boxbelow •UPSoptional–onlyifyoucan’t plugintowall. •Roomforlabels. *Somelibrarieseschewrollingcarts.Theyjustloaditemsonbook trucksandtakethemtoastationaryconversionstation. WEL&BRK:RubbermaidMediaMasterThree-Shelf33"Open ElectronicMediaAVCart,Black9T28(PICTURED) SUD:EnduraComputerWorkstationwithLegRoom,LEM32Tby Luxor
StaffConversionStation •Labeldispenseronleft, RFIDpadandbarcode readeronright –Oppositesideshelps preventaccidentally encodinglabelson dispenser. •Bibliothecalicensebasedon networkcardMACaddress+ computername
StaffCircStation&ExpressLaneSetup •III’sItemStatusAPIallowsinteraction betweenMillennium&RFID software/hardware •GiveIPaddressesoraddressrange(DHCP)of stationstoMLN;RFIDJARSwillinstall •InstallIIS(Microsoft’sWebServer) •GetBibliothecalicenseforstaff&ELstations
GoingLive •Vendors:When70-80%ofcollectionistagged –BRKover90%—dependsonyourcomfortlevel –HaveaplacetoputRFIDproblems •GivestaffanExpressLaneself-checktousefor checkoutafewweeksbeforegoinglive •Turnoffgatesforfirstfewweeks,soitems returneddon’tdriveyoucrazy •Turnaroundtheself-check(s)forpublic
Self-Check–BuildYourOwn •CPU •Touchscreen(e.g.,ELO 1729/1529,integratedMSR) •Barcodereader(e.g., MotorolaLS2208) •Receiptprinter •RFIDpad(controllerbox hidden) •Furniture(ifnotoncircdesk) •Cheapestoption,butyouare yourownengineer
Self-Check–BayScan •Touchscreen(ELO1529 withintegratedMSR) •Mountingsleeveintegrates barcodereader –ButnotasgoodasLS2208 •~$1900forabove •Othercomponents providedbylibrary, includingCPU
Self-Check–Bibliotheca •Touchscreen,CPU,RFIDpad areintegrated,compact •Integratedbarcodereader –notgreat,notconfigurable •MSRoption? •Looksgreat –BRKCoolidgebranchhasone •~$10Kbutengineeringmostly doneforyou •MustinstallExpressLaneor purchaseSIPLicensetouse Bibliothecasoftware
TrainingthePublic •Staffinfrontofdesk •Volunteerself-checkambassadors—theolder thebetter! •Doitforthereluctantpatronataself-check •Emphasize –3(?)itemsatonce –#itemsonscreenmustmatch#itemsonpad –Waitforgreen –Bringredorproblemitemstodesk
PublicResponse 80%+self-checkinBrookline(withself-pickup) Patronshelpeachother “Youcouldteachthesupermarketsalesson.” “Thisisfun!” “Ohthatwaseasy!” “Areyougoingtoloseyourjob?” “Iwon’tdoanythingthat’sgoingtotakeaway someone’sjob.” • • • • • • •
GatesandGateTracker •CanpastebarcodeintoMillCirc •WithSIPlicense,GateTrackercan gettitleautomatically •“Oh,itlookslikeCleopatradidn’t checkoutproperly.Letmefixthat foryou.”
DeliveryCheckin •Separatereturns,networktransfers,andNT fromRFIDlibraries •Checkinreturns3atatimewithRFID •CheckinNTwithRFIDoneattime,becauseof theslips •Checkinnon-RFIDNTwithbarcode– optionallyencodeatempRFIDcardsopatrons canuseRFIDtocheckout.
CheckinAdvantages •RFIDstuff:3atatime •Mediapackages:70%(?)neednotbeopened •BothoftheabovefeaturesofRFIDsavetime andreducerepetitivestress •Networkitemswhichrequireslipsordon’t haveRFIDreducetheadvantages,butstilla+ •Automatedsortingishugetheoretical advantageifyouhavespaceand$$$$