RFIDNews | Libraries abandon the barcode in favor of RFID

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

New technology facilitates self-checkout for patrons, automated re-shelving for personnel

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor

If you haven’t been to a public library lately you might be surprised what you find. You might find you can check out your own books and DVDs without the aid of a clerk. You might find a librarian quickly scanning a shelf of books to determine which have been misfiled or are missing. You might find that you can return your books at an off-site drop box and get immediate credit for having returned them. No more rushing to the library itself to avoid overdue penalties. This and more is already available to many library patrons courtesy of RFID.

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Bibliotheca contributes large scale installation in German libraries

Bibliotheca announced the recent large-scale installation of its RFID-based automated material handling solutions in one of Berlin’s major public libraries, the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Library.

The deployment includes Bibliotheca’s 400 series return and sorting system - ‘smartreturn’ and ‘smartsort’ - which offers sorting speeds of 2,400 item/hour. Additionally, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is able to offer patrons self-service checkout through the ‘smartserve’ 700.

Buffalo libraries deploy RFID self-checkout system

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, New York has started using a self-checkout system that makes use of RFID technology, according to a local news report. In the past, if patrons wanted to check out a book or CD, they had to wait for a librarian to do it for them.

Fourteen libraries in the Queens-area convert to RFID

A number of Queens, N.Y. libraries are converting their collection of books and other media to support RFID check-in and check-out, according to The Queens Gazette.

Fastrac RFID installed for convenience at Ontario libraries

Vaughan Public Libraries in Ontario, Ca. are in the final stages of implementing the Fastrac RFID system.

The Fastrac RFID will provide greater convenience to patrons, time savings for the staff and additional security for the library itself. Provided by the partnership between VTLS and mk Sorting Systems, the installation will include several self-checkout kiosks, staff stations, RFID gates, tagging stations, tagging wands and tags.

MasterCard survey shows commuters in favor of contactless payments

survey conducted on behalf of MasterCard Worldwide by Harris Interactive reveals that U.S. transit riders are ready to kick cash to the curb in favor of contactless payments. Commuters also want to consolidate their mass transit tickets into one card that can be use across multiple transit systems.

Expats in Kuwait's public sector to have smart cards

Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information (PAIC) will be phasing out identity cards for foreigners working in the country’s public service sector in favor of smart cards, reports the Gulf News.

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