Libraries lead the way with RFID technology
Libraries lead the way with RFID technology
Libraries are leading the way in making use of RFID technology which could inspire other industries, stores and factories to follow suit due to improve the delivery of their core services.
The RFID tags in libraries are being used to track books, speed checkouts, keep collections in better order and even ease the repetitive strain injuries experienced by librarians.
ST LogiTrack recently installed RFID technology at a new library in Pine Rivers in Queensland.
The new high-tech community library at North Lakes became the first library in Queensland to use RFID technology last month, is part of a bigger AUS$13.8 million community facility known as Pathways, which offers a new lifestyle package for residents by providing a library, community living room, leisure centre, education and training centre, coffee shop, meeting rooms and village-green.
Pine Rivers' Mayor, Yvonne Chapman, talked about the advantages of the RFID technology, which allows data to be transmitted between library materials and self-service borrowing terminals: "Not only will this new technology provide the library with better security, but also means our library staff can take on more of a customer service role and provide greater assistance with research and training."
There are more than 300 libraries in the United States getting ready for the installation of RFID technology.
The RFID tags makes the task of looking for misplaced books much easier, according to experts, and the staff only have to search the facilities with a handheld RFID reader to find books via a high-frequency signal.
Also, books in the wrong section send a special alert to the reader which calls the staff to action so they can move it to the right place.
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