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Innovative library services on RFID-bases

BLIA XХVIII. NATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE | Plovdiv – Bulgaria | 7 June, 2018 Istvan Sipos Regional Sales Manager, Softlink Central Europe

What are we going to talk about?

Who we are? Innovative tools to

improve your library services

Why RFID is worth to implement?

100% library focus

5 countries (Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia-Hercegovina)

100+ institutional client

Highly trained professionals

Exclusive bibliotheca distributor

• 46 years in the library industry

• Digital product integration

• Strong 3rd party integrations

• Excellent software UI design

• High quality products and support

• 23,000 customers

3M Library Systems former

• 100% library focused

• 19 years in the library industry

• Established ILS partnerships

• Innovative products

• Entrepreneurial culture

• 7,000 customers

bibliotheca former

bibliotheca Today’s

• 100% library focused

• Digital and physical offerings

• Strong ILS and 3rd party partnerships

• Innovative culture

• High standards for support

• 30,000 customers

Expertise and knowledge

Univates, Brazil The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, United States

Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Stadtbibliothek Essen, Germany

Auckland City Libraries, New Zealand

Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon, France

Vancouver Public library, Canada

Korea University, Korea

What are we going to talk about?

Who we are? Innovative tools to

improve your library services

Why RFID is worth to implement?

Improved security

More efficient work

Extended services

What services can be based on RFID?

• Collection security

• (Self)circulation

• Measuring usage of reading-room

loaning

• Extended opening hours

• Services outside of the library

• Inventory

• Materials handling

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What are we going to talk about?

Who we are? Innovative tools to

improve your library services

Why RFID is worth to implement?

In the background: Hidden security

Collection security ELECTROMAGNETIC GATES

What patrons see: Modern library hall What the library get: Security and identification

Collection security+identification RFID GATES

bibliotheca

SelfCheck 1000

More, than a self-check machine!

Self-circulation kiosk

Take the attention of the patron!

Advertising on the most visible surfaces!

Recommendation library services and e-books

Loan the paper-based items and digital assets at the same place, same time!

Make your digital collection visible and available by cloudLibrary™

Where paper-based and digital meets

• Custom colors and labels • Adjustable height • Option for integrated return-bin • Hybrid models • Integrated payment • Receipt

Customize your SelfCheck to meet your library’s design!

Testreszabás

Easy configuration

Just a few minutes.

Customize by your own? Or just get the latest usage report?

Easy return - Available immidiately!

smartShelf™

Meet users’ needs and expectations

Provide patrons with documents where

it’s the most effective

Real service improvement

Extended opening hours

Circulation day and night!

remoteLocker™

bibliotheca

remoteLocker

Dokumentum visszavevő egység

What do we provide for the librarians?

Quick conversion Ease of use Security for the

colletion Less manual

work

MobileInventory

Extremely fast inventory Checking the right order on shelf Seeking for missing items

Inventory? Never seen speed!

Fast and accurate collection conversion

Mobile workstation

Moving to RFID

TAGGING ITEMS

+ 2 WORK-

STATIONS

20 DAYS

+ 4-5 LIBRARIAS

= 100 000 ITEM TAGGED

Example on a conversion

Thank you for your attention!

istvan.sipos@softlink.ro