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Libraries in tune RFID in the Engineering, Education Sciences and Law & Labour Sciences Libraries

Rafael ValenzuelaVíctor M. Moya

English translation:Víctor M. MoyaRevised: Ángela Arévalo

Objectives

• To know RFID uses• To analise the results of RFID applications• To explore future developments

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Contents

What is RFID ?

Libraries in tune: RFID in the BUS

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RFID (Radio Frequency Identification):is the use of a wireless non-contact system that uses radio-frequency electromagnetic

fields to transfer data from a tag attached to an object, for the purposes of automatic

identification and tracking (based on Wikipedia deffinition)

In a library…RFID is the Bar Code best friend because of: - RFID tag data capacity is large enough - The tag can be read even if it’s not visible - It favour data integrity - Tags are more resistant

What RFID is?

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Contents

What is RFID?

Libraries in tune: RFID

in the BUS*

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BUS= Biblioteca de la Universidad de Sevilla (Library of the University of Seville)

RFID it’s working in three of our libraries

RFID in the BUS - Equipments

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Soon… …RCLR Antonio de Ulloa

Self-check Stations DLA

Work Stations

Engineering 1 1 5

Law & Labour Sc. 2 1 3

Education Sc. 2 1 2

TOTAL 5 3 10

Library

Software:- Tag conversion software- Circulation management software- Did Stat FM

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Tag conversion software

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Circulation management software

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RFID in the BUS - Self-check

Increase in self-checking

Self-checking by year/library 2009-2012

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RFID in the BUS - Inventories

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Previous tasks:

1. Inventory settings (Milenium lists)2. DLA’s Lending between the libraries Derecho y CT y Educación (Coordinating

Services. Strategic Objective 2.2 Strategic Plan 2012-2014)3. Preliminary tests in some sections of the collection (detecting empty tags)4. Shelves organization to facilitate the tag reading.5. Libraries were opened during the reading process.

(9-11 July/ 17-24 August).

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Collection Scanned DLA Days

40.067 35.549 3 3

Collection Scanned DLA Days

37.913 33.804 2 5

Engineering

Education Sciences

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Data treatment using DidStat FMInventoryDLA

scanned items

Not scanned items

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Not scanned No. items not detected by Did Stat FM 4.518Not found No. Items not found after the revision 761

Not scanned No. items not detected by Did Stat FM 4.104Not found No. Items not found after checking 711

Other inventory dataEngineering

Education Sciences

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1.- RFID speeds up the check-out and check-in of documents in the desk

What librarians think about RFID?

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2.- New self-check stations facilitate check-ins and check-outs to users

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3.- RFID tagging and recording tasks are fast

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4.- DLA (Digital Library Assistant) facilitate the inventory tasks (question to be answered only by the staff participating in inventories)

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5.- Generally, my opinion about RFID is better since I use RFID equipment

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Contents

What is RFID?

Libraries in tune: RFID in the BUS

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Searching items

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Counting usage

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Intelligent book return

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQq1hKQ6b30

Active shelves… Oslo Public Library

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Digital development team / Oslo Public Library http://digital.deichman.no/

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Mobile check-out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C_bvyqJVfU

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Thanks for your attention!

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• Digital development team, Oslo Public Library

• Anne-Lena Westrum, Oslo Public Library’s Project Manager

Special thanks

• Colleagues who helped us with the survey about RFID in Libraries

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About copyright

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