rfid technology in babaria institute of technnology (bit):an overview by binal h joshi librarian...
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RFID TECHNOLOGY IN BABARIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNNOLOGY (BIT):an
OVERVIEWBY
BINAL H JOSHI
LIBRARIAN
BABARIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
VADODARA
WHAT IS RFID ?
• RFID STANDS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
• IN THIS PRESENTATION I AM GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE USE OF RFID IN BIT
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY • ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES FACED IN USING RFID
• WHY USE RFID OVER BAR CODE
• OVERALL FUNCTIONING IN VARIOUS LIBRARY OPERATIONS
• HIGHLIGHT THE HARDWARE COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR THE USE OF RFID
RFID VS BAR CODE
• READ ONLY
• NEEDS DIRECT VISIBLE CONTACT
• SINGLE ITEM SCAN ONLY AND DOES NOT PROVIDE SECURITY TO THAT EXTENT
• EACH BOOK HAS TO BE SCANNED INDIVIDUALLY
• READ & WRITE SYSTEM• NO LINE OF SIGHT,
ALIGNMENT OR POSITON REQUIRED
• FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY WHICH COMBINES SECURITY & ITEM IDENTIFICATION IN A SINGLE TAG
• STOCK VERFICATION MADE EASIER & FASTER AS THERE IS NO NEED OF TAKING BOOKS OUT FROM THE RACKS
RFID VS BAR CODE
• ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVELLIANCE SYSTEM OFFERS A TIGHT SECURITY CONTROL OVER LOSS OF BOOKS
• REDUCES HUMAN INTERVENTION TO A GREAT EXTENT , CAN ACT AS A SELF CHECK SYSTEM
• INFORMATION ON THE TAG CAN BE UPDATED WITHOUT REMOVING THE TAG FROM THE BOOK
• IT IS NOT THE CASE WITH BAR CODES
• SYSTEM IS MORE TIME CONSUMING AS A SINGLE ITEM HAS TO BE SCANNED SEPARATELY.
• RESTRICTIONS ON UPDATING INFORMATION ON A BARCODE
HARDWARE COMPONENTS OF RFID
• SMART LABELS
• RFID CARDS
• MID RANGE READER & WRITER
• APPLICATION SOFTWARE
RFID CARDS
• RFID INLAY IS INSERTED IN A PLASTIC CARD
• CARD HAS AN ELECTRONIC CHIP AND AN ANTENNA IN IT LIKE A TAG , INSTEAD OF A BARCODE
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SMART LABELS
• Based on 13.56 MHZ – a worldwide standardized frequency
• Libraries use high frequency passive tags
• In our library we paste these tags on the preface page of the book
MID RANGE READER
• IT IS CONNECTED TO A WORKSTATION OR A NETWORK
• READER IS ATTACHED TO A PAD ANTENNA , ON WHICH THE BOOKS ARE PLACED
• SUPPORTS ALL RFID FUNCTIONS, ALLOWING IDENTIFYING MULTIPLE LABELS
CONSTRAINTS COUNTERED WHILE
USING RFID • MANUFACTURING OF
RFID HARDWARE IS AT A NASCENT STAGE IN INDIA
• PHYSICAL LIMITATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY IS THE INABILITY TO READ THROUGH METALS OR LIQUIDS
• EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF THE TAG IS A MAJOR LIMITATION
• CAPACITY TO READ DECREASES AS THE TAG GETS OLDER AND EVEN SOMETIMES IT IS TIME CONSUMING TO READ THE TAG THROUGH BOUNDED BOOKS
• PHYSICAL DAMAGE DONE BY STUDENTS CANNOT BE AVOIDED
• RETURNS ARE NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE AS THE COST OF LABOUR IS NOT VERY HIGH IN INDIA
• LIBRARIANS NEED TO DEPEND HEAVILY ON THE TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS
• FURTHER RESEARCH IN THIS FIELD CAN IMPROVE THE SITUATION TO A GREATER EXTENT .
• WE CAN CONCLUDE THAT THE USE OF RFID TECHOLOGY IS AT A VERY PRIMITIVE STAGE IN INDIA