RFID – Technology in the Library
Robert Laws
Georgetown University in Qatar
RFID
 What is RFID?
 The Georgetown Experience
 Technical Considerations
 Innovative/RFID Configuration
 Logistical/Staffing Issues
RFID – The Basics
 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
 Radio Waves – High Frequency (HF) 13.56 MHz
 A scanning device detects the signal from the transponder
(the RFID tag)
Georgetown Experience
 The Process
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Researching the technology and seeking vendors
Initial equipment installation and testing
Item conversion
Launch
Upgrades and additions to our system
Technical Considerations
 RFID Tag types
 Data storage – how much data to encode on tag?
 Types of tags – standard tags, media tags, etc.
 Security Gates
 Sensitivity
 Proximity considerations
 RFID Workstation Pads
 Installation and use
Implementing RFID
 Conversion Process
 Book Items
 Media Items
 Odd Items (Maps, Headphones, Video Equipment)
 Launch
 RFID in Action
 Problems (Software quirks, Tag errors)
 Continued Technical Services processing
RFID – Equipment
Staff Workstation
Circulation Desk
Media Case with RFID
Media Security
Self-Checkout Station
Patron Checking Books Out
Receipt of Transaction
Patron Checking Books In
Inventory using RFID
Quicker Circulation Desk
Happy Patron!
Using RFID with Innovative
 Options
 RFID via Millennium Circulation (Page # 107602)
 3rd Party Software (3M, Bibliotheca, etc.)
 SIP2 Protocol
 SIP2 Circulation Interface (Page # 106375)
 Associate with a login
 Enter IP Address of Self-Check workstation
 Item Status API (Page # 107598)
 Configuring Item Status API (Page # 107599)
 RFID Pad Server Options Table (Page # 107600)
Configuring RFID in
Millennium
RFID Server – Required
Information
Conversion Software
Circulation & RFID
Software
Thank You  ‫شكرا‬