What is RFID? (Radio Frequency Identification)

Small tags containing electronic information

Powered by electromagnetic induction

Uses:

• Toll collection (EasyPass)
• Tracking animals & people
• Tracking inventory

Advantages Over Barcodes

• Doesn't require line-of-sight
• Can read more than one at a time

Hunter Library's Use Case

Inventory

If a book is out of place, it may as well not exist

And so...

Know Thy Shelf

Process

Scan barcode

Automatically added:

1. Title
2. Call Number
3. ISBN

Apply RFID tag

Average 45 seconds per book

Bookshelf Scanning Process

Use RFID reader (Bluetooth)

Computer/Phone/Tablet

Scan books without opening them

Less than 50 seconds per shelf

Features

Graphical representation of library shelves

Automatically determines:

• Shelf order
• Lost items