Current Issues in RFID Mick Fortune May 2015
Jul 21, 2015
Today’s Topics
• Quick reminder – what is RFID?
• New challenges/issues
– Privacy
– Communications/Interoperability
– Near Field Communication (NFC)
Quick reminder – what is RFID?
• RFID = Radio Frequency IDentification
• Used for? – Self-Service Loans and Returns
But new functionality…
• Acquisition/Accession
• Borrower ID
• Collection Management
• Discovery
• E-book/physical stock integration
EU Mandate M436
• Published 2008
• Made recommendations on:
– Signage
– Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)
• Standards EN 16570 & EN16571 published in 2014 signal EU intentions for M436.
EN 16570 & 16571
• EN 16570 – Defines type of signs to be displayed, and privacy statement to accompany them
• EN 16571 – Sets out criteria for carrying out a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
• Commercial companies are promoting PIA software to librarians.
RFID in the library – a case of arrested development?
• RFID/LMS communication mostly uses a 3M protocol (called SIP) developed over 25 years ago.
• SIP is limited in scope (to loans and returns) and is no longer being developed.
• So suppliers use APIs to develop new services - but functionality may be lost when systems change.
A Solution? - The BIC Library Communication Framework (LCF)
• An industry initiative managed by BIC.
• Supported by all major UK RFID and many LMS suppliers.
• Data “framework” of elements and values used for communication ensures better interoperability
• Open to everyone
What can we do with NFC?
• Stock can already be linked to web resources using RFID scanners.
• NFC enables smartphones and tablets to do the same
• The good news – and the bad
– DIY solutions are now being developed using freely available apps that can read and write to library tags using phones and tablets.
Where to find out more
• BIC on the web - www.bic.org.uk
• Lists
– UK (https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=LIB-RFID-UK)
– USA(http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/rfid_lib)
• Blogs – suppliers, consultants etc.
• Training workshops
Thank You!
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