Presentation to Konferencja Biblioteki PL

• 1. "Beyond the barcode. How RFID is changing library management"Library RFIDMick FortuneLibrary RFID Limited

2. Who is Mick Fortune? 30+ years in library automation Library adviser on RFID Expert Member British Standards Institute, ISO Co-founder of IFLA Special Interest Group Chair of UK Library RFID standards committee:Library RFID Members include:3M, Bibliotheca, Axiell, SirsiDynix, Capita Blogs at www.mickfortune.com/Wordpress 3. Agenda Quick overview of the technology How libraries use it Some things to consider Questions?Library RFID 4. What exactly is RFID? Radio Frequency IDentification Uses radio to access data stored on chips over distance. Read/Write Chips are attached to form factors (whichLibrary RFID may be a label, a card - or even a person) Libraries usually call them tags 5. Uses many differentfrequenciesBand LF HFUHF MicrowaveFrequency30300kHz330MHz300 MHz3GHz230 GHzTypical RFID125134 13.56 MHz 433 MHz or 865 956MHz 2.45 GHz 2.45 GHzFrequencies kHzApproximate less than 0.5433 MHz = up to 100 metres 865-Up to 1.5 metres Up to 10mread rangemetre956 MHz = 0.5 to 5 metres less than 1Typical data kilobit per 433956 = 30 kbit/s 2.45 =100 Approximately 25 kbit/sUp to 100 kbit/stransfer ratesecondkbit/s Library RFID (kbit/s)Short-range,low dataHigher ranges, reasonable Long range, high data transfer Long ranges, high data transfer rate,data rate (similar to GSM transfer rate, cannotCharacteristicsrate,concurrent read of