1. Solution Overview
Built on RFID technology and using RFID middleware as the bridge, the RFID library management solution seamlessly combines advanced RFID technology with library management methods, enabling self-service checkout and return, book inventory counting, shelving, book search, anti-theft, library card management, library card issuing, collection statistics and more. It not only provides readers with more convenient, faster smart services for borrowing, returning and searching for books, but also greatly improves library management and work efficiency, and reduces staff workload, providing a complete solution for library applications.
2. Solution Functions
The RFID smart library management system includes:
Book Intake System:
Information on newly acquired books is written to RFID tags affixed to each book, and book information and storage locations are uploaded to the back-end management database.
RFID tags last longer than ordinary barcodes and magnetic strips.
Shelf Management System:
Used by librarians when shelving books and reorganizing misplaced books, and for checking collection status, reducing librarians' workload and effectively improving efficiency.
Self-Service Library Card Registration System:
Lets readers easily register for library cards on their own.
Self-Service Search & Renewal System:
Networked operation lets readers check book availability and location from any internet-connected computer and renew books themselves.
Self-Service Checkout & Return System:
Self-service checkout and return for readers reduces staff workload and raises the library's level of service.
Security Gate System:
Automatically reads books' checkout status, effectively preventing book theft.
3. Solution Benefits
◇ Improved management efficiency
◇ Higher book circulation
◇ More user-friendly library service
◇ Reduced staff workload
◇ Simplified checkout and return procedures for readers
◇ Greatly improved efficiency of inventory counting and reorganizing misplaced books
