RFID TECHNOLOGY IN BABARIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNNOLOGY (BIT):an OVERVIEW

BY BINAL H JOSHI LIBRARIAN BABARIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY VADODARA

WHAT IS RFID ?
RFID STANDS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION IN THIS PRESENTATION I AM GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE USE OF RFID IN BIT

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES FACED IN USING RFID WHY USE RFID OVER BAR CODE OVERALL FUNCTIONING IN VARIOUS LIBRARY OPERATIONS HIGHLIGHT THE HARDWARE COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR THE USE OF RFID

RFID VS BAR CODE

READ & WRITE SYSTEM NO LINE OF SIGHT, ALIGNMENT OR POSITON REQUIRED FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY WHICH COMBINES SECURITY & ITEM IDENTIFICATION IN A SINGLE TAG STOCK VERFICATION MADE EASIER & FASTER AS THERE IS NO NEED OF TAKING BOOKS OUT FROM THE RACKS READ ONLY NEEDS DIRECT VISIBLE CONTACT SINGLE ITEM SCAN ONLY AND DOES NOT PROVIDE SECURITY TO THAT EXTENT EACH BOOK HAS TO BE SCANNED INDIVIDUALLY

RFID VS BAR CODE

ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVELLIANCE SYSTEM OFFERS A TIGHT SECURITY CONTROL OVER LOSS OF BOOKS REDUCES HUMAN INTERVENTION TO A GREAT EXTENT , CAN ACT AS A SELF CHECK SYSTEM INFORMATION ON THE TAG CAN BE UPDATED WITHOUT REMOVING THE TAG FROM THE BOOK IT IS NOT THE CASE WITH BAR CODES SYSTEM IS MORE TIME CONSUMING AS A SINGLE ITEM HAS TO BE SCANNED SEPARATELY. RESTRICTIONS ON UPDATING INFORMATION ON A BARCODE

HARDWARE COMPONENTS OF RFID

SMART LABELS RFID CARDS MID RANGE READER & WRITER APPLICATION SOFTWARE

RFID CARDS
RFID INLAY IS INSERTED IN A PLASTIC CARD CARD HAS AN ELECTRONIC CHIP AND AN ANTENNA IN IT LIKE A TAG , INSTEAD OF A BARCODE

SMART LABELS
Based on 13.56 MHZ a worldwide standardized frequency Libraries use high frequency passive tags In our library we paste these tags on the preface page of the book

MID RANGE READER

IT IS CONNECTED TO A WORKSTATION OR A NETWORK READER IS ATTACHED TO A PAD ANTENNA , ON WHICH THE BOOKS ARE PLACED SUPPORTS ALL RFID FUNCTIONS, ALLOWING IDENTIFYING MULTIPLE LABELS

CONSTRAINTS COUNTERED WHILE

USING RFID
MANUFACTURING OF RFID HARDWARE IS AT A NASCENT STAGE IN INDIA PHYSICAL LIMITATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY IS THE INABILITY TO READ THROUGH METALS OR LIQUIDS EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF THE TAG IS A MAJOR LIMITATION

 CAPACITY TO READ DECREASES AS THE TAG GETS OLDER AND EVEN SOMETIMES IT IS TIME CONSUMING TO READ THE TAG THROUGH BOUNDED BOOKS PHYSICAL DAMAGE DONE BY STUDENTS CANNOT BE AVOIDED RETURNS ARE NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE AS THE COST OF LABOUR IS NOT VERY HIGH IN INDIA

 LIBRARIANS NEED TO DEPEND HEAVILY ON THE TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS FURTHER RESEARCH IN THIS FIELD CAN IMPROVE THE SITUATION TO A GREATER EXTENT . WE CAN CONCLUDE THAT THE USE OF RFID TECHOLOGY IS AT A VERY PRIMITIVE STAGE IN INDIA