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 • READ ONLY
• NO LINE OF SIGHT, • NEEDS DIRECT VISIBLE
ALIGNMENT OR POSITON CONTACT
REQUIRED
• FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY • SINGLE ITEM SCAN ONLY
WHICH COMBINES AND DOES NOT PROVIDE
SECURITY & ITEM SECURITY TO THAT
IDENTIFICATION IN A EXTENT
SINGLE TAG • EACH BOOK HAS TO BE
• STOCK VERFICATION SCANNED INDIVIDUALLY
MADE EASIER & FASTER
AS THERE IS NO NEED OF
TAKING BOOKS OUT
FROM THE RACKS
 RFID VS BAR CODE
• ELECTRONIC ARTICLE • IT IS NOT THE CASE
SURVELLIANCE SYSTEM WITH BAR CODES
OFFERS A TIGHT
SECURITY CONTROL • SYSTEM IS MORE TIME
OVER LOSS OF BOOKS CONSUMING AS A SINGLE
• REDUCES HUMAN ITEM HAS TO BE
INTERVENTION TO A SCANNED SEPARATELY.
GREAT EXTENT , CAN ACT • RESTRICTIONS ON
AS A SELF CHECK SYSTEM UPDATING
• INFORMATION ON THE INFORMATION ON A
TAG CAN BE UPDATED
BARCODE
WITHOUT REMOVING THE
TAG FROM THE BOOK
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
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 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