RFID TECHNOLOGY IN

BABARIA INSTITUTE OF
TECHNNOLOGY (BIT):an
OVERVIEW
BY
BI NAL H J OSHI
LI BRARI AN
BABARI A I NSTI TUTE 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 ONLY
NEEDS DIRECT VISIBLE
CONTACT
SINGLE ITEM SCAN ONLY
AND DOES NOT PROVIDE
SECURITY TO THAT
EXTENT
EACH BOOK HAS TO BE
SCANNED INDIVIDUALLY

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
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
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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