Slow and manual book issue and return procedure leads to long queue and wastage of student time in college.
Book security.
Time consuming book search procedure
Manual inventory taking takes a lot of time and requires a dedicated staff for the work.
Lack of real time data.
Solution
RFID Tags pasted on the book gives an individual identity and security to the book during issue and return procedure.
Security Gates helps in tracking book theft and pilferage.
RFID student cards are mapped with the book tags during issue and return to know the identity of the user.
Automatic issue and return kiosk enables self check in and check out of books without any manual intervention of the library staff.
RFID book drop unit makes the library functional for book return even when the library is closed.
Book search station allows the user to search a particular book within fraction of seconds.
RFID handheld reader enables quick inventory taking from a distance and helps in searching for a misplaced book.
Entire RFID system is integrated with central ILMS
Benefits
Faster and fully automated issue return procedure. Reduced from average 5 minutes to 1 minute
Multiple book issue and return on a single click. Up to 6 books can be processed in less than 1 minute.
Reduction of student queue from average 6 to 1.
100% security of books. On an average every year around 100 books were misplaced. Reduced to 0 after installation of RFID.
Inventory taking time reduced from 4 days to 30 minutes.
Paperless transaction. Library Registers and Cards were replaced.
Optimum utilization of human manpower in Library. 3 manpower resources were now engaged in more purposeful operational tasks other than issue ans return.
User Friendly. Even students can operate without any training.