Automated Rfid Based Library Management System
Essay by Marry • December 1, 2011 • Essay • 1,216 Words (5 Pages) • 2,682 Views
Abstract- RFID provides one of the
best solutions for the identification
of assets. RFID is a new generation
which provides auto identification and
data collection technique. RFID allows
identification of tagged books, using
radio frequency. RFID based Library
Management System (LMS) will help
us to increase the flow of transaction for
a library. The proposed system of LMS
is based on UHF RFID readers, along
with the antennas at library entrance
and on all other transactional points
of the library. This paper discusses
elimination of transactional module
from existing RFID based Library
Management System.
1- Introduction
RFID is being used in variety of
fields like; auto-motive, animal tracking,
and all types of assets identification.
Designers such as Ideas by Gul Ahmed,
Amir Adnan tag their products with the
RFID chip, which is the most common
example of interaction with RFID.
However garments and books are both
separate things. Presently, across the
globe, implementation of RFID is under
consideration. Bar codes, magnetic
cards are the better options for
identification but not the best. RFID tag
does not have to be visible in order to let
them read, it can be read once the tag is
in readers' range irrespective being
visible or in line of sight. Another
advantage of using RFID in library is, it
stores more than one variable; i.e. it
stores stack number, accession number,
book number, author information etc,
where as barcode is limited to just one
identification number.
2- Library and its functions
Library; is collection of all the
sources, resources, including books,
DVDs, and all other informative
materials on a one common place.
Besides all above some libraries do have
access points, for maps, prints, or other
documents. A good librarian arranges
the library in order to easy, quick,
efficient reach to all the materials to the
users.
The following are the tasks
generally performed in the library.
Circulation, Collection and Technical
Services, they all includes handling user
accounts and issuing and returning of
books; order materials, Work behind the
scenes cataloguing and processing new
materials and de-accessioning weeded
materials; respectively.
3- Library using RFID
Basic tasks in RFID based LMS
include the planning for gaining of
materials, arranging the acquired
materials according to the library
classification, the de-accessioning of
materials, and administering library
computer systems.
The proposed system will
perform following tasks easily; using
RFID technology,
- Accessing number of books at a time.
- Searching a particular book to check
its presence in the library, through
database applications.
- Locating the physical location of the
book.
- Accounting/Stock verification of the
materials. [1]
While using RFID based LMS
librarian can process issuing, re-issuing,
and returning formalities really fast, all
on few clicks; as system provides the
book information and library member
information to the librarian, so he can
place the book properly. RFID based
LMS also provides monitoring and
searching system. The monitoring
system will continuously monitor the
library gates and will act as a
chambermaid, so that the books taken
out without completing formalities can
be traced out easily and will alarm the
librarian. The searching module
provides the fast searching of books
using
RFID
handheld
reader
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