Implementation of RFID Technology in Library – Book Exhausting and Retrieval for Readers

P Chellappandi; S Sivankalai

P Chellappandi Assistant Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
S Sivankalai Chief Librarian, Paavai College of Engineering, Paavai Nagar, Namakkal

Abstract

Recently the wireless location systems become an important issue for all libraries. RFID is an innovative automated library system for automatic identification and pathway of library material. An automated library with the support of RFID technology would be a “self service center for library. Utilizing RFID-tagged book retrieval is a purpose advance for the library search system namely Library Book Exhausting Retrieval Supporting System. This paper presents the development of this utilizing RFID implementation flow and as well as the laboratory scale system structure. The book list mode offers a corresponding list of the bookshelves and the misplaced books regularly for a librarian to localize all misplaced books in the wrong bookshelves and will prove immediate and long term benefits to library in traceability and security.