The Library is a fast-growing organism. The ancient methods of maintaining it are no longer dynamic and efficient. For expeditious retrieval and dissemination of information and better service for the clientele, the application of modern techniques has become absolutely indispensable. Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is an innovative automated library system for automatic identification and tracking of library material. Currently, RFID applications range from book tracking and stock management to theft detection and automatic book sorting. RFID technology is a dynamic link between people, objects, and processes, and shortly, it plays a prime role in data collection, identification as well as analysis necessary for specific library operations. An automated library with the support of RFID technology would be a "self-service station" that demands the least intervention by the library personnel. Efforts are being made to introduce self-service "check-in" and "check-out" that avoid long delays in the delivery of library material and also for achieving better efficiency in operations. In this paper, an attempt has been made to describe different components of the RFID system and how we implement RFID tags that are embedded on books as well as user issue cards. These tags are scanned by the RFID readers and the data is sent serially to the microcontroller that undergoes processing. This processed data is stored in a personal computer that displays the whole information and can be retrieved later if necessary. It is found that this automation project will serve as a model for any library.
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Unique Paper ID: 166869
Publication Volume & Issue: Volume 11, Issue 2
Page(s): 2180 - 2183
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