Tag! You

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Tag! Youre It!

• UNLVs Experience with RFID

Tom Boone UNLV Wiener-Rogers Law
Library Jennifer Fabbi UNLV Curriculum Materials
Library Bobbie Studwell UNLV Wiener-Rogers Law
Library
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What is RFID?

• Radio
• Frequency
• Identification

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RFID Tag

• Programmed Data
• Small Antenna
• Data readable within short distance
• No line of sight required

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Applications

• Track movement of shipping containers

Shipping
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Applications

• Track cars through toll booths and automatically
  deduct toll from drivers accounts

Toll Roads
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Applications

• Implanted chip to uniquely identify animals

Pet IDs
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Applications

• Replacement for bar code technology in books and
  other items

Libraries
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Library Uses

• Self-checkout
• Shelf ordering
• Locate lost items
• Track item usage

• Automated sorting

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Implementation

• Significant monetary investment
• Hardware (conversion stations, self-checkout
  units, handheld readers)
• Equipment (TAGS!)
• Labor (conversion staff/time)

SFPL Estimate 400,000 (two branches)