RFID Update

Changes ahead for libraries? Mick Fortune

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Today I shall be mostly talking about..

• The evolving RFID landscape

– New standards

– New applications

– New concerns – privacy, vulnerabilities (and legislation?)

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But first…

How do we think of RFID?

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All of the above?

Labels?

Cards?

Asset tracking?

Self Service?

Security?

Access control?

System building block?

The story so far…

• Typical uses are:

– Access control

– Membership smartcards

– Substitute for barcodes and tattle tape

and…

not much else.

(Which is a bit like buying a smartphone and using it to make calls)

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Factors that have inhibited development

• Driven by suppliers, not librarians

• Little engagement from LMS suppliers

• Dependence on LMS has slowed development

• No agreed standards for data or frequencies has fragmented development

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Data Standards in Use - Global

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ISO 28560-2

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ISO 28560 (unspecified)

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ISO 15693

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Data Models in Use - Global

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Growth of new Applications

• New applications being developed by LMS/RFID suppliers – UK – offline circulation, stock management

– Australia - supply chain monitoring, consortia working

– US – ILL routing

• Mobile apps interacting with stock, not catalogue

• Consortia/co-operative working encouraging adoption of common standards

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A UK Initiative!

The Library Communication Framework (LCF)

• Standardises data exchange between LMS and RFID (and other 3rd party apps)

• Version 1 published at the end of September

• New collection management app (based on LCF) already in development

• Supported by LMS supplier members of BIC For more information on LCF visit http://www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/16/INTEROPERABILITY-STANDARDS/

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Other New Standards

• ISO 28560-4 – new data standard for libraries using UHF

• NISO - SIP and NCIP

• EU Mandate M436

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New Concerns - Privacy

• RFID privacy has been a recurring concern since the technology first appeared

• In 2008 the EU published M436 to consider – Signage

– Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)

• Libraries will be required to complete PIAs during 2014

• BIC working group details at: http://www.bic.org.uk/105/Volunteers-Needed-%28BIC-Members-Only%29/

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New Concerns - Vulnerability

• Near Field Communication (NFC) is another form of RFID operating at 13.56MHz – the same as library tags

• NFC is now appearing in many smartphones and tablets

• It is possible to use a smartphone to interrogate/alter library tags

• The industry is monitoring the problem

• We’ll keep you posted!

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Checklist for 2014

• On data standards

– All the major UK suppliers endorse and support ISO 28560-2. Consider migration.

• On interoperability

– Support the LCF for the best guarantee of future interoperability.

• On privacy

– Watch for news about M436 and NFC.

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Thank you!

e: mick@libraryrfid.co.uk w: http://www.libraryrfid.co.uk

t: +44 7786 625544 : @libraryrfid

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