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International Review - UK

Mick FortuneLibrary RFID Ltd

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Learning from the past?

• Sometimes things don’t turn out quite as we expect.

• MARC, the Internet• RFID• JISC Standards Watch (2006)– “Barcodes on steroids” - a helpful analogy or

a dangerous over-simplification?

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Librarians in the RFID Vanguard!• “…this position as early adopters, who also have a considerable

amount of group bargaining power and a strong interest in developing standards, puts libraries in an interesting position. It could be argued that libraries are uniquely placed to have a positive impact on the development of RFID technology and that this influence could extend beyond current efforts to develop interoperability and data standards, to addressing more general issues that are 'in the public good' such as privacy concerns.”

• “The F&HE community cannot rely on the relative ease with which RFID has so far been implemented in the UK – it is widely acknowledged that there are genuine concerns around the implementation of the technology…”

Source: RFID: Frequency, standards, adoption and innovation (JISC 2006)

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RFID – Changing Libraries for Good?

• Launched blog in 2009• Might RFID have a negative impact on

libraries?– Needed greater understanding.– Needed common standards, and a common

terminology!– There were many great innovations and

ideas – but many were confused and confusing.

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Source: Richard Wallis . Presentation given to RFID Conferences in Glasgow and London

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RFID Mileposts

October: RFID Alliance formed – publishes statement pledging support for ISO 28560-2

March: BIC publishes first draft of UK Data Model (UKDM) – supported by RFID Alliance members

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March: ISO 28560 published. BIC revises UKDM, publishes BLCF draft

January: 3M publishes SIP 3.0

June: 3M donates SIP 3.0 to NISO

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RFIDLeading the world?

Source: Library RFID Survey January 2012

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Confidently facing the future…?

• NFC – how will it impact your RFID-enabled library?

• Will UHF replace HF?• How concerned should we be about:– Privacy– Hackers– Scammers

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…or sleepwalking to disaster?

• New library functionality and products are appearing all the time.– A Dutch “social mediacaster”– Norwegian book reviews by smartphone

• New suppliers keep arriving– Would you buy an RFID system from a spare

parts manufacturer?

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“Hype Cycle” (© Gartner Group)

Are we here?

Or here?

Which way are we headed?

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Different kinds of library systems?

• “RFID enables us to interact with objects in ways that we have never been able to before.

• Data standards enable developers to find new ways to design library applications.

• Where those developers are currently working will probably determine the future course of many aspects of library management.

• That might be somewhere completely new…”

RFID – Changing libraries for good 21 April 2011

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Are we equipped for success?

• There is an increasing awareness of the potential of RFID to do more.

• Data standards are now in place• Better tools for integration are available• Guidelines to help you make better

choices are freely available• The future is up to you.

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Thank You!

Library RFID Ltde. mick@libraryrfid.co.uk w. www.libraryrfid.co.uk t. @libraryrfid