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1 Before Converting Form a management team. Who will attend vendor training? i Who will train taggers? Who will tag: volunteers, sub contractor, regular staff, temps? Test a few tags at BRK, SUD, WEL, CAM if not buying from Bibliotheca! How to keep track BRK used red china markers. RFID Labels Can buy from Bibliotheca/Tagsys or another vendor such as 3M get samples and test at BRK/WEL/SUD/CAM / / if you have any doubts! ISO Data Model 60 in BiblioChip.ini file Only barcode + security bit; no title, patron info Imprint? No one has done this yet: adds expense; tags cannot be centered so they do not look like book plates; delays receipt of order. Placement of labels is important 5/19/2011 1

2 Disc Labels/Media Packs Interfere with playing in some devices Provide security Do not need to check for contents if all discs are tagged. Zero on disc labels (WEL) One on disc label per set (SUD) Up to two on disc labels (BRK) + color coding Only donut labels (CAM) Metallic Items Blu Ray Discs, Books with foil covers/metallic inks Guinness Book of World Records Artemis Fowl, Dorling Kindersley, many others. Thick books: often works to put RFID label in center near bottom edge (BRK) BRK reserves barcode prefix for metallic items; programs barcode scanners at self checks to read all barcodes with 8 in 6 th position, but no other barcodes beginning with 3 5/19/2011 2

3 Build Your Own Conversion Cart Laptop, barcode reader, mouse (optional) & RFID pad on top. Power cords and RFID controller box below UPS optional only if you can t plug into wall. Room for labels. * Some libraries eschew rolling carts. They just load items on book trucks and take them to a stationary conversion station. WEL & BRK: Rubbermaid Media Master Three Shelf 33" Open Electronic Media AV Cart, Black 9T28 (PICTURED) SUD: Endura Computer Workstation with Leg Room, LEM32T by Luxor Staff Conversion Station Label dispenser on left, RFID pad and barcode reader on right Opposite sides helps prevent accidentally encoding labels on dispenser. Bibliotheca license based on network card MAC address + computer name 5/19/2011 3

4 Staff Circ Station & Express Lane Setup III s Item Status API allows interaction bt between Millennium i & RFID software/hardware Give IP addresses or address range (DHCP) of stations to MLN; RFID JARS will install Install IIS (Microsoft ss Web Server) Get Bibliotheca license for staff & EL stations Going Live Vendors: When 70 80% of collection is tagged BRK over 90% depends on your comfort level Have a place to put RFID problems Give staff an Express Lane self check to use for checkout a few weeks before going live Turn off gates for first few weeks, so items returned don t drive you crazy Turn around the self check(s) for public 5/19/2011 4

5 Self Check Build Your Own CPU Touch screen (e.g., ELO 1729/1529, integrated MSR) Barcode reader (e.g., Motorola LS2208) Receipt printer RFID pad (controller box hidden) Furniture (if not on circ desk) Cheapest option, but you are your own engineer Self Check BayScan Touch screen (ELO 1529 with integrated t dmsr) Mounting sleeve integrates barcode reader But not as good as LS2208 ~$1900 for above Other components provided by library, including CPU 5/19/2011 5

6 Self Check Bibliotheca Touch screen, CPU, RFID pad are integrated, compact Integrated dbarcode reader not great, not configurable MSR option? Looks great BRK Coolidge branch has one ~$10Kbut engineering mostly done for you Must install Express Lane or purchase SIP License to use Bibliotheca software Signage Brookline 5/19/2011 6

7 Signage Sudbury Training the Public Staff in front of desk Vl Volunteer self check ambassadors the older the better! Do it for the reluctant patron at a self check Emphasize 3 (?) items at once # items on screen must match # items on pad Wait for green Bring red or problem items to desk 5/19/2011 7

8 Public Response 80%+ self check in Brookline (with self pickup) Pt Patrons help hl each other You could teach the supermarkets a lesson. This is fun! Oh that was easy! Are you going to lose your job? I won t do anything that s going to take away someone s job. Gates and Gate Tracker Can paste barcode into MillCirc With SIP license, Gate Tracker can get title automatically Oh, it looks like Cleopatra didn t check out properly. Let me fix that for you. 5/19/2011 8

9 Delivery Checkin Separate returns, network transfers, and NT from RFID librariesi Check in returns 3 at a time with RFID Check in NT with RFID one at time, because of the slips Check in non RFID NT with barcode optionally encode a temp RFID card so patrons can use RFID to check out. Checkin Advantages RFID stuff: 3 at a time Media packages: 70% (?) need not be opened Both of the above features of RFID save time and reduce repetitive stress Network items which require slips or don t have RFID reduce the advantages, but still a + Automated sorting is huge theoretical advantage if you have space and $$$$ 5/19/2011 9