That's what we're using currently, yes. They do offer self-checks, sorters, and bookdrop checkin options, but we've not used any of those. We do hope to get a selfcheck machine in the next year or so. There's also a disc vending macine similar to a redbox, but between the weight (it's capable of being installed outdoors) and it's being shipped from Europe, the price is incredibly high.
Jason -- Jason Boyer, IT Specialist Jackson County Public Library 303 W Second St Seymour, IN 47274 [email protected] On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Jason, > > So you are using: > > Bibliotheca (Tagsys) tags > Bibliotheca (Tagsys) gates > Bibliotheca (Feig) pad readers > > Who's self check machines? > Any other automation that relies on the tags: sorters, self check-in? > > Lori > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Jason Boyer <[email protected]>wrote: > >> We have 90,000+ items, an annual circ of 390,000+, and are using >> Bibliotheca RFID as our vendor. They resell Tagsys gates and tags, and Feig >> pad readers. We're happy enough with the hardware, but we can't update some >> machines because their software won't work with Windows 7 64-bit. I'm told >> this will be fixed sometime this year. >> >> The circ software works well with Evergreen, though it occasionally has >> visual problems that require closing and restarting the rfid circ app. The >> conversion software can also retrieve some details over SIP2, but we don't >> currently use that feature of it. It's also not ready for 64-bit Windows. >> >> Jason >> >> -- >> Jason Boyer, IT Specialist >> Jackson County Public Library >> 303 W Second St >> Seymour, IN 47274 >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Me too! I think we've asked this question a few times and gotten very >>> essentially no responses. That said, someone somewhere reported using 3M >>> RFID (tags? security gates? staff stations? self check-out? >>> self-checkin? sorters?) >>> >>> Come out, come out wherever you are! >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Jesse Ephraim < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I would be very interested in that information, too. >>>> >>>> Jesse Ephraim >>>> >>>> Director, Roanoke Public Library >>>> 308 S. Walnut >>>> Roanoke, Texas 76262 >>>> (817) 491-2691 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>> Of >>>> Lin Light >>>> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 2:18 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFID >>>> >>>> I need do ask who is using RFID and what vendor are you using. >>>> We are looking at our branch of 45,000 items but with a circ close to >>>> 300K. >>>> >>>> Lin >>>> >>>> >>>> Lin Light >>>> Head of Computer >>>> & Technical Services >>>> Herrick District Library >>>> 300 South River Ave. >>>> Holland, MI 49423 >>>> Voice 616-355-3727 >>>> Fax 616-355-1426 >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
