Dear Julie, as you know discs and RFID do not understand each other very well because of the discs' inner metal layer.
In our library there are combined two systems: RFID plus lockable One-Time-Cases http://www.budgetlibrarysupplies.com/index_files/OneTime.htm for discs. Check out and return are fully done in self service. That works as follows: All discs are put in One-Time cases (up to 6 Discs maximum). People chose the locked cases in open access. Check out at the RFID terminal has to be done one case after another, not as a pack as with books. After each single check out you are requested to put the case in a slot to unlock it. Within the cases there are two sorts of transponders: donut ones on the discs and on the inner side of the case one of the same transponders as used with books. The donut transponders on the discs are necessary for automatic control at the return machine that the correct discs are included in the case. Up to two discs can be detected correctly. So if there are more than two discs included in the case no. 3 to 6 only have dummies on the disc. These cases are marked at the outside and checked manually behind the return machine. The book transponder is used for control at the exit gate because it is not shielded by the metal layer of the discs. We use two sizes of cases: the CD size for 1 CD, the DVD size for DVDs, Blu-rays and CD editions with more than one disc. The reason is that they can be put offset in the DVD case for better detection. Covers that do not fit into the cases are replaced by photo copies (which has to be done with all CDs that come with jewel cases). One aspect for the use of locked case is the German youth protection law which is rather rigid with films and computer games. The system works rather well, not yet 100% perfectly. There are round about 1 million check outs of all sorts of disc media per year in our library. Here are some pictures: - This machine is used for check out but with a slot for opening the One-Time cases: http://www.bibliotheca.com/1/index.php/us/our-products-us/self-service/smartserve700 The return machine: http://www.bibliotheca.com/1/index.php/us/our-products-us/materials-handling/400-series Some photos from our library: http://tinyurl.com/bh4lkoq http://tinyurl.com/argnu2f Best Peter Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin Videolektorat Peter Delin Blücherplatz 1 10961 Berlin Tel.: 030/90226171 Fax.: 030/90226290 Email: [email protected] http://www.zlb.de/wissensgebiete/kunst_buehne_medien/videos Am 21.02.2013 21:53, schrieb Julie Bradford: > Hello from public library land… > > Our public library system is looking to adopt RFID. I would love any > advice or feedback regarding AV collections and RFID. How have you > tagged items? Have you experienced loss? Everything I have read makes me > leery of RFID for AV materials. I would appreciate thoughts from anyone > who is willing to share their experiences—feel free to contact me off list. > > Thanks in advance! > > Julie > > Julie Bradford > > Assistant Head of Audio Visual Services > > 1919 West 81st AVE > > Merrillville, IN > > 46410 > > Are //you//listening? > > _overdrive.lcplin.org_ > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
