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USA : TAGSYS & ITG donate automatic RFID system to public library
June 30, 2006 |  |
TAGSYS, the global leader in item-level RFID infrastructure, and Integrated Technology Group (ITG), an established developer and provider of cutting-edge library RFID systems, have combined forces to donate a fully-automated, item-level RFID infrastructure to the Alvar branch of the New Orleans Public Library located in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans.
The branch, which was completely destroyed in the Katrina disaster, will officially reopen its doors on Sunday, June 25, 2006 in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference.
The fully automated RFID system from TAGSYS and ITG offers the New Orleans Public Library staff a more accurate and efficient way to track books, CDs, periodicals, and other media. It includes 25,000 item-level RFID tags, two security gates, a staff station, and a self checkout station. With the new system in place, patrons will have the ability to borrow and return items completely on their own, without the need for staff assistance.
"We can't afford to simply replace what was in place prior to Katrina,” said Bill Johnson, Director of the New Orleans Public Library. “We need to build a state-of-art urban public library system that is smarter and more user-friendly than what we had. The ability to manage our collection, which is represented by this RFID system, is an important step in that direction. We are grateful to ITG and TAGSYS for this generous contribution."
“We would like to congratulate the city of New Orleans for building a new library system that features enhanced facilities and technologies to better serve the community,” said Elie Simon, CEO of TAGSYS. “We hope this RFID infrastructure will help ease the administrative burden of the library staff and provide greater accessibility for its patrons.”
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