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RE: Using RFID in Libraries
From my experience with barcodes is that errors that occur are both human and technological. A person can accidentally miss a barcode or scan too quickly, missing messages or the barcode completely. However, the scanner can also be finicky and refuse to read the barcode or misread it. Plus, if a person thinks that barcode is what is making their DVD skip, they will rip that thing right off with no remorse. RFID have the potential to remove the human error in scanning. However, it also removes the human ability to detect errors that the technology might miss.
You make a good point about patrons putting their private information in our hands. We already do keep personal information in a database as well as a history of their checkouts. We are being trusted to keep this information private. Because of this, I am wondering if it is possible to make tags that can only be read by certain scanners and thus not outside of the building or buildings if it is a system. Unfortunately, I think this would be rather challenging and possibly outside of library budgets.
http://mfarina.blogspot.com/2010/10/1023-notes-for-readingsviewings-week-7.html?showComment=1287885538379#c8015425273177213663
http://guybrariantim.blogspot.com/2010/10/readings-for-october-25th.html?showComment=1287886111657#c2849391253014762726
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