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The West Palm Beach Public Library will apply an RFID system from 3M Library Systems to upgrade and broaden its automated customer service, materials handling and security functions when it moves to larger quarters and expands its services at the new City centre complex early next year. The new library will occupy 80,000 square feet on four floors at City centre, more than twice its current space, when it relocates in the spring of 2009. Staff will begin applying RFID tags to some 160,000 circulation items this fall. When the new space is occupied, 3M will install five RFID SelfCheck systems enabling customers to check out circulation items unassisted; an external kiosk for self-return, ten RFID staff workstations, a seven-destination RFID sorting system, and a four-aisle RFID security system, as well as two rented RFID conversion stations. The library currently uses barcode SelfCheck systems. Libraries using RFID technology are especially focused on the durability and reliability of the tags, according to Jacob Haas, marketing manager for 3M Library Systems.
Source: 3M
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