Smart Library & RFID Automation

01

RFID Book Tags

High-frequency RFID labels that give every book, CD and DVD its own identity for issue, return, security and stock-taking.

• 13.56 MHz tags to the ISO 15693 / ISO 28560 library standards
• Supplied loose, or pasted and encoded by our team on site
• Anti-theft stickers and protective institutional labels available

02

RFID Patron Smart Cards

Contactless membership cards for library users, printed with institution and member details and used for issue, kiosk login and access.

• 13.56 MHz contactless cards (ISO 14443A)
• Printed with institution branding and member details
• Can double as ID for canteen or access control

03

Tagging & Conversion Station

A desk station for converting an existing collection to RFID, linking each book's record to its new tag.

• Used during the initial conversion and for new acquisitions
• Writes item data to the tag and verifies it

04

Staff Circulation Station

The circulation-desk reader. Librarians issue and return several books at once and work inside their existing library software.

• Issue, return and conversion from one desk reader
• Updates each item's security (AFI/EAS) status on every transaction
• Works alongside your library management system
• Optional face-recognition terminal

05

Anti-Theft Security Gate

An RFID gate at the library exit that raises an audio-visual alarm when an item that has not been issued passes through.

• Two-panel gates, or a single-panel Monogate for narrower entrances
• Audio-visual alarm on unauthorised exit
• Entry and exit counter

06

Self Check-In / Check-Out Kiosk

Members issue and return books themselves with their library card, through a touch-screen interface with printed receipts.

• Accepts patron ID cards, with optional biometric login
• Reads several books in one go
• Shows loans and dues, and prints receipts

07

Book Drop & Return Station

A round-the-clock return point. Members drop books in, the return is recorded straight away and a receipt is issued.

• Return recorded the moment the book is dropped
• Receipt printing
• Can be combined with the self-service kiosk

08

Intelligent Shelves

RFID-enabled shelves that register returned books immediately so they are back in circulation, and pick up items on hold.

• Returned books become available for circulation instantly
• Detects items on hold
• Notifies members by email or SMS

09

Handheld Inventory Reader

A portable reader for stock verification, finding misplaced books and checking shelf order, without taking books off the shelf.

• Stock verification and shelf management
• Locates individual books
• Reads and writes tags

10

Card Registration Reader

A small USB desktop reader for enrolling new members and writing their RFID cards.

11

LMS Integration Software

Middleware that connects the RFID hardware to the library management system already in use, over the standard SIP2 and NCIP protocols.

• Works with Koha and other SIP2/NCIP-compatible library systems
• Central admin console on Koha cloud for IT and library staff

12

Book Tagging & Encoding Service

Our team pastes, encodes and checks tags across the collection on site, so the library goes live without staff converting the stock themselves.