Canadian libraries turn to RFID, self-checkout for book management

Canadian libraries turn to RFID, self-checkout for book management
Tags: Government
April 6, 2006

IT Business: There are 37 million books moved within the Toronto Public Library system each year, and librarians are beginning to look to RFID tags to help them manage the volume. The Toronto library implemented a pilot project to place radio frequency identification tags on books in two of its libraries and set up self-checkout kiosks. About 70 percent to 80 percent of users take advantage of the self-checkout capability, said Patricia Eastman of the Toronto Public Library, who spoke at the 2006 Canadian RFID Conference held earlier this month.