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If you are interested in information about our shelf-ready processing services, please call or email us:
PRODUCT & SERVICE INFORMATION
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Phone: (800) 474-9816
Email: support@brodart.com
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If you are uncertain where to find help at Brodart, start by contacting our customer service department:
CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Phone: (800) 474-9802
Email: bookscs@brodart.com
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RFID Tags
RFID is an acronym for Radio Frequency Identification tag. They are small microchips that are encoded with an identifying number. (For all practical purposes an utterly unique number since 64-bit identifiers allow about 18 thousand trillion possible values.) The tags listen for a radio query and respond by transmitting their unique ID code. Most RFID tags have no batteries: They use the power from the initial radio signal to transmit their response. Libraries use tags in circulating material to sort, identify and track the use of the item they lend. Since the devices are inexpensive, never wear out and can be read by scanners as far as 15 feet from the tag, they offer terrific item-tracking potential.
Brodart provides tags and applies those that are supplied by libraries. Tags can be purchased precoded or can be custom coded for a library. They are applied manually to books. It's recommended that they are placed inside the cover or on a flyleaf. Since RFID tags aren't optical, a label often covers and protects the tag. This label commonly includes a printed version of the encoded number on the tag. This is recommended if Brodart is creating a custom number for each RFID tag so that it can be read without special equipment.
Suppliers
Brodart works with two primary vendors of RFID tags in common use in libaries: 3M and Checkpoint. The primary difference between the two is that 3M tags are for circulation use only. 3M Digital Identification Tags include a 256-bit memory chip that stores all the information you need to track an item. These tags are "rewriteable," so you can reprogram them if necessary. Checkpoint's are for both circulation and theft detection.
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