2. Today I shall be mostly talking
about..
• The evolving RFID landscape
– New standards
– New applications
– New concerns – privacy, vulnerabilities
(and legislation?)
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4. All of the above?
Labels?
Cards?
Asset tracking?
Self Service?
Security?
Access
control?
System building block?
5. The story so far…
• Typical uses are:
– Access control
– Membership smartcards
– Substitute for barcodes and tattle tape
and…
not much else.
(Which is a bit like buying a smartphone and using it to
make calls)
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6. Factors that have inhibited
development
• Driven by suppliers, not librarians
• Little engagement from LMS suppliers
• Dependence on LMS has slowed
development
• No agreed standards for data or
frequencies has fragmented development
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9. Growth of new Applications
• New applications being developed by
LMS/RFID suppliers
– UK – offline circulation, stock management
– Australia - supply chain monitoring, consortia
working
– US – ILL routing
• Mobile apps interacting with stock, not
catalogue
• Consortia/co-operative working encouraging
adoption of common standards
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10. A UK Initiative!
The Library Communication Framework (LCF)
• Standardises data exchange between LMS and
RFID (and other 3rd party apps)
• Version 1 published at the end of September
• New collection management app (based on LCF)
already in development
• Supported by LMS supplier members of BIC
For more information on LCF visit
http://www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/16/INTEROPERABILITY-
STANDARDS/
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11. Other New Standards
• ISO 28560-4 – new data standard for
libraries using UHF
• NISO - SIP and NCIP
• EU Mandate M436
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12. New Concerns - Privacy
• RFID privacy has been a recurring concern
since the technology first appeared
• In 2008 the EU published M436 to consider
– Signage
– Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)
• Libraries will be required to complete PIAs
during 2014
• BIC working group details at:
http://www.bic.org.uk/105/Volunteers-Needed-%28BIC-Members-
Only%29/
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13. New Concerns - Vulnerability
• Near Field Communication (NFC) is
another form of RFID operating at
13.56MHz – the same as library tags
• NFC is now appearing in many
smartphones and tablets
• It is possible to use a smartphone to
interrogate/alter library tags
• The industry is monitoring the problem
• We’ll keep you posted!
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14. Checklist for 2014
• On data standards
– All the major UK suppliers endorse and
support ISO 28560-2. Consider migration.
• On interoperability
– Support the LCF for the best guarantee of
future interoperability.
• On privacy
– Watch for news about M436 and NFC.
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