Making the Most of RFID in Libraries
Martin Palmer
The advantage of radio frequency identification (RFID) over other technologies used in libraries is usually seen to be its ability to combine the functions of the barcode (as a unique item identifier) and the security tag (able to indicate that an item is being removed from the library without permission), but with the added advantage of not needing line of sight. The customer-friendly self service that this combination of features makes possible is at the heart of the attraction of RFID for most libraries.
This practical and straightforward new book will consider the benefits of installing RFID technology, work with vendors and how to implement it on the ground. It will also consider technical issues such as interoperability, metadata and standards.
Written by an expert in the field, it will be worthwhile for those considering converting to RFID as well as those who are implementing it already.
March 2009; 176pp; hardback; 978-1-85604-634-3; £44.95 (£35.96 to CILIP members)
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Searching 2.0
Michael P Sauers
If you aren't intimately familiar with the latest generation of Web 2.0 tools and how to exploit them fully in your daily reference work, then this book is for you. Master trainer Michael Sauers applies the super-search strategies for which he is known to a comprehensive range of tools for reference use, including: Delicious; Google; Microsoft's Live Search; Yahoo! Search; Wikipedia; Flickr; YouTube; Podscope; Google Maps; Live Search Maps;
Google Book Search; Amazon's 'Search Inside the Book'; OpenSearch files; Windows Search; Desktop Search in Vista; Kartoo and much more.
Accessible and fun to read, with a wealth of illustrative screenshots, this is a comprehensive guide to searches that make the most of the Web 2.0 environment. Sauers reviews each Web 2.0 tool for reliability and appropriateness in different search tasks and shows you how best to organize them for quick access at the reference desk.
March 2009; 350pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-629-9; £44.95 (£35.96 to CILIP members)
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