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Hamburg library moves to self-checkout, RFID

September 20, 2006

RFID Journal: Starting in October, public libraries in Hamburg, Germany, will begin implementing an RFID-based system for checking materials in and out. The new application will completely replace the libraries' current tracking system, which is based on barcodes. The system will use passive 13.56-MHz RFID tags to identify and sort such library materials as books, magazines and DVDs. At the main branch, patrons will have a choice of seven self-serve stations where they can check out materials they want to borrow, as well as four stations where they can check in materials they have finished using. The 17 library branches will each be equipped with one self-serve kiosk for both check-in and checkouts, but no sorting function.

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