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LEID launches version 3.0 of iLibrary Kiosk
May 23, 2014
Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices (LEID) Products, an Auburn Hills, MI-based vendor of electronic lockers and cabinet storage with biometric asset protection and control, has launched version 3.0 of its iLibrary Kiosk.
The iLibrary kiosk is used in conjunction with LEID’s Electronic Modular Access Units to offer a complete self-service Express Library solution. The secure, rugged and tamper-proof self-service system can be placed at a library to offer extended hours, or at locations such as community centers, retirement communities, commuter stations or malls.
LEID says its iLibrary System provides a way for libraries to deliver services to rural areas and growing communities where a bricks-and-mortar library is not feasible. In addition, many urban libraries are using the system for patrons to access reserved materials after hours, it says.
LEID’s iLibrary Kiosk and secure electronic lockers can be located outside under cover, making the self-service library available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The iLibrary System allows library patrons to browse materials online or directly through the iLibrary Kiosk. Orders are placed through the kiosk or remotely via the Internet using their library card number. Patrons receive an email with an access code when their materials are available.
LEID says that new enhancements to the iLibrary Kiosk include an NEMA 4x-rated enclosure, touchscreen monitor, SunBright display and solid state heat/cool device.
“Today people have come to expect convenience,” Sam Hoff, LEID’s president, said. “We have found that, when a library installs one or two of these systems, they end up adding more locations. Our library customers have told us that their patrons love the ease of browsing for library materials on the library website or at the iLibrary Kiosk, and then having the reserved materials delivered to a convenient location, rather than taking time out of their busy day to go to the library.”
The key to the success of the offering an Express Library with LEID’s iLibrary System is placement, the company says. Public libraries implementing the program have researched and evaluated where to locate their iLibrary Systems based on community gathering places. Whether that is a community center, an ice rink or a shopping plaza depends on the community. The location selected is convenient for the residents to pick up their library materials where they are already going, LEID says.
LEID will showcase its iLibrary System at the 2014 American Libraries Associations Annual Conference June 26 – July 1, 2014 at booth number 1256.
