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World's Second Largest RFID Library to Open in China

 

Item-level tagging specialist TAGSYS today announced that its technology will be deployed at the Shenzhen Library in China, where it will be the second largest RFID-enabled library automation system in the world and the largest in China.

The implementation is being deployed by TAGSYS integration partner Shenzhen Seaever Enterprise Co. Ltd. and will include a variety of applications, including self-checkout and return, security gates, and programming and circulation stations. All forms of media available at the library will be RFID tagged, from books to CDs to videos to library cards. About 2 million tags will be used initially.

The goal is to equip the Shenzhen Library with automation technology that allows it to support high volumes of patron traffic as well as deep resource capacity. Librarian chief Wu Xi said, "Through the deployment of the TAGSYS RFID system we have realized our vision for a fully-automated library where patrons can borrow and return books and other media entirely on their own." Opening its doors to the public next month, the 50,000 square meter library will support 8,000 patrons circulating 50,000 volumes daily. Starting with 1.8 million books, the library has room to grow its collection to 4 million.