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Editor's Notes

• #4: The full name of this technology is - Radio Frequency (dažnis) identification There is general agreement that the basic technology dates back to at least the Second World War And of course as all good technologies it came from military world – it was used to enable swift differentiation between friendly and enemy aircraft However it was only in 1973 that Mario W Cardullo received a patent (US) for what is now clearly recognizable as a passive, read-write RFID tag. The idea was to converge [konvedz] different but related existing technologies – electronic security system and a chip with memory capacity into a smaller and portable format. We call this format – a tag – now. And now we have RFID – a single device consisting of two main elements – a memory chip and an antenna
• #5: The basic process involved in all RFID transactions is the same: a scanning device detects a radio frequency signal from a transponder – the tag, and sends information to a database
• #6: RFID is in use all around us. If you have ever chipped your pet with an ID tag, used EZPass through a toll booth, or paid for gas using SpeedPass, you've used RFID. In addition, RFID is increasingly used with biometric technologies for security.
• #7: Libraries are changing time to time. The last major changes were made in 1990 when we’ve got an internet – it fundamentally changed traditional approaches to information management in many different ways. The our days tendency is – going from closed library to open access library or information and learning center. And RFID helps to realize this. However, RFID technology does a lot of changes too – it changes library processes, it’s services and relations between librarians, readers and books. Self service – RFID is very attractive technology for libraries, because with this technology lots of processes can be managed without a librarian. That’s why libraries in particular have been so much quicker to adopt RFID than most retailers. Well, shopkeepers generally hope never to see an item again once it has left a shop. But it is good for libraries where individual items are lent and returned possibly hundreds of times. Security – RFID technology can work independently of self-service, but usually libraries installs RFID when it is decided to start providing an open access services. You can find an information saying that RFID is less effective in security area than electromagnetic devices. But it depends on where and how these devices are installed. RFID is more expensive technology than electromagnetic or radio frequent systems. But supporters of RFID point out that while Rf and EM security systems have only limited other benefits to offer, RFID can also be used in a number of different ways. Stock control – the benefits that rfid offers the library manager in relation to stock control – particularly inventory and shelf-checking
• #9: Usually RFID tagging is integrated with library management systems. In our library we use an Ex Libris product – Aleph and for RFID technology we use Bibliotheca RFID system called BiblioCockpit. RFID interacts with the LMS. RFID provides an alternative method of accessing an LMS, enabling library staff and customers to exploit the benefits of the technology. So RFID makes the LMS more user friendly and able to carry out a wider range of tasks.
• #12: Well lets go back and talk about key elements that must be in this process. Of course the main one is a tag and here you can see a common features of RFID tags  Passive RFID does not use a battery, while an active has an on-board battery that always broadcasts its signal. A memory capacity – it can be various. Of course the decision on what to choose depends on how much data has to be in a tag. There must be written the identification number of an item, the metadata can be written too, and the important thing for security is - the AFI – application family identifier. It is needed because RFID tags are now used in many different sectors, a method of differentiating between these sectors is needed to enable systems to function smoothly. The tags should be compliant with standards. The main for libraries is ISO 18000-3, that says what data fields have to be mandatory, what can be compulsory, what a length of data codes has to be and so on. Frequency – it is one common – 13.56 MHz The data in a tag can be rewritten lots of times
• #13: A number of organizations have been very active in trying to alert the public to what they see as the dangers of RFID use. The crucial element is that there appears to have been no attempt to alert customers to either the existence of the technology or the way in which it was being used. There are lots of RFID applications and for sure - devices around us. The data can be collected with these devices if they a configured on a same parameters. It can be done of course accidentally or intentionally. That’s is why there are a key principles for libraries: