UK Profile for ISO 28560-2
Whilst work continues to complete the process of standardising tag structure and content for library applications of RFID through ISO (International Standards Organization), BIC has overseen the taking of two important steps towards establishing a more homogeneous and interoperable library RFID market in the UK. The first was the agreement, in January 2009, to adopt ISO 28560-2 as the UK National standard for an RFID data model. The second is a recommended UK National Profile, defining the use of this standard in library operations.
Whilst the full ISO standard makes available a total of 26 data ‘elements' for use in the library market, many of these are more relevant to the supply chain than to the everyday operational requirements of libraries. After detailed discussions - mediated by the BIC/CILIP RFID in Libraries Group - the major RFID suppliers agreed to promote a UK National Profile that contains only three mandatory fields, but which allows for the needs of individual libraries - and their suppliers - to be met through a larger number of optional elements.
Now that the standard is considered to be technically stable, a final version of the UK profile has now been published (March 2010). Use of the profile is entirely voluntary but it is anticipated that the demand from libraries for suppliers to adopt a common approach to data standards in RFID will be considerable.
See the UK profile here.
A Guide to RFID in Libraries
by Simon Edwards and Mick Fortune (November 2008)
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RFID at the University of Central Lancashire
A case study by Stephen Mossop (August 2008)
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BIC/CILIP RFID Implementation Checklist
This RFID Implementation Checklist was prepared by the BIC/CILIP RFID in Libraries Group for
distribution to delegates at the RFID in Libraries Conference 2005 organised by CILIP Enterprises.
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RFID/LMS Stakeholder Meeting
19 January 2009
See the outcomes here
RFID in Libraries: Towards Greater Standardisation
A progress report from 2006 on standardisation in RFID for libraries.
