Radio Frequency Identification Based Library Management System

Abstract

Abstract-Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a term that is used to describe a system that transfers the identity of an object or person wirelessly, using radio waves. It falls under the category of automatic identification technologies. This paper proposes RFID Based Library Management System that would allow fast transaction flow and will make easy to handle the issue and return of books from the library without much intervention of manual book keeping. The proposed system is based on RFID readers and passive RFID tags that are able to electronically store information that can be read with the help of the RFID reader. This system would be able to issue and return books via RFID tags and also calculates the corresponding fine associated with the time period of the absence of the book from the library database.Keywords-Radio frequency identification technology; RFID Readers; RFID Tags; Inductive Coupling I -INTRODUCTIONRadio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, which can store and remotely retrieve data using devices called RFID tags.[1] The technology requires cooperation of RFID reader and RFID tag. The RFID based LMS facilitates the fast issuing, reissuing and returning of books with the help of RFID enabled modules. It directly provides the book information and library member information to the library management system and does not need the manual typing. This technology has slowly begun to replace the traditional barcodes [8] on library items and has advantages as well as disadvantages over existing barcodes [2].The RFID tag can contain identifying information, such as a book's title or code, without having to be pointed to a separate database. The information is read by an RFID reader, which replaces the standard barcode reader commonly found at a library's circulation desk. For which utmost care has been taken to remove manual book keeping of records, reduce time consumption as line of sight and manual interaction are not needed for RFID-tag reading and improve utilization of resources like manpower, infrastructure etc.The remainder of this paper is organized into following sections:Section 2 briefly reviews the concept of RFID technology, components of RFID and operating principles of these systems; Section 3 gives the details of the methodology used for implementing the system; Sector 4 draws the conclusion about the robustness of the technology. Background and Related WorkThere is a boom in the industry to use RFID technology in the recent years. Research and development in this field has made this technology to be used in supply chain management, attendance management, library management, automated toll collection etc.There are multiple RFID standards being used in the industry. The existence of these multiple standards helps the users of this technology to choose between various standards and choose the approach which best suits them and then implement it for communication between an interrogator (RFID reader) and the RFID tag.In more specific terms relating RF...

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