Linda Davies from Cardiff University presented at Pecha Kucha at the RLUK Conference 2010

1. smartBlade
TM
pilot
@ Cardiff University
RLUK Edinburgh 2010
Linda Davies Cardiff University

3. Duplication & Routine……..
2005: Library Review recommends self service

4. RFID @ Cardiff
2006: RFID in Libraries Conference
2009: Ready to build on RFID investment
X

5. 16,000 books
(at the start!)
350m shelving
1700 Students
100 PostGrads
200 Academics /
Research Staff

6. So what do smartBlades do?
• Continously monitor
the bookstock
• Checking against a
locally held extract
of the catalogue
• Display the real time
location of a book

7. smartBlade Hardware
• 5 antennas per shelf
= 1 Blade set…
• …wired into
controller above
shelves
• Blades are much
skinnier than old
shelf supports
• Very strong

8. Blade sequence

9. Home Page

10. Search Results

11. Biomed zones
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3

12. All copies
should be
here…
….but 2 copies
are here.

13. …and the 2 stray copies on the shelf

14. Reports: Inventory

15. System Exception Report

16. Voyager record

17. Misplaced Items Report

18. Misplaced Items by Classmark
9 items, all on same shelf
Need checking
All items on same shelves

19. Benefits

20. Copes with variation in format & size

21. Work in progress
• Refining data
extracts
• Stock Check
• Floor plans to
show shelves
• Phase 2 – link to
opac?

22. The End
Thank you