[Koha] Koha + RFID + automatic book sorting system

[Lori Ayre]

Sorting from data on tag is something we've talked about since the adoption of the new data models (ISO 28560) but I haven't seen it implemented anywhere. If you were to sort from tag I doubt it would be from call number. Call number doesn't help except for returned items going home. 

But if you know someone doing that, Chris, I'd love to talk with them!

Lori Ayre

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On Jun 25, 2013, at 1:46 AM, Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz> wrote:

> * Anne Lena Westrum (anne-lena.westrum at kul.oslo.kommune.no) wrote:
>> Hello Koha Community!
>> 
>> I am wondering whether some of you have experience with Koha and RFID or 
>> Koha+RFID and automatic book sorting systems?
>> 
>> In Oslo, Norway, we are currently planning a new main library stretching 
>> across 5 floors with an automated book sorting system as the main 
>> logistics "channel" between the floors. The main library is also serving 
>> 16 different branches in Oslo, plus all the other libraries in Norway 
>> that do ILL from us.
>> 
>> We are running a proprietary ILS today, but are considering switching to 
>> FOSS. All our books are chipped with RFID and we have self 
>> checkout/returns machines, but we do not have a book sorting machine. 
>> That is something for the new building.
>> 
>> It would be great if someone could share their experiences with Koha and 
>> RFID/book sorting systems with us and help us avoid the - I am sure - 
>> known traps that are there. A name of a library or person we should 
>> contact is also very welcome!
>> 
>> I am looking forward to hearing from you! :)
> Hi Anne-Lena
> 
> I haven't dealt with any sorting machines, but I have worked with
> quite a few libraries using return chutes with rfid and Koha.
> The SIP Server in Koha is sending all the information back that a
> sorter would need (call number, does it have a hold, etc). So I would
> expect it to just work.
> Also, a lot of sorters using rfid use the information on the tag to
> sort, and they don't actually care what the ILS is saying.
> IE the rfid tag has the callnumber on it, and they sort using that.
> 
> The cavaet is that in my experience all of the machines for doing
> selfcheck, automated returns, etc are a lot more fragile than you
> would expect them to be, and they can often be quite opaque.
> I would encourage you to test well before the time needed for them to
> be in production :)
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
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