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The Waterloo public library has con- firmed Bibliotheca REID library Systems as its vendor for the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) technology. The technology includes tagging all of the items in the WPL collection with microchips. which will enable WPL to introduce self- serve kiosks for library customers to check- out their own miteriais, and for library staff to checkout multiple items in a single, quick transaction. An automatic check-in of library materi- als as these are returned is also being planned. _ Waterloo library moves forward with radio frequency technology' SHOECRAFTERS "sirsdyuelc,b30"m 94lf Weber St. W., Nitcheppr __ s [9449-0787 The new technology will be introduced Fm am m an vapour-mod on mm mm manna ClfirfiEriijiIE 5mm memo i AREA FOR 10 runs WE CUSTOM BUILD BIRKENSTOCKS To INCLUDE YOUR Can-lone THERAPY BinKENSTocxs FEET HUI . A Range ot Comm Footwear to Suit Your (Mitotic News . comm [mom MOST “mm HMS q . Expert Fittings Vpy. dz§erve 9 revitalizing'éxperience Schedule your time with tiso today! (519) 7724091 tHthuSt.h,idteOtrttet. over the next two years at the main library on Albert Street, the McCormick branch library on Parkside Drive, and the new West Waterloo district branch library, which is planned for Fischer-Hallman Road and lau- relwood Drive, on the northwest side of Waterloo. WPL chief librarian Cathy Matyas notes that the decision to contract with Bibliothe- ca follows two years of extensive research and testing by library staff. "The BiblioChip System is the leading RF ID library system in Europe, with over 300 libraries using Bibliotheca products world- wide," she notes. Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems is an iIarFl R5 ‘000 per mth. 0% Purchase Financing for 60 months? mm 0-9 moon um 5mm AT $39,995 ,raesroiiiiiiiiii 'iiGLiiii um. Y o = o per mth. till-ll. 0% Purchase Financing For 60 monthst “All“ 5 MODEL UN! STARTS AT $20,795 WITH $2,500 Down Payment dfitd'k'1'"d',','l1, s633 '323 ABSOLUTELY NO HIDDEN FEES “mum "MOM" m MOTION at Forbes Waterloo Mazda HUSH international company headquartered in Switzerland. The Canadian branch is located in Kitchener and provides service to the Canadian market. Recent Canadian clients include the Brampton public library and the Richmond Hill public library. - A _ _ _ _ "WPL has an exceedingly high volume of use," Matyas said. "Borrowing from the library today already exceeds our 2016 benchmark for use, and our increases have averaged 10 per cent over each of the past five years." WPL currently loans over one-million items each year and half of Waterloo resi- dents are cardholders at the local NG MM 2007 models Ili",i."lij':' EN FEES iil,ilii, Fakes Waterloo Much 2133;: '.fle,,.?S1rg,,t?z?,..., il,iifi WATERLOO CHRONICLE . Wednesday, March Mt, was . " library facility. " Matyas notes that the RFID project wil be a major initiative for WPL over the neiq two years, and that the new technology will also provide increased efficiencies in securii, ty and inventory control of the library col; lection. f "To meet the increasing demand foi library services, we're looking to new tech; nologies such as RFID to contain futurl costs, and to redirect precious staft resources away from repetitive, manual tasks to work directly with our public." _ t The first self-suite kiosks aie expecisd n be in place at the main library bythe end a 2008. done the 100M ZOOM way tmmxklshown 332%? Mt gig; 1iii.i"iri; gigs? Ctgt ial,Wir itiiil 'idi,ih “g? lizsii mag; 1i4'M,t $3? iii: £3353 ii,,ii',,ji' 33%