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3M, the diversified technology company, has recently won a tender to supply state of the art technology to several Southwark libraries including Canada Water, Grove Vale, John Harvard and Peckham. The specialised library equipment chosen includes radio frequency identification (RFID) which facilitates self-service and allows items to be easily identified and located.
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New look John Harvard library pleases borrowers
3M, the diversified technology company, has recently won a tender to supply state of the art technology to several Southwark libraries including Canada Water, Grove Vale, John Harvard and Peckham. The specialised library equipment chosen includes radio frequency identification (RFID) which facilitates self-service and allows items to be easily identified and located.
John Harvard library, Borough High Street, London was the first to receive the equipment and has been converted to a self-service facility with a range of 3M SelfCheck equipment. It uses more than 30,000 RFID tags including Red Tags, designed specifically for media loans such as CDs and DVDs, allowing easy identification, location and security of library items. Other equipment includes multiple SelfCheck Systems fitted into bespoke furniture with a coin fines and fees payment option, allowing library visitors to check out and return their items quickly and easily whilst offering privacy for payments; Staff Workstations, bringing the benefit of RFID to the library staff service stations; and a transparent 3M RFID Detection System Model 9900.
David Fletcher, Marketing Manager of 3M's Library Systems division, explains: "The new self service and RFID technology, to be used with Southwark`s libraries, will enhance the services already offered by reducing the amount of time spent on administrative tasks, leaving staff more time to speak to and help customers. The aim of the SelfCheck range is to offer flexible solutions to libraries of different size, shape and sector, with a view to freeing up staff time, increasing efficiency and improving both customer experience and satisfaction within any library."
3M is a leading supplier of technology solutions to libraries. The company offers a wide range of options to suit all libraries, including RFID systems, SelfCheck systems, Tattle-Tape Security technology and applications, detection systems and circulation accessories. For more information on how 3M can help transform your library, visit www.3M.co.uk/library or email library-uk@mmm.com
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Software needs to be installed on a dedicated PC/server.
3M, SelfCheck and Tattle-Tape are trademarks of 3M Company
3M - practical and ingenious solutions that help our customers succeed
3M is a $25 billion diversified technology company which, since 1902, has been creating innovative products that help make the world healthier, safer and more productive. Well known 3M brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate and Scotch-Brite.
3M employs some 79,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. It produces thousands of innovative products for customers in dozens of diverse markets and its 45 technology platforms touch nearly every aspect of modern life - the company has applied its expertise in RFID technology to deliver biometric passports; it is using its understanding of the healthcare industry to provide hospitals with infection prevention and detection solutions; and in 2008 it launched the MPro range of pocket projectors.
The UK and Ireland is home to one of the largest 3M subsidiaries outside the USA, employing more than 3,500 people across 18 locations, including 12 manufacturing sites.
Products manufactured in the UK include coated abrasives, occupational health and environmental safety equipment, adhesive tapes, industrial microbiology products, drug delivery systems, high-performance coatings, secure documents and passport scanners.
www.3M.co.uk/library
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