Chongqing Library launches new RFID smart lending model

Chongqing Library was founded in 1947 and currently has a collection of more than 4.6 million books, including Chinese books, newspapers and periodicals, local documents, Republic of China documents, ancient books, United Nations documents, foreign language documents, electronic documents, etc. It is the largest collection of publications during the Anti-Japanese War in China. It is the library with the largest collection and the most complete collection. It is also a national key protection unit for ancient books, a national first-level library, and a civilized unit in Chongqing.

Chongqing Library covers an area of 30,000 square meters, with a construction area of more than 50,000 square meters. It has 1,869 reading seats, 1,500 information points, an 800 square meter exhibition hall, and multiple classrooms. It is China's largest comprehensive public library, Chongqing's main document information collection, exchange and service center, and Chongqing's window for foreign cultural exchanges.

Over the years, the library has always attached great importance to the development of intelligent and digital libraries.

IFAST provides Chongqing Library with RFID book tags, self-service borrowing and returning machines, mobile inventory, security Access Control, card swiping columns and other related equipment products, and provides the library with comprehensive, high-quality and timely operation and maintenance services in the long term.

The RFID smart library solution creates a more convenient, more efficient and better smart library service system for Chongqing Library, effectively improves the overall service level of Chongqing Library, and improves readers' borrowing and returning efficiency and user experience.

"Private customization" for library borrowing

The current RFID equipment in the library has been used for a long time, and the reader borrowing and returning experience and system functions need to be improved. The library attaches great importance to the automation and intelligent updating and upgrading of the library. With its strong brand strength, excellent product performance advantages, and complete after-sales service system, IFAST will once again cooperate with Chongqing Library on the library equipment upgrade project in 2020. Reach cooperation.

Based on the current situation of RFID technology application and equipment use in Chongqing Library, IFAST promptly responded to the library's software and hardware customization needs and provided a "tailor-made" smart library upgrade and transformation plan for Chongqing Library.

Social security card instead of reader ID Card

Sharing library services in Sichuan and Chongqing

The self-service borrowing and returning machines in the library are equipped with a social security card reader module. Citizens only need to hold physical social security cards or electronic social security cards to borrow, renew, and return books at the self-service borrowing and returning machines.

The card swiping column of the 24-hour city study has been added with the function of swiping a social security card. In addition to using a reader's card and ID card, citizens can also complete information registration by swiping their social security card and enter the 24-hour city study for borrowing.

At the same time, the planned social security card Sichuan and Chongqing reading “one card” project will enable residents in Sichuan and Chongqing to enjoy the services of Chongqing Library, Sichuan Provincial Library and Chengdu Library without any barriers with their personal electronic social security cards and physical social security cards. , realizing the exchange of borrowing and returning social security cards between Sichuan and Chongqing.

Free ID card registration

Swipe your ID card to enjoy self-service borrowing and returning services

The self-service borrowing and returning machines in the library have added a free ID card registration function. Citizens can register and activate the borrowing function for free at the library's self-service borrowing and returning machines with their second-generation ID cards. After successful registration, readers can swipe their ID cards at the self-service borrowing and returning machines in the library to perform borrowing inquiries, borrowing and returning books and other services.