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July
1999
For Immediate Release
3M
Installs Digital Identification System at University of Nevada,
Las Vegas
Technology
to integrate digital identification with 3MT Tattle-TapeT
Security at Southwest's largest library
London... 3M Library
Systems and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) recently
announced that they have entered into a joint pioneering initiative
to introduce an integrated system of digital identification
and 3M Tattle-Tape Security to one of the largest and most
technologically advanced libraries in the world, the UNLV
Lied Library.
The 3M™ Digital Identification System
will be used within Lied Library to:
- Streamline the flow of materials into, within
and out of the library.without compromising security
- Maximize productivity among staff through
efficient processes, like inventory control and checkout/check-
in without having to locate and correctly position traditional
optical barcodes
- Support the library's goal to provide the
ultimate in patron service
The $51 million, 300,000-square-foot Lied
Library is currently under construction and will open its doors
to academic and public visitors in spring 2000. The 3M Digital
Identification System, which is based on radio frequency identification
technology, is currently being integrated into the library's
overall 3M Materials Flow Management system.
Most recently, a 3M Digital Identification
System was installed in UNLV's Curriculum Materials Library
(CML). The CML will serve as a test site for final enhancements
to the system before it is fully implemented in Lied Library.
"Lied Library truly represents the library
of the future - from its ability to serve both academic and
public patrons to its flexibility to adapt to new and emerging
technologies," said Kathleen McLeod, sales and marketing manager,
3M Library Systems. "We're thrilled to be a part of such an
aggressive technology plan. The facility will be a showcase
for how libraries can best serve a multitude of audiences
as efficiently as possible through technology."
3M Digital Identification System tags feature
tiny transponders that contain information about the items
they mark. A special reading device can decode this information
and use it to facilitate a multitude of tasks, such as allowing
items to be checked out of or into a library, and ensuring
that items are shelved correctly.
Lied Library will be the world's first academic
library to integrate digital identification with 3M Tattle-Tape
security. The components of the 3M Digital Identification
System that maximize Materials Flow Management at libraries
are:
- Conversion stations for the transition of
optical barcodes to digital identification tags
- 3M™ SelfCheck™ Systems
- 3M™ Staff Workstations
- 3M™ Tattle-Tape™ Security Strips
and 3M™ Detection Systems
All 850,000 items that will be relocated
and added to the collection at Lied Library will be marked with
3M Tattle-Tape security strips and Digital Identification System
tags.
"We chose to work with 3M Library Systems
because they share our commitment to enhancing patron service
and staff efficiency with the latest in technology," said
Dr. Kenneth Marks, Dean of University Libraries at UNLV. According
to Marks, the library will also feature a $1.5 million Automated
Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) capable of holding 1.2
million volumes and more than 250 microcomputer workstations.
"The 3M Digital Identification System
was appealing to us in that it can integrate our automated
systems with our Tattle-Tape security. It's the only system
available today that can do that."
For more information about the 3M Digital Identification
System, visit www.3M.com/library.
For more information about the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
visit www.unlv.edu.
The global leader in library security for nearly
30 years, 3M protects literally billions of individual items
in thousands of libraries throughout the world.
UNLV is a four-year, Ph.D.-granting, public
university with an enrollment of more than 21,000 graduate
and undergraduate students.
Contact 3M Canada
PR department.
3M, SelfCheck and Tattle-Tape are trademarks
of 3M. Used under license in Canada.
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