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Smart Libraries and RFID Applications: Measuring the Impact on Resource Accessibility and Library Operations

Author(s) Dr. K. Murali Kumar, Tippanu Jagannadham, Dr. Lakshmanarao Banana
Country India
Abstract Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has matured from a perimeter security technology into the operational backbone of the contemporary “smart library.” This review article synthesises four decades of scholarship to assess how RFID and its allied technologies the Internet of Things (IoT), Software-Defined Networking (SDN), and emerging artificial intelligence layers reshape two interdependent outcomes: the accessibility of resources for end users and the efficiency of internal library operations. Drawing on foundational technical accounts, empirical case studies, user-satisfaction modelling, and Indian and international deployment surveys, the paper organises the evidence into six analytical themes and offers an original critical appraisal of each major contribution. The review finds broad, consistent evidence that RFID compresses circulation and inventory times, frees professional staff for value-added services, and strengthens collection security, while it also exposes persistent tensions around capital cost, tag reliability, patron privacy, and the limited migration toward interoperable standards. The article concludes that RFID delivers measurable operational gains but that its transformative potential for resource accessibility is realised only when it is treated as adaptable infrastructure for a wider smart-library ecosystem rather than as a one-off replacement for the barcode.
Keywords RFID; smart libraries; resource accessibility; library operations; circulation; inventory control; Internet of Things; library automation; academic libraries
Published In Volume 15, Issue 1, January-June 2024
Published On 2024-02-02
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