Abstract:
At present, libraries and information services are facing many challenges while
transformation from traditional methods to electronic methods. In this digital era,
technology has dramatically changed user’s need for information service as well as
it saved the time of the users. RFID (Radio Frequency of Identification) technology is
not only promising but also more convenient, efficient, and cost-effective -in library
security. Library circulation system and shelving of the reading materials are quite
cumbersome works which require lot of staff time. RFID provides a solution to such
problems by reducing the amount of time required to perform circulation services.
This research paper covers the advantages and disadvantages as well as application
of the RFID technology in library management cycle. The operational benefits and
borrowing process cycle of RFID technologies in libraries are discussed. This paper
revealed how RFID technology changed the library environment. Its basic and
optional components of RFID technology are also mentioned. A few academic
libraries in Bangladesh have already implemented RFID technology and library
professionals are providing right services more efficiently and library environment
looks very smatter, as a result user satisfaction level is enhancing day by day and
library resources are being properly used by the users.
