The world leading RFID Transponder IC vendor, NXP Semiconductors, recently announced that Max Planck Institute for European History of Law will be the first to implement its long-term RFID asset management systems.
The institute is internationally renowned German research institution and will now begin to rollout a new RFID library solution for its archive of 320,000 assets.
The system with Longlife RFID labels is provided by Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems, based on the recently launched ICODE SLI-SY chip. The ICODE product offers a guaranteed 40-year data lifespan to produce a robust solution which offers long-term data integrity.
According to Dr. Sigrid Amedick, library director of the Max-Planck-Institute for European History of Law, "The Max Planck Institute Library in Frankfurt houses one of the most important collections of historic primary resources and secondary literature about the development of European Law."
"It is therefore essential that we maintain the collection for future generations. This is why it's essential that the library's stock maintenance system should have longevity and be based on trusted technology that is secure and easy to use, " said Dr. Sigrid Amedick.
Specialized in library technology, Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems started the development of this innovative solution to respond to the requirements from library customers. "By the end of last year, we determined that the chip technology and production has been enhanced to enable a solution with improved data retention. To get our product idea realized we successfully committed our leading partners in label production with NXP," said Uwe Brandenburg, Bibliotheca's COO.
Designed specifically for use within library and archive environments, the ICODE SLI-SY plays an important role in Bibliotheca's new Archive and Longlife Labels which are ideal for academic libraries, government, legal and medical archives.
"Bibliotheca has created a solution which fully complements the benefits of the ICODE SLI-SY", stated Rainer Lutz, RFID marketing manager, NXP Semiconductors. "Both the Archive and Longlife labels are perfect packaging solutions for our new RFID IC. While standard library labels have been proven and reliable on 500 Million books and media worldwide, ICODE SLI-SY based labels are ideal for academic libraries, government, legal and medical archives requiring a guaranteed data integrity of at least 40 years. Having the Max-Planck Institute for European History of Law choose the solution clearly demonstrates the senior position NXP and Bibliotheca hold within the Library RFID solutions market place."
The use of high-quality paper and pH-neutral adhesive bond prevents degradation of documents to which the labels are attached, making labels easily to attach without leaving any residue. This is key for old and valuable collections of material.
Building on the proven ICODE platform, used by over 1,500 libraries worldwide, the new solution offers additional benefits including password-protected security and benchmark read range. Other key security features include a protected EAS functionality and full compatibility to the ISO 15693 standard.
Some key features of the ICODE SLI-SY include as follows:
Based in Europe, NXP Semiconductors (www.nxp.com) is a top semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago with about 37,000 employees worldwide and revenue of USD 6.3 billion in 2007. NXP's products can be found in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices.
Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems, located in Cham/Switzerland, is the leading library solution provider to develop, manufacture, and market both hardware and software solution for automation and media security for library around the world. The company has the largest market share in European market while rank the second in international market.
Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems (www.bibliotheca-rfid.com>), Cham/Switzerland, specializes in the development, manufacture and marketing of software and hardware for automation and media security in libraries. With more than 350 installed projects, Bibliotheca is the European market leader; internationally, the company is number two. Bibliotheca is currently maintaining branches in Germany, Denmark, Italy, Australia, Canada and the USA.
