As Dave's earlier post mentioned, all may be quiet on the student front but library staff are working hard behind the scenes to bring about some big changes before September.
To satisfy your curiosity as to what we are up to, here's a little update...
RFID Countdown
Our big switch to RFID self check technology is well under way in the Aungier St Library. Book tagging is in full swing with only about 25,000 items remaining! We have drafted in some extra work experience hands to help us get through the arduous process of RFID tagging our 30,000+ Aungier St collection. All things going to plan, we should be ready to install the new system by late July.Once up and running, DBS will become the first fully RFID enabled academic library in Ireland and your days of queuing up at an issue desk just to issue or return a book are a thing of the past. We understand the new system might take a bit of re-adjustment for returning students so staff will be on hand in the first few weeks of the new term to demonstrate the self check stations, answer any queries and help ease the transition. Our aim is to make it quick and easy for you to do things like issuing and returning books independently so that (at the risk of sounding like a bank or insurance ad.) when you need help with the big things (searching the catalogue, using databases, referencing and research) we'll be able to give you the time you need.
Watch this space for further updates on the RFID conversion & some of the other things we've got in the pipeline for the next academic year.
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