- Use of RFID technology in a library can decrease the time needed for circulation duties since more than one tag can be read at a time.
- Patron checkout stations can additionally free up staff from these duties.
- The time necessary to complete an inventory of the library collection can be reduced since inventory can be accomplished with a wand reader as the staff member walks through the stacks of the collection.
- In addition to the inventory, this wand can also determine if items have been shelved in the correct order.
- Conveyor belts and sorting systems can reduce time that staff spend shelving returned items because the items can be presorted.
- By reducing the staff duties in these areas, staff may be used more efficiently in other areas including increased face-to-face service and increased the number of community programs.
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