RFID - Alma Integration Task Force
- Lauren Magnuson (Unlicensed)
- Renaldo Gjoshe (Unlicensed)
Project Owner:Â Renaldo Gjoshe (Unlicensed)
Overall Status
IN PROGRESSÂ
Status Reports
Project Links
https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/rfid
Major Milestones
| Stage | Complete By | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Testing Phase I |  | IN PROGRESS |
| Report Issues via Salesforce |  | IN PROGRESS |
| Implement RFID Integration in ALMAÂ | Â Â | IN PROGRESS |
Project Team
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | |
| Project Lead | |
| Team Members | |
| Vendor Contacts | Heidi Weippert, Customer Care Manager Irene Simmons, Project Manager/Customer Care |
| Informed / Other Stakeholders | Â |
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Campuses with RFID (based on Implementation Survey responses):
- Monterey Bay (Tech Logic)
- Fresno (3M)
- Channel Islands (Tech Logic)
- Note: San Jose Public Library will be implementing RFID within 18 months; some SJSU items may be tagged.
Ex Libris / 3M RFID Integration
Exlibris has recently updated the page below to include the latest information about 3M RFID integration in Alma.
https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/rfid
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Ex Libris / Other RFID vendor Integration
In one of the most recent Alma Release Exlibris added the ability for configuring "OTHER" types of RFID vendors, in addition to 3M and Bilbliotheca.
Exlibris has published instructions for "other" RFID vendors to implement a driver which can accept requests from Alma to switch the security bit of the item being checked in, or out.
More details below:
https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/rfid/Information_for_RFID_Vendors
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Why are we doing this?
- To ensure that RFID materials can be read by the system, and their status can be changed (checked in / checked out).
- To ensure that the security gates do not alarm for items that are checked out
- To ensure that the security gates beep when non-checked out items walk outside the building.
Goals
- Successfully implement RFID integration in Alma
Scope
| As a... | I need... | So that... | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library Staff | To be able to read a barcode using an RFID machine. | I can check out material | IN PROGRESS Â |
| Patron | check items in and out | I can exit the library building without setting off gates (security bit in RFID tag needs to be turned off). |  IN PROGRESS |
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