8
Introduction
The 3M™ Staff Workstation consolidates a number of library functions to
enable staff to process items identified by either RFID tags or barcodes.
The workstation reads item identification information from existing media and
passes it to the library terminal connected to the library circulation system.
The system secures and un-secures 3M Tattle-Tape
™
Security Strips and D8
RFID tags in items as required.
The Staff Workstation can:
Check-in
and
Check-out –
Send ID to circulation and secure or un-
secure the item.
Secure/Un-secure
– Change the status of an item’s security setting
without sending the ID to the circulation system.
Send ID
– Send the item identifier read from the RFID tag or barcode to
the library circulation system.
Verify
– Indicate if a 3M™ Tattle-Tape security strip is present.This
function is not available for security provided by D8 RFID tags.
Read Tags
– Read and display the RFID tag information.
The workstation can be set up to match its intended functional requirements,
whether as a backroom check-in unit or as a front counter/utility machine that
checks items in and out and occasionally is used for special processing of
items.
CAUTION
Flickering or color variations
may occur
on
CRT-type monitors
placed in proximity to the Staff Workstation due to its
electromagnetic properties.
Maintain a separation of at least
18 in. to 48 in. (457 mm to 1,219 mm) between CRT-type
monitors and the Staff Workstation upper unit.
The required
separation distance varies depending on the type of monitor
and the environment
around the Staff Workstation.
In most cases,
LCD-type monitors
do
not
exhibit any type of
flickering
,
or color variations
,
when placed in close proximity to
the
Staff Workstation.