Renaissance LibraryPDA
RFID/Barcode Pocket PC Solution for Libraries.
Staff Checkout/Checkin
Free to roam, staff that carry the new LibraryPDA can help borrowers from anywhere in the library. Check out any barcode-based or Renaissance RFID-based materials and provide checkout or checkin transactions. Lines at the circulation desk can disappear in seconds. Naturally, a handheld that does circulation can also lookup borrower account station and view patron records. The system links via SIP2 today and other protocols are in development, thus it operates seamlessly with most ILS systems.
Inventory
Whether you use barcodes or RFID tags, this powerful 10 ounce library solution is a perfect tool for inventory. It can store millions of items and work in a store and upload, store and forward, or real-time mode.
Finding holds, claims returned, and misshelved items has never been easier. And these functions operate during an inventory session to alert staff to the presence of items during a normal stock take process. Imagine several members of the library staff carrying these remarkable handhelds for daily circulation and search functions.
RFID Encoding
This handheld can provide the above functions for RFID tags and it can encode and verify tags. Undoubtedly you would have encoding stations to perform the 'heavy lifting' associated with high speed conversion, but isn't it nice to know that our staff stations can read and write tag data too?
LibraryPDA Brochure
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LibraryPDA Hardware
LibraryPDA Handheld
Lightweight, rugged, powerful defines the difference in the LibraryPDA Windows Mobile handheld. Unlike traditional consumer mobile devices, this unit is designed to be dropped, used day in and day out, and to withstand years of use in an institutional enviroment. Specially reinforced CF and SD slots ensure reliable connection of the attached RFID reader, Barcode scanner, or combination RFID/Barcode reader. Traditional consumer-grade handhelds can take 30 or more seconds to reconnect to another WiFi® access point; the LibraryPDA includes buisness mobility technology to deliver 2 second validation. You'll never lose a session as you move from point to point.
Features
Windows Mobile 5.0
802.11g Wi-Fi with fast roaming
Intel 624MHz processor
Bluetooth Version 2 + EDR class 2
10-hour active use Lithium-ion battery
Full USB connectivity
High output speaker
Side mounted activation control
Full size stylus
Package
Handheld
USB Sync cable
Wall charger
Desktop cradle
Full size stylus
Leather carrying case
CD and printed user manual
Quick start guide
RFID Reader/Writer/Antenna
CF Card
13.56 MHz ISO 15693
3" Read range
FCC / CE /C-TICK
Combo RFID/Barcode Scanner
RFID specifications as above
Class 1 Barcode Laser
Read range: 1 to 35 inches
LibraryPDA Software
LibraryPDA Software
Keeping with the EnvisionWare innovation tradition, this remarkable software suite offers unparalleled versatility and ease of use. Operating as the Mobile-based versions of our Renaissance staff solutions, the LibraryPDA software handles circulation, borrower account retrieval, inventory, holds location, and other search functions in addition to the standard PDA applications like Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket PowerPoint, and Pocket Outlook.
Renaissance MI3 Inventory
Barcode and RFID-based portable inventory
Off-line store mode
On-line store and forward mode
On-line real time mode
Upload holds search list
Upload claims returned list
User-defined Audible/visual alarms
Renaissance PDACirc
SIP2 connection to ILS
Other protocols under devlopment
Check out one or multiple items
Check in one or multiple items
Toggle RFID tag security
Query Borrower account record
Renaissance PDAEncode
Read/Write ISO RFID Tags
Change security setting
Scan barcode or type
Scan to RFID action
Supports Danish Data Model