An RFID Book Locator System at Circulation Area of MSEUF Library

Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation is known for its library complex that houses numerous references, most abundant of which are shelved in the Circulation Section with some 40,000 books and counting. One can only imagine the tedious task of arranging and rearranging this lot. Meanwhile, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a rising technology especially in organization and identification. In this case, a study to design, develop and apply a Book Locator System using RFID technology has come up to the proponents’ concern. For the whole scheme, the proponents developed the system with Arduino Mega 2560. In identifying each RFID tag, MFRC 522 RFID reader is carried by a 28BYJ-48 stepper motor, in a programmed time for detection. And then displays in an LED the output of each book’s position and in the LCD simultaneously. Upon testing, series of times the motor was programmed for accurate speed for precise detection, also, it has been discovered that there is a limited distance between the reader and tag for perfect identification. However, in the evaluation of the whole system, its potential and capability of locating a specific book in a certain condition is promising especially with the specific LED outputs. The researchers recommend the use of a higher frequency tag to further enhance the distance capacity of the RFID. Also, the system may be programmed for inventory. Therefore, it may be apposite to be used for the checkin/check-out system of the library. It may be programmed in the system that the user may borrow or return the book.