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RFID labels ‘hit the books’ for asset tracking and more at Marseille’s libraries

Sunday, June 1, 2003 in Library

In one of its biggest projects yet, ASK is providing C.labels for use in the libraries in Marseille, France. It has already shipped 1.7 million C.labels to Marseille’s 17 public libraries. Working with its partners, Cybernetix and Tyco/Sensormatic France for the Electronic Article Surveillance anti-theft system, ASK has deployed an end-to-end RFID Automated Library Management System. The library uses the new system based on the C.label to manage, track, and secure its entire inventory of more than 1.5 million items. All assets, such as books, CDs, audiocassettes, videocassettes, and DVDs will have a C.label.

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