Martin Palmer

Biography - Martin Palmer is Strategic Manager: Transformation & Resources for Essex County Council's Libraries Department, where he has been closely involved in the introduction of RFID.  Essex has 4 libraries using RFID at present, and one of Martin's current responsibilities is to extend use of the technology to a further 30 sites over the next 15 months.  He is also a Director of BIC, and chair of the recently formed BIC/CILIP RFID in Libraries Group..

Abstract - Keynote: RFID Implementation - a Checklist for Libraries

RFID has the potential to revolutionise processes in libraries, just as it has in other businesses - but where to begin?  This session introduces a checklist, produced by the BIC/CILIP RFID in Libraries Group, which outlines a number of questions to consider before plunging into the world of tags and scanners.  Offering a structured approach to choosing a system, it also indentifies some of the non-technical aspects of implementation that need to be taken into account.