ST LogiTrack Pte Ltd was awarded a contract to design, supply, and install an Electronic Library Management System (ELiMS®) for the region's first performing arts library, library@esplanade.

Situated at The Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, library@esplanade is the second specialised public library - after library@orchard, under National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore. The layout of the library is such that there are four clusters or "villages" of Music, Dance, Theatre and Film, creating an environment that supports creativity, learning and entertainment for the layperson as well as for the professional artiste.

Blending into the artistic and creative environment, ELiMS® enables patrons with a premium membership to borrow and return any type of library items* on their own and at their convenience.

With the whole process fully automated, librarians can now focus on providing value-added services such as membership, attending to enquiries and helping patron locate the library materials of their choice.

ELiMS® is a proven RFID-based system that has been deployed by National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore, ST College, Singapore Airline (SIA), Institute of Systems Science (ISS) and Singapore Management University (SMU) to automate and manage its libraries since 1997.

* For a start, library@esplanade has about 50,000 volumes of performing arts materials. The collection comprises books, audio-visual items, DVD and VHS tapes of films, dance performances, opera and orchestral performances, and Broadway productions