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The
ELiMS® Stock Management Solution
(SMS) makes locating and identifying items on the shelves
an easy task for librarians. It comprises basically of a portable
scanner and a base station.
The
system is designed to perform 3 main functions:
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Search for particular item titles |
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Inventory
check of the whole library stock |
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3. |
Detect
mis-shelved items according to defined categories. |
All these functions are performed by sweeping the portable
scanner across the spines of the books on the shelves to gather
their identities. In an inventory check situation, the identities
collected are compared with the database and a discrepancy
report could be generated.
In
situations when search function is required, whether for a
particular item or an item category, the information is first
entered into the portable scanner from the base station, and
when a foreign item is found on the shelves, a built-in beeper
will sound to alert the librarians.
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BENEFITS: |
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Ease in performing inventory check - need not remove items
from the shelves. |
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Do not cause inconvenience to library patrons - inventory
checks can be performed overnight when the library closed,
instead of the typical 2 weeks for a 150,000 book library,
during which it is necessary to close the library. |
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Human error is effectively reduced during inventory check. |
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Misplaced
items could be detected immediately. |
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| 5. |
Able
to perform arm or disarm of huge collections with ease
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Portability
(with battery that last 3.5hrs) |
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