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Book Drop
24hr Ultra Fast Self-Service Item Return
The ELiMS Book Drop can be located anywhere, inside or outside the library. Possible remote locations outside the library include train stations, shopping centres, schools, etc.
This offers unprecedented flexibility and convenience of returning library items at anytime of the day, even when the library is closed.
The customer inserts the library item into the slot. The reader captures the electronic signature and sends it to the library management system (LMS) for loan cancellation. The customer receives acknowledgement on the display showing the item number, return date and return time. The customer's record is updated immediately. This is possible due to the seamless link between ELiMS and the LMS computer system. As such, users who have reached their loan quota can start borrowing items once they have returned them through the Book Drop. After the return, the customer has the option of a return receipt.
The Book Drop will lock the chute flap if it does not sense an authorised RFID tag. This prevents unauthorised objects being deposited into the library.
Key Benefits of the ELiMS Book Drop :
Loans for the returned items will be instantaneously cancelled so that the customer may immediately borrow again.
Librarians are able to allocate more time to customer service, as they are free from the labour-intensive loan cancellation activity associated with bar-code systems.
Visual and audio alerts for confirmation of item return.
The design of the Book Drop is such that items cannot be retrieved back once deposited.
Options for the ELiMS Book Drop :
Integration into the Auto Sorter for item sorting.
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