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Thanks Corey I am sitting in the same area as you! Cheers Marie On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Corey Bailey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Marie > I'm not sure how much research you have put into RFID yet but Wikipedia > will at least give you some idea: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification > > For archival storage you would have to consider passive RFID because the > active versions require a battery. To my knowledge, there is no evidence of > RFID chips having any affect on nearby magnetic media. The chips are being > implanted in credit cards and passports for example which have adjacent > magnetic stripes. The RF power generated by even the high output active RFID > chips is so low that it's hard to imagine how they would affect the > coercivity of pre recorded audio tape. Video tape (I would think) with it's > very high coercivity would be out of the question. > > You would be using passive RFID that would only be read (energized or > resonated if you will) once or twice a year for inventory purposes. I can't > imagine their being a problem for long term storage. > > I suspect that your biggest consideration at this point would be cost. The > technology may not be cost effective unless you have tens of thousands of > units to inventory. > > My greatest concern would be backwards compatibility. If you implement RFID > 4.0 today will it be readable in 25 years by RFID 10.2.1? For the present, I > wouldn't abandon your barcode system and look into the possible addition of > RFID. > > I'm still a fan of the old fashioned printed label on the binder or > somewhere else in addition to whatever computerized system that's in place. > It only takes one data entry error and then........ > > Keep us posted! > > Cheers! > > Corey Bailey > > > > At 07:37 PM 12/13/2009, you wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> We need to renumber some of our older accessions and have been considering >> barcodes with the accession number included. It was suggested to me today >> that we could be using RFID (radio frequency ID). As I know virtually >> nothing about them I have an uneasy feeling about applying this technology >> to magnetic tape boxes and reels. >> >> Does any audio visual archive use this technology on its tape boxes and/or >> reels? >> Is there any danger to the magnetic tape itself, considering both the box >> and reel would need the same identifier? >> Can the actual accession number be put on these so as to be seen visibly? >> >> Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance. >> >> Cheers >> >> Marie >> >