LIBRARY LABEL AND A STORAGE SYSTEM

摘要

A library label including a colour coded representation of a Dewey Decimal System (DDS) number, an RFID tag including data representing an asset number, and a barcode representing the asset number. The label has a visible surface having a first part with the barcode, and a second part with the colour coded representation of the DDS number. The colour coded representation includes adjacent colour bands representing a respective alphanumeric character of the DDS number. The first part is for the back of a media item and the second part is for the spine of the item. A third part of the label includes the RFID tag, and is for the inside of the cover of the item. The third part is elongate and the RFID tag is placed in one of a plurality of selected positions of the third part. A central processing system maintains a database of media data for the media, and at least one subsystem includes RFID readers for reading RFID tags of the labels on the media and provided location data corresponding to the media for the central processing system.