The use of computers in every level of education continues to increase, and even the smallest primary school is likely to have a designated space for its IT equipment. With more schools taking advantage of the value for money software available to enhance learning, but with limited budgets restricting spending on hardware, it is inevitable…
Whether your patrons only pay for certain borrowed items and overdue books or you offer a broad range of options, such as booking theatre tickets and paying council charges, there is an expectation that you will give customers a choice of payment methods. South Tyneside Libraries recognised that it needed to future-proof its services, and…
101 Independence Avenue in Washington DC is home to the largest library in the world. With more than one-hundred and sixty-four million items – spanning bookshelves to the total of eight hundred and thirty-eight miles – The Library of Congress is a place of very high cultural and academic importance. Founded in 1800, this Library…
As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to take stock of your library provision and to plan ahead to ensure you are providing the best possible service for your students. James Breakell, UK Managing Director of D-Tech International, looks at the key areas for potential improvements. It is not that long…
The Library and Corporate Information and Computing Services (CiCS) of the University of Sheffield jointly support two world class learning spaces: the award-winning Information Commons and the £81M Diamond building, opened in 2015, delivering high quality IT-enabled study spaces and 24-hour access to student resources. In these environments, the manual loaning of laptops was limited…
D-Tech International has provided Lewisham Libraries with equipment for more than ten years. The library required a solution that would facilitate longer opening hours and maximise efficiency. Self-service equipment needed to be easy to use, to encourage patrons to embrace the technology and use it to its full potential. Most recently the library was presented…
The Bodleian library is the second largest in Britain, after the British Library, as well as being one of the oldest in Europe. This library has been of legal deposit for over 400 years, and over such a long time has achieved a substantial and interesting history. Now home to over 12 million printed items,…
Whether you operate a community-serving library or a busy high street retailer, maximising productivity is key to survival in today’s competitive market, and resource stretched environment. Managing staff deployment and optimising output often rely on knowledge of your customer base and foresight of demand. The days of using spreadsheets, analysing previous trends, and a sneaky…
D-Tech International is renowned for its library security systems, using technologies including EM, RF, RFIQ and RFID to design, develop, manufacture and install high-performance products that facilitate self-service, stock control and management, security, people counters and 24-hour vending in a variety of industries. Whilst we work predominantly in the library sector, our solutions provide a…
Every installation we carry out is important to the team at D-Tech International, and it’s not often that we find the time to ponder who will benefit from the efficient service our solutions provide. For instance, library staff and management are able to divert their resources to assisting their patrons, thanks to our self-service products;…
When it comes to technology, everything seems to move so quickly; you’ve barely mastered the potential of your latest smartphone, and you’re being pestered to upgrade it to the ‘new and improved edition’. There’s always something new, whether it’s a cutting-edge television, sound system or kitchen gadget. But with the exception of ground-breaking innovations, the…
Like so many public libraries, Reading Borough Libraries has been challenged with the task of providing the best possible service it can, within a significantly reduced budget. Meeting that challenge head on, library closures have been avoided through smart management. Part of that initiative led to D-Tech International installing sixteen library self-service kiosks across the libraries.…