Radio-Frequency Identification, otherwise known as RFID, has become extremely popular in the library community, despite many organisations only touching the surface of its capabilities. Discover the top capabilities of RFID in libraries…
You can’t get any? D-Tech’s customer satisfaction levels couldn’t be further from The Rolling Stones. – 92% Satisfied, 81% Awesome – Here at D-Tech, we pride ourselves on the level of service and quality of aftercare we provide for all customers. That’s why we love receiving customer feedback. Of course, we particularly love reading…
Find out with a FREE LIVE DEMO from D-Tech International Any investment is a big decision and investing in new technology for your library or public space is no different. That’s why at D-Tech International we want to help you make the best use of your resources and the best choice possible for the future…
Scandinavia is home to several amazing libraries that not only look extremely impressive but provide a central hub for the local communities. Many Scandinavian libraries go beyond the traditional book depository; they encourage reading, socialising, digital engagement, creativity and learning through excellent library design and management. The Biblo Toyen is one fantastic example… Located in…
School libraries are invaluable to the progress of pupils at every stage of their education, but funding continues to be one of the greatest challenges to providing a good resource for children. Teachers, at every level, are battling in a digital age to encourage youngsters to read for pleasure and understand the benefits of using…
In a world where we are starting, albeit slowly, to realise that we cannot sustain the ‘throw-away society’ attitude that has become the norm in terms of technology, we should probably be grateful that Microsoft stood by its promise to support its operating system, Windows 7, for ten years. The company has announced: “Microsoft made…
If your library is in a secondary school or a primary school the summer holidays will be a perfect opportunity for you to stock check, review, deep clean and maybe make some dramatic improvements. If it’s in a university, there will be an element of preparing for the new academic year, and things will be…
The Tianjin Binhai Library in China opened its doors one year ago after taking architects MVRDV only three years to design and construct it. The huge 36,000- square-foot library is structured to look like a three-dimensional eye, with a large luminous sphere in the centre, surrounded by sweeping floor to ceiling bookshelves that contain a…
As we approach the New Year, we often plan great changes, make our resolutions, and look forward to everything in our lives improving, the minute the last few bars of Auld Lang Syne drift into the ether. Positive transformations don’t happen on a wing and a prayer though, whether that is in your personal life…
Whilst the Stuttgart City Library consists of 17 branch libraries, the mobile library and the elibrary; it is the central library at the Mailänder Platz that we will focus on in this article. Often hailed as the most modern library in Europe and a tourist attraction in its own right, the award-winning central library was…
D-Tech’s, ceiling mounted, thermal imaging technology is the only solution you need to monitor and report on the daily, hourly or even minutely footfall in your Museum or Gallery. This award-winning people counting technology will allow you to track visitor usage and detect how many people visit specific areas or exhibits. The powerful, unobtrusive systems…
D-Tech International looks at current library technology in the education sector and how some of the trends highlighted in the 2017 Library Edition of the Horizon Report could benefit your library. Here at D-Tech, we see a lot of evidence that the academic library sector is making changes. There is still a need and great…