FKI Logistex Self-Service Library Kiosks

Terry Costlow, Contributing Editor -- Design News, May 14, 2007

Though the Web simplifies both research and entertainment, libraries remain popular. The Malmo City Library in Aarhus, Denmark, recently made a major technology upgrade to make its books more accessible.

FKI Logistex self-service check-in kiosks automate the returns' process. The systems that pick up and sort books and other material are powered by the Intel Dual or Quad-Core Xeon 5100 series, while an Intel Pentium 4 handles the check-in system. For these check-ins, borrowers feed items into a kiosk opening, where scanners identify the books and route them to the item's sortation system, moving them by conveyor belt. All librarians have to do is roll a cart to the shelves and put pre-sorted books away.

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