Most id apps use NFC, not RFID. It can be read by most newer phones and tablets with an appropriate app. Thanks, Cary On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 5:51 PM Wilhelmina Randtke < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Code4Lib, > > My campus has begun a process to do student IDs with a cell phone app, and > to phase out physical student IDs. The cell phone app will basically work > on RFID. For the checkout desks, main campus will provide RFID scanners. > So, equipment is identified for service desks. > > A situation that the Libraries will need to find a solution for is this: > Our main campus has an attendance system for events. The Libraries can > scan the barcode on physical IDs, using an inventory barcode scanner. But > as we are seeing more and more students with the cell phone app, we need a > mobile way to scan RFID. (The cell phone app does not have a barcode; it's > RFID only.) > > Do any of you all have RFID for student IDs, and if so, what are you using > to scan this "in the field" like at events, workshops, and outside of the > library, where you may need something more portable than would be needed at > a desk? > Is there an easy peripheral that I can get for an iPad, or anything that's > reliable and portable to scan RFID in the field? > > Best, > -Wilhelmina > > > Wilhelmina Randtke > Head of Libraries Systems and Technologies > Zach S. Henderson Library > 1400 Southern Dr. > Statesboro, GA, 30458 > (912) 478-5035 > [log in to unmask] > -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com