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 <
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> 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
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>
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Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://chillco.com