Passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Museum Collections

<p>Keeping a collection organized and accounted for is a never-ending struggle for museums of every type. New to museums and the collections management field, Radio Frequency Identification is a growing technology that museums can implement to keep track of the location, status, condition, and movement of their objects. Objects are labeled with RFID “tags” which enable them to communicate custom information to a reader and ultimately a database. This implementation would save time, money, and stress among collections staff members. Using the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas, as my subject museum, I propose implementing a pilot program to test the viability of this RFID technology within the confines of a museum collection. A period of four months will be used to install and test an RFID system within a portion of the collection, after which data gathered will be used to determine the viability of the RFID system.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Museum Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Project/Capstone - Global access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Museum Studies

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Kinser, Owen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephanie A. Brown

• Museum Studies
• Radio Frequency Identification
• RFID
• Collections Management

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/463

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1487