Kerstin Bartoschek
specialised in conservation and restoration of wood and modern materials
Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Cologne
Period
2006
Title
Smart Labels based on radio frequency identification technology (RFID) – A case study in the collection of the Museum Ludwig (Cologne)
Keywords
RFID, radio frequency identification technology, Smart Labels, collection management, documentation, reigstration
Abstract
This thesis aims to investigate if and how RFID-technology can be used as identification system and for collection management in a museum environment. Main focus is placed on possibilities, requirements and limits for attaching Smart Labels to objects of art. 30 Objects of the collection of the Museum Ludwig (Cologne) were selected in order to examine how and where Smart Labels could be attached, which size they may have and which minimum detection/reading range they must have. Attachment tests with Smart Labels were carried out on different dummy-objects and several alternative attaching methods were developed. The results of these tests and examinations were adopted for developing a positioning scheme and to establish requirements for the use of Smart Labels on artifacts from museums` and conservators` points of view.
Supervisors
Prof. Dr. Friederike Waentig and Dipl. Rest. Kathrin Keßler
Language
German
Contact
Through the Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences
http://db.re.fh-koeln.de/ICSFH/Daten/datenbanken.aspx