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The University has issued 18,000 student campus cards and plans to issue 2,000 similar cards to staff in April 2011. The major benefit of campus cards is the provision of an enabling technology for the future and their ease of use. The cards are contactless and contain a microchip that has the capacity to store 28 different services. The goal of the campus card project is to use the campus card to deliver multiple services.
When you receive your card, please do not punch a hole in your new card to put it onto a key ring or holder as this can destroy the card.
The Buildings Office is implementing a new access control system based on staff and student campus cards. The access control system uses radio frequency identification (RFID) readers. The campus card information is readable if passed in close proximity to a RFID reader. Security will update the locks in your area to use the new card. If you have access to buildings and lose your staff campus card, please inform Security.
Please hold onto your old/existing staff ID card for access to buildings until the locks in your area use the new campus card.
A new project to use the campus card for copy/scanning/printing services is in progress. The service will use the campus card unique identifier with RFID readers. The campus card will automatically log users into their computer account when they want to release print jobs or scan/photocopy documents.
The James Hardiman Library uses the barcode from the existing staff and student card for loaning books. This Library will continue to use the barcode from the new campus card in the automatic issue machines.
