To reduce its loss factor, the Cynthiana-Harrison Public Library in Kentucky will deploy a radio frequency identification (RFID) security system from 3M Library Systems this fall. 3M will install two ...

Imagine a library system that knows where every book is and allows visitors to return and issue books automatically. That dream is slowly becoming a reality as libraries adopt the use of tiny Radio ...

Students can't wait to check out of class so they can check in to the new state-of-the-art library at Red Mountain Middle School in Deming, N.M., the Integrated Technology Group's (ITG) first full ...

Your local librarian may be more wise to RFID than you realize. More than 8,000 librarians and library staff members attended the Public Library Association’s annual convention in Seattle recently.

Starting in October, public libraries in Hamburg, Germany, will begin implementing an RFID-based system for checking materials in and out. The system will be provided by the Danish division of U.K.

I work in a building that makes me use a cardkey to get into the building’s back stairway. I can’t even use a physical key. I must use the card I was issued. I fumble for the thing every morning. One ...

What ever happened to all the hype over radio frequency identification (RFID)? Driven by Wal-Mart mandates and post-9/11 concerns, RFID was all the rage just after the turn of the century. Many people ...

RFID tag security and data privacy was a popular topic in 2006, so I am beginning 2007 with a review of the issues and a look ahead at some anticipated developments. The security topic made headlines ...

In order to simplify their installation and operation, modern home security systems must be able to monitor their environments wirelessly. This includes monitoring perimeter security, intrusion ...

In a broad context, radio transmissions containing some type of identifying information are considered Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). This can be a cab driver using his unit number over the ...