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 ...

When the new library in Fontana—a fast-growing bedroom community in San Bernardino County, Calif.—opens in April, its collection of 150,000 books and other media will carry RFID tags. The library ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...