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Tiny Trackers: Protecting Privacy in an RFID World

June 30th, 2005 by Laura Smart

Thankfully this RFID session was much warmer than the experts panel at the Hotel Intercontinental the previous day. Interestingly, I found it to be less well attended. About half of the seats in the ballroom were filled up. I suspect that the LITA top technology trends program drew a lot of potential [...]

Radio Frequency Identification Technology in libraries: meeting with the RFID experts

June 28th, 2005 by Laura Smart

I came expecting yet-another-panel-of-experts. I left psyched up about creative uses for RFID which I hadn’t considered before. In other words, I got something new from the LITA International Relations committee sponsored discussion about RFID. Considering it was 8:30 in the godforsaken morning, that says something. I also [...]

Additional RFID goodness

June 25th, 2005 by Laura Smart

The ALA IFC will be discussing policy issues regarding RFID at their meeting tomorrow, 6/26 10-11am @ the Hilton, North West 2. Anybody who was interested in the LITA RFID-related programs may want to attend.