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For more information on RFID, use some of the resources cited below. 

1. RFID Journal. "The History of RFID Technlogy." RFID Journal, Inc. 2005. Available at http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1338/1/129/

2. RFID Journal. "The History of RFID Technlogy." RFID Journal, Inc. 2005. Available at http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1338/1/129/

3. Boss, Richard W. "RFID Technology For Libraries." Public Library Association, Tech Notes. Prepared May 14, 2004. Available at
http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/technotes/rfidtechnology.htm

4. Clothier, Julie. "High-Tech security for ancient books: Vatican Library tags collection." CNN. October 20, 2004. Available at http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/14/spark.rfid.vatican/

5. NJE Consulting. "RFID General Technical Information." NJE Consulting, Inc. 2005. Available at http://www.nje.ca/Index_RFIDTechnical.html

6. Schneider, Karen G. "RFID and Libraries: Both Sides of the Chip." American Library Association. November 19, 2003. Available at http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/ifissues/rfidbothsideschip.pdf

7. San Francisco Public Library Commission. "Minutes of Library Commission Meeting: May 6, 2004." Available at  http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/librarylocations/libcomm/minutes050604.htm#agenda4

8. Warfield, Peter and Lee Tein. "RFID Should Be Canceled Immediately" Commentary. Berkeley Daily Planet. May 4, 2005. Available at http://www.mindfully.org/Technology/2005/RFID-Library-Berkeley4mar05.htm

9. Boss, Richard W. "RFID Technology For Libraries." Public Library Association, Tech Notes. Prepared May 14, 2004. Available at
http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/technotes/rfidtechnology.htm

10. Boss, Richard W. "RFID Technology For Libraries." Public Library Association, Tech Notes. Prepared May 14, 2004. Available at
http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/technotes/rfidtechnology.htm

11. Boss, Richard W. "RFID Technology For Libraries." Public Library Association, Tech Notes. Prepared May 14, 2004. Available at
http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/technotes/rfidtechnology.htm

12. Warfield, Peter and Lee Tein. "RFID: Many Problems, Little Public Discussion"  Commentary. Berkeley Daily Planet. April 8, 2005 http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=04-08-05&storyID=21128

13. Molnar, David and David Wagner. "Privacy and Security in Library RFID: Issues, Practices, and Architectures." CCS '04, October 25-29, 2004, Washington, DC. Available at http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf

14. American Library Association. "Resolution on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and Privacy Principles." January 19, 2005. Boston, Massachusetts. Available at http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=ifresolutions&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=85331

15. Book Industry Study Group. "BISG Policy #002: RFID Privacy Principles." September 23, 2004. Available at http://www.bisg.org/docs/BISG_Policy_002.pdf

16. Berkeley Public Library. "Best Practices for RFID Technology." Available at http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/BESTPRAC.pdf

17. Information and Privacy Commissioner. "Guidelines for Using RFID Tags in Ontario Public Libaries." June 14, 2004. Available at  http://www.ipc.on.ca/docs/rfid-libs.pdf


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