2007/09/07: Returning to RFID

I haven't followed RFID developments in the library world since handing the torch for my previous blog over to Margaret Hazel.

That's going to change. I don't think I can afford to let RFID standards and issues slide just because I don't have an an immediate gig-related need to follow RFID. The impending world of ubiquitous computing and "the Internet of things" (a.k.a. spime) makes it necessary. Besides, on the Internet you can never erase your digital snail trails. People keep finding my name linked to library-related RFID info and contacting me to give talks, consult, etc. I hate to disappoint.

I have to make a confession - I find RFID standards terribly dry and boring and utterly cringe at the notion of returning to following it actively. But I think RFID is going to have a growing impact on librarianship as the years go by. It will not go away. It will be both good and bad. We can create cool Library2.0 services with it but it will also continue to push the boundaries of privacy, identity, and security. We will ignore it at our peril.

So I'm planning on catching up by re-subscribing to the feeds I used to follow. I'm sure a lot has happened since I abdicated my watchdog post so I won't make any promises to contribute to libraryrfid.org. It's possible that I'll post stuff there from time to time as I do continue to have authoring privileges. But I can't even get my ever growing pile of draft posts for this blog under control.

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