• A Guide to RFID in Libraries(UK)
  Simon Edwards and Mick Fortune November 2008
  This guide provides libraries with a reliable, neutral and supportive document to help them invest in RFID and importantly gain all the available benefits. [PDF]
• Books, bytes, buildings and bodies: public libraries in the Twenty First Century. (USA)
  Hage, C.L American Libraries 30, no.1 Jan (1999):79-81
  Despite technological advances, the basic tools of librarianship remain remarkabley the same.[Journal paper]
• The Enduring Library: Technology, tradition, and the quest for balance (USA)
  Gorman, M.Chicago, ALA , 2003
  Discusses the transormative effect communications technology has had on information delivery - past, present and future. Described as a road map for achieving balance between the tradition of library service and ever-changing technology. [Book]
• FastFacts on RFID (USA) [link]
• RFID Basics (UK)
  Library and Information Gazette 17-30 October 2008
  The first of a three part series in collaboration with technology company 3M examining RFID. The article examines what RFID is, how it works and the benefits of RFID to library users. [Article]
• Making the Most of RFID in Libraries (UK)
  Martin Palmer. March 2009; 176pp; hardback; 978-1-85604-634-3; £44.95
  This practical and straightforward book is designed to help library managers decide whether RFID has anything to offer them and – if so – how to make the most of the benefits while coping with the challenges inherent in this rapidly developing technology. It also offers many further sources of information to follow up. Applicable to all types of libraries [Book]
• RFID: panacea or pain? (UK)
  Public Library Journal vol 20 (4), (2005):19-22
  The composite article covers various aspects of Radio Frequency Identification. Andrew Garland introduces the technology; Martin Palmer provides a checklist; Janet Holden, a case study of early public library experience; and Diana Edmonds looks at the costs. [Journal paper]
• Self-issue not a quick win (UK)
  Snelling, C., Library and Information Update vol 4 (4), (2005):32-33
  Many public libraries are achieving a dismal level of self-issue, says Cathering Snelling. But one success story stands out. What are they doing right? [Journal paper]
• Supplier selection toolkit (UK)
  The Supplier Selection Toolkit is designed to provide museums, libraries and archives with a framework through which they can develop their knowledge, competence and confidence in commissioning commercial organisations to undertake work in the areas of digitisation. [link]
• Intelligent Library Buildings (USA)
  Proceedings of the 10th Seminar of IFLA's Library Buildings and Equipment Section [link, pdf]
• NEW Web 2.0 and Libraries: Impacts, Technologies and Trends
  Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Jan 2010, Pages: 200
  This book is an up-to-date and insightful analysis of a key topic. It explores how libraries can exploit the potential of emerging technologies and provides strategies and techniques for supporting learners in the virtual and physical environment. [Book]

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