Track My Assets.

DIFFUSION of innovations; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; INDUSTRIES; RADIO frequency identification systems; SPORTS events

The article discusses radio-frequency identification (RFID) and its various uses, and how the technology can help libraries in streamlining routine tasks like checking materials out and in, book sorting, and controlling inventory on shelves. Topics discussed include transponder system Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) developed by the late physicist as basis for modern library RFID systems, RFID used for tracking inventory by retailers, and its use for automated race timing.