NISO has published a best practices document surrounding the implementation and maintenance of RFID use in US libraries (RP-6-2008). The recommendations include:

• RFID tags should comply with the ALA/BISG Resolution on RFID Technology and Privacy Principles
• Use 13.56 MHz High Frequency tags
• Use passive tags, not active
• Read range should not be substantially increased
• Tags should use standardized AFI feature
• AFI byte should be encoded as “library applications” for loaned items
• Security recommendations should be implemented
• Security implementations should work for multiple vendors
• Tags should be reprogrammable
• Data should be encoded according to specific standards

Supporting these recommendations, there are substantial sections on:

• Uses of RFID in libraries
• NISO Data Model for RFID
• Security
• Migration
• Book Supply Chain
• Privacy
• Vandalism

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