1. Blurring the boundaries between our physical and electronic libraries RFID Conference Andrew Walsh, November 2010 What’s Stopping us? An early adopter considers how to get more out of the technology.

2. Background

3. What are we really using RFID for? Stock control… CC Image from Lauren Leigh on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauren_leigh/2936249265/

4. Suggestions… I want us to be able to drop an item on a pad to… Display book reviews (and more) Give opportunity to leave reviews Recommend books to others Suggest other useful items Add items to a reference list

5. Suggestions… I want us to be able to swipe a card and… Display item suggestions Give Social Networking opportunities Show directed messages to users Display reading lists Suggest other services

6. Why? A little bit of magic and a bit more return… Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level http://www.flickr.com/photos/7933170@N03/2631820657/http://www.flickr.com/photos/7933170@N03/2631820657/ - by photographer padawan *(xava du).

7. What is the physical library for? http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/430442919/http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/430442919/ - mstephens7

8. Just speculation? Image from: http://www.janklerk.net/2010/01/about-failed-taste-tagging-project-in.html

9. We’ve already done the hard bit…

10. Contact Details & Links Vcard QR code Andrew Walsh, a.p.walsh@hud.ac.uka.p.walsh@hud.ac.uk Twitter - @andywalsh999 Can find my talks and papers at: http://bit.ly/lilacAW