Which libraries implanted RFID technology first?

I am working on my thesis on RFID history and I have a question that is bugging me - could anyone tell me which library began using RFID system first? And which libraries followed the example?

Thank you in advance, and have a good day

Dogsbody

http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/techspea…

This column implies that usage started in 2003 or earlier. You might try indexes for American Libraries, the official magazine of the American Library Assn. to see if you can find more. Or the following might help you:

"While there is some debate as to when and where RFID in libraries first began, it was first proposed in the late 1990s as a technology that would enhance workflow in the library setting. Singapore was certainly one of the first to introduce RFID in libraries and Rockefeller University in New York may have been the first academic library in the United States to utilize this technology, whereas Farmington Community Library in Michigan may have been the first public institution, both of which began using RFID in 1999. in Europe, the first public library to use RFID was the one in Hoogezand-Sappemeer, the Netherlands, in 2001, where borrowers were given an option. to their surprise, 70% used the RFID option and quickly adapted, including elderly people..."
The quote above is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequ…

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