Hi Lisa,
There are a few public libraries here in Southern Ontario who are using
sensors to monitor patron movement in their libraries; the intent is to
understand how patrons are using the library space, whether in-place
way-finders are effective, etc.
If you want further info, I can put you in touch with the libraries who are
using them.
Kim
On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Habing, Thomas Gerald <
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> Hi Lisa,
>
> A researcher, Jim Hahn, at the UIUC Library has been exploring the use the
> Estimote location beacons, http://estimote.com/, to provide
> location-based recommendations in our Undergrad Library. His project is
> briefly described here: http://sif.library.illinois.edu/.
>
> Jim also tells me that he is working on a paper on the topic for Library
> Technology Report, "Internet of Things: Mobile Technology and Location
> Services in Libraries," scheduled for Volume 53, Number 1 (2017).
>
> Kind regards,
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Lisa Rabey
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> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Internet of Things
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> A month or so ago, I asked on ALA Thing Tank if anyone was using IoT in
> their libraries, and if so: what, how, when, where; details man, details!
> Other than someone asking me what the IoT is (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things), I got crickets.
>
> Yesterday Jason Griffey wrote, "How libraries can save the internet of
> things from the web's centralized fate" (
> https://boingboing.net/2016/03/28/how-libraries-can-save-the-int.html)
> and this got me wondering again: Is anyone doing something in library land
> with IoT?
>
> Well, are you?
>
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