Hello,

Yes, indeed. IoT is not limited to a specific area of librarianship. Medical librarians and law librarians should be just as concerned and knowledgeable about such things. Are we suggesting that there is an area of librarianship that does not benefit from the IoT? 

As far a IoT being tech-ish, I would argue that librarianship is too. Hence, a huge divide in the craft. 

What area of librarianship is IoT of specific interest? Please edify. 

I apologize if I offended anyone, but as a librarian I am offened by our lack of consistency in a field that is obviously losing tremendous ground. I believe this very conversation is one of the reasons why that is such. 

We have to grow a backbone eventually and address it. 

Every industry and discipline is apart of the information and technology revolution. Why would librarianship, of all fields, believe thay we are somehow not only leaders of the revolution but, have the "option" to be on the back burner. 

Yet, I'm a private librarian, and the private sector doesn't afford such complacency in practicing one's craft. 

Again, sorry for the rant. 

Thanks,

Cornel Darden Jr. 
Chief Information Officer
Casanova Information Services, LLC 
Office Phone: (779) 205-3105
Mobile Phone: (708) 705-2945

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> On Mar 30, 2016, at 9:16 PM, Lesli M <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I feel compelled to pipe up about the comment "Very sad that a librarian didn't know what it was."
> 
> Librarians come in all flavors and varieties. Until I worked in a medical library, I had no idea what a systematic review was. I had no idea there was a variety of librarian called "clinical librarian."
> 
> Do you know the hot new interest for law libraries? Medical libraries? Science libraries?
> 
> The IoT is a specific area of interest. Just like every other special interest out there.
> 
> Is it really justified to expect all librarians of all flavors and varieties to know this very tech-ish thing called IoT?
> 
> Lesli