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Stuart Forrest PhD
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On Mar 31, 2016, at 12:15 AM, Angela Galvan <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

Randall speaks to the issue better than I can at the moment.

https://xkcd.com/1053/

-Angela
On Mar 30, 2016 11:11 PM, "Cornel Darden Jr." <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
wrote:

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
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Mobile Phone: (708) 705-2945

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On Mar 30, 2016, at 9:16 PM, Lesli M <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[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