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Hello, I don't think that quite applies. But I definitely get the message and I apologize. Thanks, Cornel Darden Jr. Chief Information Officer Casanova Information Services, LLC Office Phone: (779) 205-3105 Mobile Phone: (708) 705-2945 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2016, at 11:14 PM, Angela Galvan <[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]> > 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 >> Office Phone: (779) 205-3105 >> Mobile Phone: (708) 705-2945 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> 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 >>