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For those who were not previously aware of IoT, here’s a primer focused specifically on the library space: https://www.oclc.org/publications/nextspace/articles/issue24/librariesandtheinternetofthings.en.html IMHO this is still a very young concept, and not even fully imagined yet, so there is no reason to feel like you’ve missed the boat, when the ship hasn’t even reached the dock yet. -- Andrew Anderson, President & CEO, Library and Information Resources Network, Inc. http://www.lirn.net/ | http://www.twitter.com/LIRNnotes | http://www.facebook.com/LIRNnotes On Mar 30, 2016, at 22:16, 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