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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lisa Rabey Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CODE4LIB] Internet of Things 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? _lisa -- @byshieldmaiden | http://exitpursuedbyabear.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'" "The mood will pass, sir.” - P.G. Wodehouse
