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What is Integrated Library System (ILS)

Chapter 3
Emerging Trends and Impacts of the Internet of Things in Libraries
The backbone of the library computing environment library staff uses to order, catalog, and make the inventory of books accessible. These ILS systems keep track of inventory by recording when patrons select which item, and when the item is returned to the library inventory.
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Student Engagement and Smart Spaces: Library Browsing and Internet of Things Technology
Jim Hahn (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4742-7.ch003
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to provide evidence-based findings on student engagement within smart library spaces. The focus of smart libraries includes spaces that are enhanced with the internet of things (IoT) infrastructure and library collection maps accessed through a library-designed mobile application. The analysis herein explored IoT-based browsing within an undergraduate library collection. The open stacks and mobile infrastructure provided several years (2016-2019) of user-generated smart building data on browsing and selecting items in open stacks. The methods of analysis used in this chapter include transactional analysis and data visualization of IoT infrastructure logs. By analyzing server logs from the computing infrastructure that powers the IoT services, it is possible to infer in greater detail than heretofore possible the specifics of the way library collections are a target of undergraduate student engagement.
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