Volume 7, Issue 9, September – 2022 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

ISSN No:-2456-2165

Usages of IOT in Smart Library

Anita L. Deshpande
B. Lib Science, M.lib Isc, Library Assistant and College of Engineering Pune

Abstract:- Invention and development of Technology place to manage digital data in daily routine work. A server
make positive and negative impact on our day to day is a type of computer or device on which manage network
life, things are rapidly changed , speedy lifestyle, resources .server categorized under many types that is
information explosion Increases curiosity , creativity, proxy server, mail server, real time server, application server
and problem solving techniques . Each and every part FTP server etc. Wi- Fi is network technology that uses radio
of daily life trapped by technology, use of artificial waves to provide wireless high speed internet and network
intelligence, cloud computing, machine learning connection. This is technology savvy generation and every
predictive analytics and business intelligence tools. one want information without losing time. The libraries need
Application now creating new methods to conduct to change its traditional system of work and should accept
operates and manages the business. Human invented modern techniques to work.
technology to offer best life for future generation.
II. IOT HISTORY
Electronic devices are part of life in today’s era
.smart phone ,mobiles which are increasingly become a In modern world a wide range of information is
part of modern living ,as everyone wish to connect with disseminated in print form and it is impossible to have
internet all the time ,this is possible because availability access all form of information without help of technology,
of broadband network , WI-FI System with reduced also by using IoT in library we can justify here the fourth
cost .affordability to access technology based services law of library science i.g.save time of reader, and library
like made possible to find information ,booking ticket, staff also. in early 20th century we use the books, maps
online shopping, navigation of maps in routine work. ,dictionary ,periodicals in print forms to gain knowledge to
not only in offices ,work places but also in daily life find information. It is very time consuming procedure to
technology helps us. find out particular information.

Various app, shopping site , Messengers like E-Mail In middle age of 19th century microforms ,microfilms
,Instagram, telegram, software’s to reduce human ,cassettes CD/DVD, PD’’s, use to stored data in digital
efforts, maps Skype, all this are things which are based formats .The last one decade information explosion impact
on Internet .that is called “Internet of things “Internet on each and every day to day part of life, various internal
changes the things within a second, less human efforts, and external storages ,android technology, apps , search
time & money saver ,easy to access, and many more. engines ,social networking sits ,shopping sites ,uses to find
Open sources software is refer to something that which data ,to search information.
can modify anyone ,because it is design publicly ,is type
of computer software were source Code is released Louis Rosenfeld, founder of the clearinghouse for
under License in which copyright user grant users the subject-oriented internet resource guide at the University of
rights to study. User can modify it without any charges. Michigan, edited a monographic series covering the area of
Open sources software like Koha, D-Space, E-print, health and science, humanities, social science, business, and
Open Bibliography, New Genlib, New reference law. There are also numerous web sites devoted to the “best
management ect. of the web” in given subject area . The term “Internet of
Things” was popularized by the work of the Auto-ID Centre
I. INTRODUCTION at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which
in 1999 started to design and propagate a cross company
A. What is IOT Radio frequency identification infrastructure. In 2002, its
IOT (Internet of things) is a system work without co-founder and former head Kevin Ashton was quoted in
human interaction that is human to human or human to Forbes Magazine as saying, “We need an internet for things,
computer. Only any computing device, mechanical and a standardized way for computers to understand the real
digital machine object animals or people provide unique world” [10]. To date, the world has deployed about 5 billion
identifiers (UIDs) to communicate with each other, or “smart” connected things. Predictions say there will be 50
transfer data. Library play vital role in modern society it is billion connected devices by 2020 and in our lifetime we
called as knowledge center also we can say librarian is a will experience life with a trillion-node network which
teacher. Libraries are essential to improve knowledge and provides strong connection nodes .( Reference Mrs Ashwini
term IoT consist with the network that can share ,transfer, Nag1 and Dr. Kaiser Nikam International Journal of
store data in electronic form, by using internet or Wi-Fi one Information Technology and Library Science. ISSN 2349-
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other. Cloud computing help to improve service efficiency,
visibility of library collection, it provide a place invisible

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III. IMPACT OF IOT ON LIBRARY  3m System in Library: 3m security solution are designed
to protect valuable print material in library. COEP Central
In ancient period book are kept in bounded forms and Library facilitates this service for security of books.
librarian are storekeeper .but in today’s situation library
provide open access to readers this is due to information
explosion, increasing printing technology, availability of
information, without human interaction. Internet and Wi-Fi
connect a person from one place of world to other, in
seconds, the invention of new subject increase the need of
information for research, and development purpose.
Communication is possible using internet and mailing
services.

IoT in Library reshaped the function of services of

library the activity which carried out manually are now done
with the help of technology .various library software help to
reduces human efforts and provide excellent services.ICT
Fig. 2: 3m System in Library
has change the way of daily working that is acquisition
,technical processing ,periodical subscription and circulation  Mobile based library services: The mobiles and smart
activities. it is possible to satisfy reader and in such way phones made a unsought changes in day to day life many
reader can get desired information and effective services in it opens the door of world to last the person, now the each
shortest time with less man power. This is information age and everything is depend on smart phone or various
and libraries changing their role and function according to mobile application .We can say the world is in pocket
the new trends in society. It can say that without help of now. The shopping, travelling, the hotel booking,
technology library cannot satisfy the user need. groceries, hospital services all are depending on smart
IV. IOT IN LIBRARY phone. So why not library? Library facilitates various
mobile based services to users mobile computing is a
Internet of thing rapidly changes the working system in golden opportunity to connect users anywhere anytime.
day to day life .Each and every part of life influences by the
technology. The journey of Library and its services also
changes rapidly, in ancients era where the Dharmagranta’s,
like Bhagwatgeeta,Vedas, kept in written form very few
people can access this learning resources but in computer
era it is easily available in digital format, therefore the
intellectual level of people increases and they try to learn.

V. IOT BASED SERVICES IN LIBRARY

Proposed method is Iot Based smart library system is

shown below its helps to provide smart services in less time.
to automate the library and reduce the time to avail services
the following devices are help to librarians . Fig. 3: Mobile based library services
 Kiosk: A device provides hardware and software support Example of Mobile Based Library services:
for managing the library issue return operation. The IISER  QR Code/ MOPAC
Pune facilitates this service to its users it’s save the time of  SMS alert services
readers and reduces human efforts in library services the  Library maps and new arrivals
device is very helpful.
 CAS/SDI
 Library news, Events, Blogs
 E- Thesis, E-journals, Directory

QR codes is helpful in each and every library operation

mentioned above .also the today’s generation is technology
savvy and it’s not necessary to teach them the access of this
enhanced facilities.

 RFID: The acronym of RFID as radio frequency

identifier. it uses electromagnetic fields to automatically
identify and track the tags attached with object .in library
where thousands of books, periodicals CDs DVD
contained it is challenge for librarians to manage such
Fig. 1: Kiosk huge collection RFID is small device which can receive

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