Abstract：Internet of ThingsIoTAnd Academic Libraries A User Friendly Facilitator For Patrons We are entering into a new era of computer technology that many people are calling the internet of thingsIoTThis is likely to revolutionize the way we liveIoT is emerging as the wave in the development of the internetInternet has taken a giant leap forward fromInternet of communicationtoInternet of Thingsmaking it possible to connect objects and transfer data with or without human interventionThis system is a step towards a smart libraryThis paper discusses about user friendly facilitator for patronsIoT has the potential to deliver solution that improves service efficiency and security of the academic libraryThis paper particularly deals with the application of Internet of ThingsIoTin academic libraries in Indian contextThe paper starts with an introduction to IoT and elaborates the areas in which IoT can be applicable in academic libraries and the challenges in the implementation of IoT in academic librariesLibrary AutomationandRetrieval and IndexingThis article explores the new era computer technology we are enteringand many people call the Internet of ThingsIoTThe Internet of Things is likely to revolutionize our lifestyleThe Internet of Things is regarded as a new wave of Internet developmentFrom theInternet of Communicationtothe Internet of thingsit is possible to connect objects and transmission datawithout or a small amount of manual interventionThis system is a step towards the smart libraryThis article discusses user-friendly assistants for readersThe IoT has the potential to provide solutions to improve the service efficiency and security of academic librariesIn additionthis article specially discusses the application of the Internet of ThingsIoTin the academic library in the Indian background