Cloud Computing: A Boon for the Modern Libraries

International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology, 2014

From the last few years, the value of cloud computing is increasing because it is major technology solution for business & organizations around the world. Cloud computing is a recent concept that gives new technology model for IT services which save time & money also. This paper discusses definition of cloud computing. What is cloud computing? What are the types of cloud computing? What are the cloud computing services? How these services can be the solutions for libraries? What are the various examples of each cloud computing types & services? Cloud computing solutions can create the new workflows needed by libraries because it offers the opportunity for a co-operative platform for libraries to build on. There are four principles of a co-operative platform, viz. Openness, Extensibility, Data richness & collaboration. Libraries have the opportunity to improve their services & relevance in today's information society. Cloud computing is one avenue for this move into the future. It can bring several benefits for libraries & give them a different future. This paper discusses mainly the types & services offered through cloud computing. SaaS, PaaS & IaaS are three main services. Also this paper focuses on application of cloud computing in Academic library.

Program, 2013

Cloud computing is a computing platform that allows access over internet by using desktop computers, laptops, tablet PCs and smart phones without any software and storage unit. Mobile devices are provided to access information at anytime from anywhere. Mobile cloud computing is adaptation of the structure of cloud within a mobile environment. Many organizations use this technology and save time and money, such as libraries. Libraries have been adopting their reference services to the new technology and library functions have been moving to the cloud. This paper defines cloud computing, mobile cloud computing, presents the opportunities and challenges, in addition these shows the usage of cloud computing using the references of librarians in university libraries from Ankara, Turkey.

2019

Article History Published Online: 10 January 2019 Any computer application is platform dependent in some form. In its methodology, some of the basics are contained in which they behave differently in their own way. Cloud computing is also a similar kind of application based computer network, under which computer is connected in an extended form in an online method. It will be a major shift from the traditional way of library management service to more technical and user-oriented. The library is developing day by day as a data centre, where it requires a computer resource to operate smoothly. Cloud computing will eliminates the capital expense of buying those extra computer resources and setting up and running on-site data centre and regarding service view in library, it may be able to scale elastically. In cloud computing platform, the services run on a worldwide network of almost secure data centre, which are routinely upgraded to the most latest generation of fast, accurate, secur...

Cloud computing is a new breed of service offered over the internet, which has completely changed the way one can use the power of computers irrespective of geographic location. It has brought in new avenues for organisations and businesses to offer services using hardware or software or platform of third party sources, thus saving on cost and maintenance. In this paper, an attempt has been made to give an overview of this technology, initiatives, advantages and disadvantages and the areas in which libraries can deploy this technology for providing services and augment the productivity of library staff.

International Journal of Library and Information Science, 2018

Cloud computing is an internet based, remote driven and service oriented technology emerged to provide infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service (SaaS) among others. By implementing cloud computing, libraries will significantly reduce cost of maintaining systems, save energy, register a global outlook on the web, expose library patrons to multi-variant information resources and optimize their services. This study tries to provide understanding on the general relevance of cloud computing to libraries and how libraries can be transformed into smart institution in order to implement the cloud technology. Five facilities such as digital resources, internet service, thin client architecture, wireless access point and digital librarian are considered as prerequisites for cloud computing deployment. It is recommended that libraries can revive and maintain their relevance by integrating with the cloud computing technology, which will make them part of Internet of Things (IoT) experience that will soon dominate the activities of every educational sector.

Cloud computing is now becoming very much popular in libraries. The article provides a brief background on cloud computing in this highly networked and pervasive information age. It is followed by an introduction to the cloud computing and definition. The article assumes that the role played by cloud computing in current era is quite suitable for libraries. It lists advantages and shortcomings of cloud computing. This is followed by the types of cloud services and features and it also lists some of the popular cloud service providers for libraries available today.

GNIMS e- Journal of Library Science, 2017

Cloud Computing is a new technique of Information Technology used to practice of storing, accessing and sharing data, applications and computing power in cyberspace. Cloud computing came up as a boon for libraries and is offering various opportunities for libraries to connect their services with Clouds. Libraries may be placed their data

The emergence of open access, web technology, and e-publishing has slowly transformed modern libraries into digital libraries. With this variety of technologies utilized, cloud computing and virtual technology has become an advantage for libraries to provide a single efficient system that saves money and time. Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technologies in Libraries highlights the concerns and limitations that need addressed in order to optimize the benefits of cloud computing to the virtualization of libraries. Focusing on the latest innovations and technological advancements, this book is essential for professionals, students, and researchers interested in cloud library management and development in different types of information environments. Dhamdhere, S. N. (2014). Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technologies in Libraries (pp. 1-385). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-4631-5 http://www.igi-global.com/book/cloud-computing-virtualization-technologies-libraries/77387

The expected outcome of this article is to enable the System Planners, System Analysts, Managers, Technologists and Librarians to identify the advantages and disadvantages of cloud-based solutions for their libraries. This article explains in detail about the Concept of Cloud Computing and the areas where we can use the Cloud Computing in the Library and Information Centres. The services, deployment models and strategies, the method of deployment, service delivery are explained here. This article strives to represent to promote the current progress and future trends of cloud computing and its impact on Libraries and Information Centres by providing a reference for further research.

SAICSIT M&D Symposium, 2009

Digital libraries communities are working to increase the amount of data and information available to ever-larger numbers of researchers, namely students and scholars. With an increasing use of information in recent years, the standard tools available for managing information cannot cope well and there is a need for new techniques to continue to provide useful and innovative services to users. This paper proposes an investigation into how information management systems can be made scalable by transparently using cloud/elastic computing resources efficiently and on-demand. To do this different cloud computing architectures will be studied, implemented and evaluated to decide on the one best suited to digital libraries.