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Libraries and Cloud Computing Models: A Changing Paradigm

Libraries and Cloud Computing Models: A Changing Paradigm

Satish C. Sharma, Harshila Bagoria
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781466646315|ISBN10: 1466646314|EISBN13: 9781466646322
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4631-5.ch008
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Sharma, Satish C., and Harshila Bagoria. "Libraries and Cloud Computing Models: A Changing Paradigm." Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technologies in Libraries, edited by Sangeeta N. Dhamdhere, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 124-149. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4631-5.ch008

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Sharma, S. C. & Bagoria, H. (2014). Libraries and Cloud Computing Models: A Changing Paradigm. In S. Dhamdhere (Ed.), Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technologies in Libraries (pp. 124-149). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4631-5.ch008

Chicago

Sharma, Satish C., and Harshila Bagoria. "Libraries and Cloud Computing Models: A Changing Paradigm." In Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technologies in Libraries, edited by Sangeeta N. Dhamdhere, 124-149. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4631-5.ch008

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Abstract

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 organizations and businesses to offer services using hardware or software or platform of third party sources, thus saving on cost and maintenance. It can transform the way systems are built and services delivered, providing libraries with an opportunity to extend their impact. Cloud computing has become a major topic of discussion and debate for any business or organization which relies on technology. Anyone connected to the Internet is probably using some type of cloud computing on a regular basis. Whether they are using Google’s Gmail, organizing photos on Flickr, or searching the Web with Bing, they are engaged in cloud computing. In this chapter, an attempt has been made to give an overview of this technology, its connection with libraries, the models in which libraries can deploy this technology for providing services and augment the productivity of library staff and case studies.

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