Climbing Out of the Box and Into the Cloud: Building Web-Scale for Libraries

Jordan, Jay

doi:10.1080/01930826.2011.531637

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“…Operating and maintaining IT infrastructure has cost universities enormous amounts of money; hence, some argue that by adopting cloud-based solutions, such money could be saved and used in places more meaningful to the students and teachers [Ercan, 2010]. Articles in this category discuss how a variety of educational areas can benefit from cloud computing, such as those for elearning [Doelitzscher, Sulistio, Reich, Kuijs, and Wolf, 2011], online library resources [Jordan, 2011;Robert, 2009], and online collaborative writing [Calvo, O'Rourke, Jones, Yacef, and Reimann, 2011]. Some articles analyse more generic issues such as the influence of cloud computing on the job roles of IT staff in higher education [Currie, 2008] and the inevitable adoption of cloud computing driven by NetGens 2.0 students who are born digital natives and rely on cloud-based applications for their life and study [Brown, 2009].…”

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A Descriptive Literature Review and Classification of Cloud Computing Research

Yang¹,

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2012

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We present a descriptive literature review and classification scheme for cloud computing research. This includes 205 refereed journal articles published since the inception of cloud computing research. The articles are classified based on a scheme that consists of four main categories: technological issues, business issues, domains and applications, and conceptualising cloud computing. The results show that although current research is still skewed towards technological issues, new research themes regarding social and organisational implications are emerging. This review provides a reference source and classification scheme for IS researchers interested in cloud computing, and to indicate under-researched areas as well as future directions.

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Section: D: Domains and Applicationsmentioning

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A Descriptive Literature Review and Classification of Cloud Computing Research

Yang¹,

Tate²

2012

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“…Many libraries and users use cloud based email solutions which are either developed locally or licensed from a third-party service such as Gmail, Ymail, 32 M. Yuvaraj or Hotmail. They are an excellent means of communication through which one can send email and attachments anywhere in the world which is stored on the server of the cloud service provider.…”

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Cloud Computing Software and Solutions for Libraries: A Comparative Study

Yuvaraj

2015

Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries

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In the past few years, cloud computing has evolved to be a major trend for all levels of computer users and organizations. This article compares the suitability of cloud computing software for a library setting among some available cloud service providers. The paper first introduces cloud computing with respect to its definition, types, and services. The focus is then shifted to what cloud computing might mean to libraries. The paper also explores the potential cloud based operating system providers, productivity suite providers, mailing service providers, and storage, cataloging, and calendar service providers.

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“…Reed Elsevier is working with hospitals to provide point‐in‐time information—books, papers, technical manuals, etc.—to medical technicians as and when they need it (Kho, 2009). Of late, some researchers have proposed new models for cloud‐based digital library and specific information retrieval services (see, for example, Hai‐Yan, Yan‐Fang, & Shi‐Ping, 2007; Yang & Liu, 2010; Teregowda, Urgaonkar, & Giles, 2010; Jordan, 2011; Mishra, Gorai, Oberoi, & Ghosh, 2010; Wang & Xing, 2011).…”

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Building environmentally sustainable information services: A green is research agenda

Chowdhury¹

2011

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand

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Climate change has become a major area of concern over the past few years and consequently many governments, international bodies, businesses, and institutions are taking measures to reduce their carbon footprint. However, to date very little research has taken place on information and sustainable development in general, and on the environmental impact of information services in particular. Based on the data collected from various research papers and reports, this review article shows that information systems and services for the higher education and research sector currently generate massive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and it is argued that there is an urgent need for developing a green information service, or green IS in short, that should be based on minimum GHG emissions throughout its lifecycle, from content creation to distribution, access, use, and disposal. Based on an analysis of the current research on green information technology (IT), it is proposed that a green IS should be based on the model of cloud computing. Finally, a research agenda is proposed that will pave the way for building and managing green ISs to support education and research/scholarly activities.

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Climbing Out of the Box and Into the Cloud: Building Web-Scale for Libraries

Cited by 14 publications

References 1 publication

A Descriptive Literature Review and Classification of Cloud Computing Research

A Descriptive Literature Review and Classification of Cloud Computing Research

Cloud Computing Software and Solutions for Libraries: A Comparative Study

Building environmentally sustainable information services: A green is research agenda

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