Introduction
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines cloud
computing as “the practice of storing regularly used computer data on
multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet”.
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Three service models of cloud computing services
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1.
Infrastructure
as a Service
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2.
Platform
as a Service
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3.
Software
as a Service
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Types of cloud deployment models
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v Private Cloud
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v Community Cloud
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v Public Cloud
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v Hybrid Cloud
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Cloud computing technologies are used in libraries for
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Ø Develop cloud based digital
libraries/repositories
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Ø Share searchable library data
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Ø Host websites
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Ø Search scholarly content
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Ø Store files
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Ø Build networks with other libraries and people
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Ø Support library automation through cloud based
acquisition, cataloguing and processing services and hosting the entire data
on the cloud which will cut
down the costs for hardware and maintenance.
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