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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(VI)/114-117 /17
AUTHOR : Vinayak Savatagi
TITLE: CLOUD COMPUTING IN LIBRARIES: NEW PARADIGM IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SERVICES
ABSTRACT: Information and communication technologies are developing very fast and providing us opportunities due to their benefits such as reduced cost, anytime, anywhere availability, as well as its elasticity and flexibility. Cloud computing is one of the newly emerged models for technology that provide us the facility of central remote of services to maintain data, software and application through the use of the Internet. Nowadays, cloud computing widely applicable in many areas such as libraries, information centers, in-house applications and digital library services. This paper provides an overview of cloud computing technology, initiatives, and also discusses application of cloud computing in LICs and how it could be beneficial to LICs.
KEYWORDS:Cloud Computing, Cloud Library Framework,