sky thinking Digital libraries, cloud computing and mobile technology CloudyBlue
Cloud computing A trend towards applications and data living on the network
Then: Users built workflow around libraries Now: Library must build services around user workflow Discovery happens elsewhere Then: Attention abundant; resources scarce Now: Attention scarce; resources abundant
User environment Library & Network Resource Management environment End User Access Management Digitised/ Digital Bought / Physical Electronic/ Licensed Special colls/ Archives Management Find It Get It Manage It Metadata Content
User environment Library & Network Resource Management environment End User Access Management Digitised/ Digital Bought / Physical Electronic/ Licensed Special colls/ Archives Management Find It Get It Manage It Metadata Content ILL/CIRCLINK RESOLVERSPECIAL ILSERMREPOSITORYOPACMetaSearchWebsiteA-ZNextGenMARCDCEADA&IEtc…
“The concept of delivering library automation functionality in a cloud computing model represents a radical departure from the models currently available…the dynamics of the library automation industry will inevitably change.”
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Innovation Concentration… Diffusion… Thinking local…
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