Cloudy library, clear skies

Jakov Marin Vežić, Jadranka Stojanovski

Abstract


This poster will present the cloud technologies which libraries use or could use to improve their services and will also show the advantages and drawbacks of such technologies. Cloud technologies have offered some amazing benefits in contrast to standard dedicated hardware models and they provide many opportunities for libraries to better their management and to reach their patrons on the Web. This poster will also compare the use of cloud technologies in libraries in contrast to the available ones, thus also pointing out which technologies are being left out by libraries and which ones could be used to a larger extent.


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