Reading Post for Unit 14

What cloud computing really means

-Cloud computing is associated with Web 2.0
-Cloud computing deals with any service (for a fee) on the Internet that allows the user to modify and utilize the services to their own personal preferences.
-There are a number of categories of cloud computing services such as:
--1. SaaS
--2. Utility computing
--3. Web services in the cloud
--4. Platform as a service
--5. MSP (managed service providers)
--6. Service commerce platforms
--7. Internet integration


Explaining Cloud Computing

-new technology allows users to access information from a variety of devices
-Cloud Computing is software as a service
-cloud computing has grown due to its characteristics of being inexpensive, flexible to the user preferences, and reliable
-It levels the playing field for companies of all various sizes.


The Future of Libraries: Beginning the Great Transformation

-In the past, libraries had the reputation as a storage space for important work. It was often viewed as a privileged facility for certain classes.
-Libraries were able to preserve work of artists, writers, and creators like Da Vinci
-Libraries were viewed as institutions containing "the foundational building blocks of information for all humanity."
-In the medieval period, books were very expensive commodity.
-Andrew Carnegie helped to change libraries by funding over 2,000 libraries
- Today people visit libraries for a variety of reasons, not just a specific piece of information.
- Trends of nex gen library that are presented in the article: "Trend #1 – Communication systems are continually changing the way people access information, Trend #2 – All technologies commonly used today will be replaced by something new, Trend #3 – We haven’t yet reached the ultimate small particle for storage. But soon, Trend #4 – Search Technology will become increasingly more complicated, Trend #5 – Time compression is changing the lifestyle of library patrons, Trend #6 – Overtime we will be transitioning to a verbal society, Trend #7 – The demand for global information is growing exponentially, Trend #8 – The Stage is being set for a new era of Global Systems, Trend #9 – We are transitioning from a product-based economy to an experience based economy, Trend #10 – Libraries will transition from a center of information to a center of culture."