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An Arrow in the Cloud

Explore the impact of technology on libraries and how embracing cloud computing can help libraries adapt, survive, and thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing world. Discover the advantages and disadvantages of using cloud-based library management systems and the potential for libraries to act as publishers. Join Yvonne Desmond in a thought-provoking discussion on the future of libraries in the digital age.

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An Arrow in the Cloud

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  1. An Arrow in the Cloud Yvonne Desmond LIR Seminar 2012

  2. Technology and Libraries Tyranny of the C Prompt Telex/Fax Cd-Rom Towers Library Networks Library Management Systems Rise of Teckie Librarian

  3. Change in Users • Always on technology • Social Computing Don’t need us! “There’s an app for that!” • Do we know what they want? • Do we know the questions?

  4. Libraries • Struggle in a hostile world • Fast pace of change • Old roles disappearing • What are the new ones? • No staff/no money/ no resources • Do what we are good at Adapt and survive

  5. The cloud and libraries • Is business model • Computing as a service • Hosted service/economies of scale • Library as client • Scale up/Down • Pay as you go model

  6. Advantages • Don’t need to invent it/interface • Buying contracted service • Annual commitment • Predictable spend • Vendors collective knowledge • Suite of support tools • Merged into existing roles

  7. Disadvantages • Don’t own it • Realistic expectations • Quality of customer support • Commercial entity • Evaluation and monitoring • Vendor lock in • Interoperability

  8. Context for Arrow IUA Project Arrow Meagre Funding Observer No build No person National Research Portal • Well Funded • Project Group • Build • Designated Person • National Research Portal

  9. Decisions • Outsource IR • Appropriate Vendor • Security • Experience • Best value for money • Contract

  10. What we got • Ease of mind • Suite of designers • Professional training • Short, sharp learning curve • 3 year subscription

  11. Advantages • Up and running • Nice interface • Support • Show and Tell • Publicity/Marketing • Rapid ingest • Publications Mandate

  12. Extras Statistics • Not hits/downloads • Author Dashboard • Monthly Status Report • Blogs/feedback • Annual Stats

  13. Journals • Publishing module IJASS…Social Science SDAR….Engineering IJAP…..Learning and Teaching In Print…..Art and Design

  14. Standardization • Will be a set menu • Tweak • Adapt • Book Format

  15. Standard Book Format

  16. Events Module

  17. Benefits of cloud • Working with experts • Support/Open to suggestions • Fast/Professional • Always on Innovation • Free to do what good at • Saves time, money

  18. Disadvantages • Set menu • Inflexible • Have to follow their ways • Interoperability • Compromise • Trade-Off

  19. Finally….. • IR only possible in the cloud • Placed us at heart of research community • Library as Publisher • Can look to experiment • Can stay on the cutting edge Spend more time thinking about what to do

  20. Yvonne Desmond Yvonne.desmond@dit.ie

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