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The Fifth Shanghai Library Forum—August 24-27, 2010 Hosted by: Shanghai/ HangZhou Libraries. A Presentation by: Zhong Geng Head of Technical Processing Department Marywood University Library Scranton, PA 18509. Cloud Computing. "Cloud computing is a buzzword...".
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The Fifth Shanghai Library Forum—August 24-27, 2010 Hosted by: Shanghai/HangZhou Libraries A Presentation by: ZhongGeng Head of Technical Processing Department Marywood University Library Scranton, PA 18509 Cloud Computing
"Cloud computing is a buzzword..." "The concept, quite simply, is that vast computing resources will reside somewhere out there in the ether (rather than in your computer room) and we'll connect to them and use them as needed.“ - Jonathan Weber (The Times Online) z
Applications in the Cloud Computing • email • photo sharing • calendars and contacts • document sharing (like Google Doc!) • More, such as Moodle, and Blackboard ht
In Summary: Much Improved Collaboration IM, voice and video, and doc sharing Easy Access Anytime, anywhere, and any pace Small Learning Curves Experience of some sort Stable and Consistent Few down times Less Maintenance to Deal With Less dependence on IT Benefits of Google Apps