Cloud Computing!

READING ASSIGNMENT:  CLOUD COMPUTING

TITLE OF THE ARTICLE(S): “21^st Century Librarianship”

AUTHOR (S): 

PUBLISHER(S):  

URL: http://21stcenturylibrarianship.wikispaces.com/Cloud+Computing

Abstract of the article(s): (1-2 paragraph/s):

Cloud computing has something to do with computation, software, data access, storage services etc that does not need the users knowledgebility of the physical location of the system that provides the services globally.

The uniqueness of cloud computing is that the computing is ‘in the cloud’ which is to mean it has no specified processing unit in a particular location.

Three things I learned from my Reading Assignment:

-          There is no cloud computing before 21^st century.

-          Cloud computing represent a new way business is to be done in the contemporary era.

-          Provides ease of access to remote computing that is provided by the Internet via the use of web-based tools application.

Application/Implication of the new things I learned to my work/to me as a person:

It is imperative that I keep up with the new technological advances.  Cloud computing have tremendous benefits to libraries by using a universal cataloging that can be more extensive that any singly library could provide.

ICT innovativeness might be provided by cloud computing services that small or rural libraries could not otherwise provide for their clients.

OPEN ACCESS (OA) ONLINE JOURNALS FOR LIBRARIES!

READING ASSIGNMENT:  OPEN ACCESS ONLINE JOURNALS FOR LIBRARIES.

TITLE OF THE ARTICLE(S): “Open Access and Libraries”

AUTHOR (S):  Charles W. Bailey, Jr.

PUBLISHER(S):  

URL:  http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/OALibraries2.pdf

Abstract of the article(s): (1-2 paragraph/s):

Open Access online journal articles are to be disseminated as widely as possible, the journals will no longer invoke copyright to restrict access to and use of the material they publish. Instead they will use copyright and other tools to ensure permanent open access to all the articles they publish.

For these reasons price is a barrier to access, these new journals will not charge subscription or access fees, and will turn to other methods for covering their expenses.

Three things I learned from my Reading Assignment:

1.    Open access materials can be used with minimal restrictions – Access is granted for any purpose but there should be correct attribution and integrity of the content work.  No permission is needed in order to gain access or payment.

2.    There is disagreement among scholars about whether the removal of price barriers is sufficient to achieve open access or whether, as is more commonly believed, the removal of permission barriers is also required.

3.    The open access movement partially succeeds, resulting in a mixed scholarly communication system that has elements of both traditional and open access publishing as it is found in libraries now.

Application/Implication of the new things I learned to my work/to me as a person:

Open Access came as a result of the development of new scholarly communication strategies that will function effectively in an environment where access is freely given to user/surfers. Of course, there are also prominent open access advocates who are librarians, and they bring to the table strong concerns with fundamental scholarly publishing issues.

Open access gives some of these benefits among numerous other ways according to Suber:

- You would own, not merely license, your own copies of electronic journals.

- You would have the right to archive them forever without special permission or periodic payments.

- Access and usage would not be limited by password, IP address, usage hours, institutional affiliation, and physical location. You would not have to authenticate users or administer proxy servers etc.