Libraries in the Cloud

Cloud Computing

Software as a Service (SaaS)• Your vendor provides access to an application• Your vendor manages the physical infrastructure, Operating System, Applications, and Databases• Allows you to focus on using the application

Cloud Computing

Software as a Service (SaaS)• Your vendor provides access to an application• Your vendor manages the physical infrastructure, Operating System, Applications, and Databases• Allows you to focus on using the application

Cloud Computing• Your vendor provides physical infrastructure• You control your server(s) Operating System, Applications, and Databases• AKA Utility Computing• Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

The Personal Cloud

• Web 2.0 brings the power of the cloud to individuals and small organizations• Services tend to be free or low-cost• Learning curve tends to be shallow• Data is backed up more effectively• Makes data available from multiple devices and platforms• Tends to emphasize use of mobile devices• May require a lightweight front-end app

Mobile Devices and the Cloud

• The cloud drives the success of mobile devices• Using the cloud with mobile devices• Mobile devices vs. PCs

Website Creation and Content Management

• WordPress• Drupal• Confluence• PBWorks (formerly PBWiki)• and many more…

Website Hosting

• Bluehost• Squarespace• Siteground• WordPress

Online Document Creation and Sharing

• Google Docs• Office 365• Zoho• Gliffy• Scribd

Online Storage & Backup

• Dropbox• SugarSync• Windows Live Skydrive• Ubuntu One• Carbonite• Comodo Backup

Music, Video, & Photos

• Music • Spotify• Google Music Beta• Pandora

• Video • YouTube• Ustream

• Photos• Picasa• Flickr

Remote Access, Online Meetings, & Video Chat

• GoToMeeting• TeamViewer• LogMeIn• Facetime• Google Talk• Skype• Yahoo Instant Messenger• Facebook • Meebo

Servers, ILS, & Library Services

• Amazon S3• SirsiDynix• Other ILS Providers• Citrix• OverDrive• Hosted Discovery Layers

How is SELCO Using the Cloud?

How Do You Use the Cloud at Your Library?

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Libraries in the CloudWelcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Welcome to Cloud City Public Library!

Not Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

• Security Awareness• Reliability and Loss of the IT Relationship• Everyone is in the Cloud Now• Data Privacy and Control of Location• Reliance on Bandwidth (and plenty of it)• How much access do you get?• How social are you feeling?

Dispelling the Hype

• You can’t rely on the cloud.• Your data isn’t private!• It’s insecure!

Life Really is Better in the Cloud!

Learning More

• Breeding, Marshall. "A Cloudy Forecast for Libraries." Computers in Libraries 31.7 (2011): 32-34. • Carr, Nicholas G. The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2009.• Ullman, David & Blake Haggerty. “Embracing the Cloud: Six Ways to Look at the Shift to Cloud Computing.” EDUCAUSE Quarterly 33.2• http://tiny.cc/librariesinthecloud

See You in the Cloud!

Donovan LambrightSoutheastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)@donovanlambrigh

Mike FloresSoutheastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)@mgflores76