TY  - BOOK
ED  - Library and Information Technology Association (U.S.)
TI  - Getting started with cloud computing: a LITA guide 
T2  - LITA guide
SN  - 9781555707491 [paperback]
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Neal-Schuman Publishers
KW  - Cloud computing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Part I: General concerns -- 1. Perspective on cloud computing in libraries -- 2. Understanding the cloud: an introduction to the cloud -- 3. Cloud computing: Pros and cons -- 4. What cloud computing means for libraries -- 5. Head in the clouds? A librarian/vendor perspective on cloud computing -- 6. Cloud computing for LIS education -- Part II: Technologies -- 7. Library discovery services: from the ground the cloud -- 8. KOHA in the cloud -- 9. Leveraging OCLC cooperative library data in the Cloud via Web services -- 10. Building push-button repositories in the cloud with DSpace and Amazon web services -- 11. Untethering considerations; Selecting a cloud-based data access and file-sharing solution -- 12. SharePoint strategies for establishing a powerful library internet -- Part III: Case studies -- 13. Using windows home server and Amazon S3 to back up high-resolution digital objects to the cloud -- 14. Keeping your data on the ground when putting your (Lib) guides in the cloud -- 15. Parting the clouds: use of dropbox by embedded librarians -- 16. From the cloud, clear solution: how one academic library uses google calendar -- 17. Integrating Google forms into reference and instruction -- 18. Ning, fostering conversations in the cloud -- 19. Not every cloud has a silver lining: using a cloud application may not always be the best solution -- 20. Speak up! using voice thread to encourage participation and collaboration in library instruction -- Include index
ER  -