INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 DRTC Seminar (2012-2013) Cloud Computing: An Economic Solution for Libraries ABSTRACT In traditional computing, operating system manages computer hardware, resources and provides common services to applications. Resources are accessible on a network cannot be accessed by computers outside the network unless it is made available on the Internet. Cloud computing brings revolutionary changes in the world of ICT due to its benefits such as reduced cost, anytime anywhere availability as well as its elasticity and flexibility. Cloud computing is a new technique that has grown from being a promising concept to one of the fastest growing trends in the field of IT industry. Cloud computing provides us virtually unlimited on-demand computing resources by connecting lots of distributed computers. Many library applications are now using the cloud computing techniques, which leaves us with many questions, such as: 1. How cloud computing can be used by libraries in providing effective service to its users? 2. How can information be shared by using the cloud is secure? 3. Which type of cloud services should be selected by libraries? 4. What are the opportunities and risks in the cloud computing based services? This seminar tries to explain the cloud computing -- its types, features, merits -- and tries to answer the above questions. Few case studies on cloud computing implementations in will also be discussed. Speaker: Amit Kumar Shaw, MS(LIS) Venue: DRTC Classroom, Date: 27th Nov 2012 Time : 02:00 P.M. All are cordially invited. Dr. Devika P. Madalli and Dr. Saiful Amin Seminar Coordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.