圖書館事業與交流／What Cloud Computing Means to Libraries and Information Services／Xiaocan (Lucy) Wang, Jie Huang

• Published in: Tʻu shu kuan hsüeh yü tzŭ hsün kʻo hsüeh 2011-10, Vol.37 (2)
• Main Author: Xiaocan (Lucy) Wang, Jie Huang Xiaocan (Lucy) Wang, Jie Huang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0363-3640

Cloud computing, as an emerging style of computing that involves various technologies and provides virtual and scalable IT-related services over the Internet, has become a popular topic in the past few years. Much has been written about this concept and its applications in the IT and business fields, but little has been done in the library setting. This paper first introduces cloud computing with respect to its concepts, types, and general applications. The focus is then shifted to what cloud computing might mean to libraries and information services. The impact of cloud computing on the storage of libraries’ digital assets, integrated library systems, libraries’ IT infrastructures, as well as library services and internal work, has been investigated. The paper also explores the potential benefits of incorporating cloud computing in the library environment and points out some concerns and challenges libraries may have. 雲端計算作為一種新興的、利用多元技術來提供基於網路的IT 服務計算模式，在近幾年來已成為熱門話題。許多文章論述了有關雲端計算的概念及其在IT 和商業中的應用模式，但卻少見對其在圖書館領域中運用的闡述。本文首先介紹有關雲端計算的概念、類型，以及一些基本的應用模式。隨後，本文著眼於雲端計算對圖書館和資訊服務的意義，探討雲端計算在圖書館數位資源儲存、整合圖書館系統、圖書館資訊科技的設施建設、圖書館服務和內部作業等方面產生的影響以及圖書館運用雲端計算的潛在效益。本文剖析圖書館採用雲端計算的益處之時，也同時探討可能面臨的一些問題和挑戰。 頁次：166-174