 Hello Everyone. I am Dr. Nabi Hasan, heading the Library System at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. I would like to express gratitude to the SLA for giving me this opportunity to present my poster on “Cloud Computing Application in Libraries: A Case Study of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”.  The research objective of this poster is to spread the awareness amongst the library professionals of the globe regarding the Cloud Computing Application in Libraries in general and the story of IIT Delhi in particular.  So, as part of this short poster presentation, I shall be covering some background information, what is cloud computing, some characteristics, models, application in libraries with special reference to IIT Delhi, role of cloud librarian, some more examples and the conclusion.  Cloud computing seems to be a new phrase but looking into the concept, we all have been using it from quite a long., like email services, YouTube, Google Docs, Social Networking sites, etc.  Cloud computing is the delivery of computing resources like servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics and more, over the Internet. It works very fast in the distributed computing environment.  There are different Service Models, like: Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service and Software as a Service. In the same way, there are various Deployment Models as well, like: Private Cloud, Community Cloud, Public Cloud and Hybrid Cloud.  Now, lets discuss about the Application in Libraries with special reference to IIT Delhi. There are various benefits of using the cloud in the libraries like to save time and money, its adds Flexibility and Innovation, Specialized skills are not required, round the clock availability of the resources, Localization, Eliminate redundancy across distributed systems, Increased ability to collaborate, etc.  IIT Delhi Central Library is using the Govt Cloud BAADAL, for all its resources and services like Integrated Library Management System, Institutional Repository, different databases, Websites, etc. which helped the library to provide all the services without interruptions even during the pandemic.  Here, the role of the Cloud Librarian is very important in providing the cloud-based library services to the patrons.  Some of the popular cloud services that the people are using now a days include: Baadal, OwnCloud, and Meghraj from India and global service provider are: OCLC WorldShare, Dura Cloud, Amazon Web Services, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc.  To conclude, I would like to say that the Cloud services are simpler to acquire and easy to Scale up and Scale Down and it is the future of the Libraries to provide un-interrupted services to the patrons.  IIT Delhi in this respect has set an example in the region by providing all the library resources, services and products through the cloud – BAADAL and this has gained much popularity, especially during the pandemic for flawless remote services.  Thank you very much for your interest in this poster presentation.

• published: 04 Aug 2021
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