1) Galen Gruman. “What cloud computing really means” InfoWorld, April 2008. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/07/15FE-cloud-computing-reality_1.html
"Cloud computing comes into focus only when you think about what IT always needs: a way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software. Cloud computing encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends IT's existing capabilities."
2) Explaining Cloud Computing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplXnFUlPmg&NR=1
-Google Docs is an example of cloud computing.
-"Cloud computing may bring an a return to centralized computing."
3) Thomas Frey. The Future of Libraries: Beginning the Great Transformation http://www.davinciinstitute.com/page.php?ID=120
"People who in the past visited libraries to find specific pieces of information are now able to find that information online. The vast majority of people with specific information needs no longer visit libraries. However, others who read for pleasure as example, still regularly patronize their local library."
-I disagree with this. Not only do people who read for pleasure visit their local library, but people who wish to find specific books (academic and otherwise), attend special events, learn a new language, get job and career advice--among other programs--also frequent their local library. Not everything can be placed online.
"A culture-based library is one that taps into the spirit of the community, assessing priorities and providing resources to support the things deemed most important. Modern day cultural centers include museums, theaters, parks, and educational institutions. The library of the future could include all of these, but individual communities will be charged with developing an overall strategy that reflects the identity and personality of its own constituency."
-I do agree with libraries having the potential, or the necessity, to become cultural centers, as many libraries already are. Large, urban public libraries already have the ability to be central to their communities, while smaller public libraries are often the only public place with the ability to celebrate an area's local heritage--without other cultural institutions nearby, such as a museum.
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