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Abstract

Table 1.1 Bricks and mortar vs. cloud library 26 Table 2.1 Cloud servers versus traditional servers 49 Table 2.2 Comparative study of cloud hosting providers 50 Table 5.1 Cloud approaches and relevant library systems 102 Table 5.2 Cloud vendors and service offerings 108 Table 5.3 Cloud based storage service providers 112 Table 5.4 Cloud based operating system providers 114 Table 5.5 Cloud based productivity suites 115 Table 5.6 Cloud mailing service providers 117 Table 5.7 Cloud based cataloging suite providers 118 Table 5.8 Cloud based calendar service providers 119 Table 7.1 Librarians’ attitude towards cloud computing 158 Table 7.2 Level of the use of cloud computing tools and practises 164 Table 7.3 Perceptions of librarians towards the potential benefits of cloud computing 175 Table 7.4 Means and test values for the adoption of cloud computing in libraries 176 Table 7.5 Means and test values for support and integration of library services with cloud computing 178 Table 7.6 Means and test values for skills of library staff in the cloud computing environment 179 Table 7.7 Means and test values for security effectiveness in the adoption of cloud computing 180 Table 7.8 Means and test values for cost reduction through the adoption of cloud computing 182 Table 7.9 Main findings 183 Table 7.10 Librarians’ perceived problems of implementing cloud computing 184