NCompass Live: Making The Most of The Cloud
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Robin Hastings [email protected] Director of Technology Services NEKLS (Northeast Kansas Library System)
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Robin [email protected] of Technology ServicesNEKLS (Northeast Kansas Library System)
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Services - Alphabet Soup● SaaS
o Software as a Serviceo Google Docs/Email
● IaaSo Infrastructure as a Serviceo AWS
● PaaSo Platform as a Serviceo Heroku (platform for developers)
Library Uses For the Cloud● ILS● Web Hosting● Backups● Computer Management● Email and Document creation/storage● Social Media Management● Graphics
ILS In the Cloud
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Worldcat Web Management & Koha
● First (Commercial) one to market ● Jason Griffey led U of T Chattanooga in
using it● Bywater’s Koha Service
o NEKLS - from 2008o ILS on server in Rackspace data center in Texas
● Evergreen in MOBIUS● More announced every day
LIS Host & Libraryworld & KLOW
● LIS Hosto WordPress mostlyo Only libraries
● Libraryworldo Along with cloud ILS
● KLOWo WordPress mostlyo Free (to libraries - supported by systems)
Backups● Dropbox or Box.net● Crashplan or Mozy Pro● AWS - custom backups
Computer Management● File storage
o Dropbox or Box.net● Time management solution
o Userful or Libki● Lab Management
o Lanschool
Email and Document Management
● Google Docso Email, Documents,
Calendars, etc.● Zoho Office
o Email, Documents, Calendars, etc.
● Microsoft 360o Email, Documents
Calendars, etc.
Social Media Management● Alerts
o Google Alerts and SocialMention
● Managemento Sprout Social and Hootsuite
● What to track?o Zip codeso Hashtagso Misspellings
Graphics● Editors/Creators
o Pixlr and Splashup● Specialty Sites
o FotoFlexer and Lunapic● Storage
o Picasa and Flickr
Evaluating Services● Security● Available Training● Bandwidth capabilities● Staff comfort
o Training helps here!● Features vs. Convenience vs. Price
Available at Amazon and other fine library book distributors… and possibly in a local library near you!
Questions?
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