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Vol. 7(4), pp. 90–96, May, 2019. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2019.035
Full Length Research
Analyzing the Need for Cloud Computing Adoption in Nigerian Academic Libraries for Effective Service Delivery
1Aliyu, Shehu Yakubu, 2Abdulrahaman Yusuf and 3Yusuf Makinta Ph’D
1Library and Information Science Department, Faculty of Education, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. Corresponding author’s E-mail: kafintafawa2@gmail.com 2Library and Information Science Department, Faculty of Education, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. E-mail: abdulrahamanyusuf3782@gmail.com 3Library and Information Science Department, Faculty of Education, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. E-mail: yusufmakinta9@gmail.com
Accepted 20 May 2019
Information explosion coupled with un estimated number of information seekers made libraries across the globe to embrace the use of ICT in delivering their services to the users. ICT have been undergoing changes primarily to fulfill the demand of its users. One of such changes in ICT is the invention of cloud computing, which is the delivery of computing services—servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, intelligence and more—over the Internet. This technology can surely help libraries to ensure efficient service delivery at a much reduced cost. However, literature review indicated that the rate at which the cloud computing is adopted in Nigerian academic libraries became a topic of discussion as most of the libraries have not reach an advance stage of adopting the technology despite the numerous befits in terms of scalability, elasticity, virtualization, cost reduction and collaboration it offers to its adopters. It is in line with the afore mentioned that this paper aims at analyzing the need for cloud computing adoption in academic libraries for effective service delivery. The paper reviewed recent, related and relevant literature all in an attempt to get other previous authors views about the adoption of cloud computing in Nigerian academic libraries. The synthesized literature revealed that most librarians have little knowledge about cloud computing and its unlimited benefits which could be the reason among others why there is less adoption of such technology. The paper recommended that there is a need for librarians to put more effort to explore other benefits of cloud computing so that they became knowledgeable enough about it and its benefit. The paper also recommended that authority concern should provide all the necessary support required for the full adoption of cloud technology in Nigerian academic libraries
Key words: Cloud computing, Academic Libraries, Effective Library Service
Cite This Article As: Aliyu, SY., Abdulrahaman Y., Yusuf, M. (2019). Analyzing the Need for Cloud Computing Adoption in Nigerian Academic Libraries for Effective Service Delivery. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 7(4): 90-96
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