Requirements of digital file storage in the cloud for academic libraries

This paper identifies and describes several aspects associated with storage of digital files in the cloud. A definition of the cloud is ventured and its major features detailed in order to distinguish advantages, disadvantages and limitations that must be taken into account when information is store...

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Autor: Cabral Vargas, Brenda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Investigación Bibliotecológica: Archivonomía, Bibliotecología e Información
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/57909
Acceso en línea:http://rev-ib.unam.mx/ib/index.php/ib/article/view/57909
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Digital Files
Cloud Computing
Documents for Academic Libraries
Digital Content
Archivos Digitales
Nube Informática
Documentos para Bibliotecas Universitarias
Contenidos Digitales
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Sumario:This paper identifies and describes several aspects associated with storage of digital files in the cloud. A definition of the cloud is ventured and its major features detailed in order to distinguish advantages, disadvantages and limitations that must be taken into account when information is stored in the cloud. Several recommendations are provided for higher education institutions tasked with planning the architecture to be deployed for organizing digital files using the cloud computing.