Clouds, Method 3
The advantages of access and/or convenience and cost make "cloud" computing a resource that should not be ignored by the libraries, especially those with very small or limited budgets. It's only recently that our library allowed the patrons to use flash drives. Before that a patron could only save their work to the computer till the end of the night (when it was erased) or print the needed information. Because of privacy and security issues, I think library staff computers should probably use a program like Microsoft Office instead of instead of a similar program that is found in the cloud. The Public Access Computers (PAC) are a different story, these computers don't need all the individual programs loaded on to them and the cost savings could be applied to other areas of the business. Most patrons who use PAC would also enjoy the easy access of cloud computing since they could access their information from anywhere. Having a staff that is well informed about cloud computing is a benefit to the patrons and cheaper than purchasing a bunch of programs for these computers. Cloud computing is perfect for public computers and would probably work just as well for schools that have student access computers.
P.S. This rambling paragraph was written using Zoho Writer.
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