Roadmap of Iranian digital academic libraries in the context of cloud infrastructure and becoming cloud library

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Publicado en:Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication vol. 71, no. 6/7 (2022), p. 485-508
Autor principal: Esmaeili, Heydar
Otros Autores: Isfandyari-Moghaddam, Alireza, Mehdi Alipour Hafezi
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Resumen:PurposeThis paper aims to draw a roadmap for the presence of Iranian academic libraries in the cloud infrastructure.Design/methodology/approachThis research attends an applied-development one that is a part of developmental research due to its conceptual expansion, foresight and roadmap for the presence of cloud-based academic libraries and finally, becoming cloud libraries. Because of providing a roadmap template, the presence of academic digital libraries in the cloud and becoming a cloud library is applied research. Because of providing a roadmap template, academic digital libraries’ presence in the cloud and becoming a cloud library is one of the applied research areas. The statistical population of this research includes all Iranian digital academic libraries. There were 64 digital libraries out of which 59 libraries participated in completing the questionnaire.FindingsPreliminary results from used Delphi method’s first round which was considered by 59 experts were identified typically and descriptive after appropriate component classification and editing. After identifying these factors, each of the roadmap levels in the third stage and the degree of relevance approved by the experts were reviewed and the most critical and relevant factors were identified as key components of the roadmap for the presence of cloud-based academic libraries and becoming cloud libraries. At this stage, they were selected as 24 factors, including seven factors for the first layer, eight factors for the second layer and nine factors for the third layer.Originality/valueBy introducing a roadmap for the presence of academic digital libraries in the cloud context, they will promote more and better interaction between academic libraries to offer services to users anytime and anywhere.
ISSN:2514-9342
2514-9350
0024-2535
1758-793X
DOI:10.1108/GKMC-11-2020-0174
Fuente:Library Science Database