@article{Oyadeyi_Fasola_2022, title={Cloud hosting of KOHA and DSPACE for effective and efficient library services in Nigerian academic libraries}, volume={20}, url={https://mbjlisonline.org/index.php/jlis/article/view/175}, abstractNote={<p>Cloud computing provides a library with cost-effective and dependable technological<br />facilities and computing machines to support the library in carrying out its function of<br />information dissemination and preservation. This transformation has had a favourable<br />impact on many aspects of library operations and services. The automation of library<br />operations and services, as well as the digitalization of information resources, are key parts<br />of library operations and services. Nigerian libraries are investing heavily in order to meet<br />the information demands of the twenty-first century in line with what obtains in Western<br />climes. A functional Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and interactive institutional<br />repository should be the final product of every automation and digitization project in<br />libraries. This does not appear to be the case in Nigerian libraries. Unreliable software,<br />erratic power supply, low Internet bandwidth, lack of experienced personnel, systems<br />failure, poor administrative support, inadequate staff training, and poor technical<br />infrastructure are just some of the challenges that Nigerian libraries face in achieving a full<br />and successful automation and digitization process that will aid in the effective and efficient<br />service delivery. As a result, this paper looks at two open source software that are widely<br />used in Nigerian libraries for automating library operations and services, as well as<br />developing institutional repositories and propose a practical and cost-effective strategy<br />using cloud computing which is the distribution of computing services via the Internet (the<br />cloud), including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and<br />intelligence, in order to provide faster innovation, more flexible resources, and economies of<br />scale.. Recommendations are then made for how Nigerian libraries can take advantage of<br />cloud computing’s benefits to overcome certain persisting hurdles and accomplish a<br />successful automation and digitalization process for better delivery of library services.</p>}, journal={MiddleBelt Journal of Library and Information Science}, author={Oyadeyi, Adekunle Emmanuel and Fasola, Omobolanle Seri}, year={2022}, month={Nov.} }