Abstract Cloud computing technology came up as a boon for libraries and offering various opportunities for libraries to connect their services with clouds In the modern internet Era, Cloud computing plays a prominent role. Today, no longer need to save all your documents on one particular device. Instead, one can access files and resources from at any terminal any time. This is all possible only with “ cloud system”. The new technology concept will minimize the cost of hardware and software applicable to libraries. Cloud computing has been exerting a strong gravitational pull its own entire one has been attracting a mass of money. This paper presents on overview of cloud computing and its possible applications that can be clubbed with library services on the web based environment. This study may be useful in identifying and generating cloud based services for libraries.
Keywords: Cloud Computing; Academic Libraries; Library Automation; Information Technology; Library Services.