Method 3
The term "Cloud Computing" is a new one for many librarians, but most of us are familiar with the concept. We've heard of, and some of us have even used, such Internet-based applications as Google Docs, Zoho, Gmail, and Flickr.

While the percentage of people who have abandoned programs and hard drives for virtual storage is still relatively small, it is growing. Greg Cruey's blog post: "Cloud Computing For the Masses" makes a strong case for for its future in terms of economic potential and universal access to personal documents.

Issues of security and privacy are legitimate concerns, as spelled out by Jenny Levine in her blog post, "We're Not All Ready For the Cloud Yet." I can see, however, applications, particularly Zoho Writer, Google Docs, and Google Calendar that would be useful to me today in my high school library situation.