TY - JOUR AU - Hutt, Arwen AU - Stuart, Michael AU - Suchy, Daniel AU - Westbrook, Bradley D. PY - 2009/09/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Employing Virtualization in Library Computing: Use Cases and Lessons Learned JF - Information Technology and Libraries JA - ITAL VL - 28 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.6017/ital.v28i3.3219 UR - https://ital.corejournals.org/index.php/ital/article/view/3219 SP - 110-115 AB - <p>This paper provides a broad overview of virtualization&nbsp;technology and describes several examples of its use&nbsp;at the University of California, San Diego Libraries.&nbsp;Libraries can leverage virtualization to address many&nbsp;long-standing library computing challenges, but careful&nbsp;planning is needed to determine if this technology is the&nbsp;right solution for a specific need. This paper outlines both&nbsp;technical and usability considerations, and concludes&nbsp;with a discussion of potential enterprise impacts on the&nbsp;library infrastructure.</p> ER -