Mapping Research Trends in Cloud Computing Applications for Libraries: A Bibliometric Approach

Abstract With a focus on bibliometric analysis, this article intends to analyze patterns in the literature regarding Cloud Computing and its uses in libraries. The authors employed the Boolean operator “AND” while searching Scopus with the terms “Cloud Computing” and “Library” to discover studies that were mainly focused on the subject of this work. The research report that was presented included a bibliometric analysis of Cloud Computing publications. A total of 1,083 articles about Cloud Computing and libraries were obtained from the Scopus Database. The retrieved data was analyzed using Biblioshiny and VosViewer software. The relationship between Cloud Computing and library development was examined using bibliometric analysis, which revealed a number of themes, significant authors, highly referenced publications, well-known organizations, and significant countries. The study also demonstrated how the relationship between Cloud Computing and libraries has evolved and how it could work with academic libraries to give them an ongoing competitive advantage. The study reveals that 2022 was the most prolific year for publications on Cloud Computing within the field of Library and Information Science. Globally, only Venezuela, the United States, and China retained their place as the most productive nations by producing the highest number of documents. Wang and Zhang are the foremost authors, while Lecture Notes in Computer Science and ACM International Conference Proceedings are the leading sources.