Practical Approach to Implement Koha Data Backup through Cloud Computing in Benue State University

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VIII, Issue IV, April 2021 | ISSN 2321–2705

Practical Approach to Implement Koha Data Backup through Cloud Computing in Benue State University

Igbudu Murphy Tersoo¹ Asen Anita Tersur² & Ver Akuhwa^3
1Head of Virtual Library, Benue State University Library
²Head of Cataloguing and Classification, Benue State University Library
³Virtual Library, Benue State University Library

Abstract
The study is designed to document the Practical Approach to implement Koha data backup through cloud computing at Benue State University. The study is guided by three objectives. The research is anchored on the experience of staff of Benue State University Library. This research made use of Linux cronjob command to schedule an automatic process that runs every 30 minutes to take koha data backup to a dropbox account that was created and synchronized with the koha server system. The focus of this research is to secure the koha database through cloud computing and render it less prone to data loss. Also, to enable librarians have a better knowledge of koha databackup, and implement cloud backup themselves without consulting a paid vendor. Screenshots of practical measures used during the data backup and retrieval are shown below from figure 1-13. Figure 1-8 shows the implementation of koha cloud backup and 9-13 shows retrieving koha database from cloud backup. In conclusion, this research work has brought out a simple approach to ensure the security of the koha database by using cloud computing to backup the koha database and retrieve the same through any computer connected to the internet.

Keywords: Cloud Computing, Koha, Data Backup, Library, Benue State University

Introduction

Information storage and retrieval are one of the core functions of every library system. In recent times koha, as one of the library management software is used to carry out daily library routine operations with reduced efforts leading to efficient and effective library services. Using koha to carry out library operations generates a large volume of data that is backed up on the hard drive of the local server system. The koha database is frequently updated, maintained and reports are generated to enhance better managerial decisions. However, Backing up koha data on a local server system alone is not enough as the system can crash, get infected by viruses, or be affected by other natural disaster like fire and thunder,

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