Abstract: This paper discusses how to construct a collaborating innovation platform by combining many kinds of innovation service patterns, such as SaaS, PaaS and IaaS emerging from cloud computing, which can really help universities to improve discipline construction level. The investigated platform could provide a unified portal for collecting, analyzing, managing and applying all related discipline resources, so as to provide information sharing and scientific collaboration services for researchers.

Key words: cloud computing; innovation platform; library; construction solution