The American University of Sharjah, based in the United Arab Emirates, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library management solution.
WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and discovery applications in an integrated suite. WMS offers librarians a cost-effective way to manage workflows efficiently, and improve access to library collections and services for their students, faculty and staff.
The American University of Sharjah (AUS) noted several features of WMS that made it most appealing to library staff, including its ability to increase effectiveness of e-resource management workflows. Staff also noted that the integration of applications within the WMS suite, combined with the benefits derived from network effects as OCLC member libraries share data, work and resources in the cloud-based environment, were instrumental in its selection of WMS.
AUS is a member of the American International Consortium of Academic Libraries (AMICAL), which brings together 26 institutions of higher education located in 21 countries across Europe, West and North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South Asia. AUS is the second member of the AMICAL group to select WMS. John Cabot University in Rome announced last month that it was moving to WMS.
More than 325 libraries worldwide are using WMS to share bibliographic records, publisher and knowledge base data, vendor records, serials patterns and more. By sharing data and work across many member libraries, WMS offers libraries cost savings, workflow efficiencies and the ability to deliver more value to their users.
