OCLC is extending its Digby mobile app to libraries worldwide, offering student library workers, volunteers and staff greater efficiency, accuracy and independence working with WorldShare Management Services. The move follows a successful launch in the United States.
As a suite of web-based applications, WorldShare Management Services (WMS) allows library staff to do their work in the library, at home, or on the go. The intuitive design of the Digby app provides clear instructions for handling pull-list and re-shelving tasks. Digby lets workers scan library materials in the stacks, saving them time and reducing their reliance on paper slips.
OCLC worked closely with member libraries in the PALNI consortium to develop and pilot the Digby app to ensure that it delivered the right experience and simplified their work. PALNI's input was invaluable in making the Digby app user-friendly.
WMS is built on the cloud-based WorldShare platform that supports a suite of library services and provides flexible access to library data through APIs and other web services. With WorldCat as its foundation, WMS enables individual libraries to draw on the collaborative data and work of libraries worldwide for more efficient workflows. WMS also offers interoperability with third-party and campus systems, including financial management, learning management and student records systems as well as self-check technologies.
To get started using Digby, WMS libraries should complete an activation form available at oc.lc/digbyform.
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