Bethel College, in Mishawaka, Indiana, and Saint Mary's College, in Notre Dame, Indiana, have joined the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI), and are now part of the OCLC WorldShare Management Services community.
Bethel College and Saint Mary's College join a highly engaged and collaborative group of private college and seminary libraries across Indiana bringing the number of supported institutions up to 24. PALNI uses WorldShare Management Services (WMS) to provide direct, unmediated access to the collective collections of all of the institutions without the need to export or import records.
The PALNI board of directors has committed to "deep collaboration" among PALNI institutions, providing better service by sharing resources to reduce duplication and fuel innovation. New expertise from both schools will aid the consortium to increase collaboration efforts and enhance traditional services. Bethel College and Saint Mary's College will have access to more than 200 colleagues and support staff from the other PALNI schools, a cost-efficient contract with OCLC for WorldShare Management Services, a consortium-wide resource-sharing program called PALShare, an instructional technology collaboration, affordable education initiatives, and a host of other services that continue to grow to meet the new needs of students and faculty.
WorldShare Management Services is the cloud-based library services platform that provides all of the applications needed to manage a library, including acquisitions, circulation, resource sharing, metadata and license management, and a discovery service for library users. It also includes a range of reports that help libraries better understand their activities and track key metrics over time.
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