Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has announced that the Complutense University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) is now using OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its library management system.
WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is the cloud-based library services platform that provides all of the applications needed to manage a library, including acquisitions, circulation, metadata, resource sharing, license management, and a discovery service for users. It also includes a range of reports that helps libraries better understand their activities and track key metrics over time.
The Complutense University of Madrid Library claims to be the largest academic library in Spain and one of the largest in Europe. On April 13, 1499, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, Cardinal and Archbishop of Toledo as well as Regent of Castile established the Complutensis Universitas (Complutense University in Latin), through a Papal Bull granted by Pope Alexander VI. At present, it has 32 branches with 354 staff. The library collection consists of 3 million books, 126,000 e-books and 81,000 manuscripts, with special collections that date from the 15th century.
As part of the OCLC cooperative, libraries are using WMS to share bibliographic records, publisher and knowledge base data, vendor records, and more. With WorldCat at its foundation, WMS enables libraries to draw on the collaborative data for more efficient workflows. WMS also provides libraries with the unique opportunity to share innovation, applications, infrastructure, vision and success.
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