OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that John Cabot University, an American university located in the heart of Rome, is the first in Italy to select OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system.
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.
John Cabot University is located in Trastevere, Rome, and 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, Central and South Asia.
At present, 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.
