Several libraries in Germany and Switzerland have recently selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new library services platform.
WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is a cloud-based platform with WorldCat as its foundation, which allows library staff to draw on OCLC's shared data network and technology for more efficient workflows. WMS also enables staff to better manage resources in all formats and to provide their users with improved access to the library's collections and the world's knowledge.
Among the libraries that have recently joined the WMS community include: Franklin University Switzerland, Brandenburg University of Police, Kühne Logistics University (KLU), and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig. These institutions rely on WMS as a comprehensive, cloud-based library system to efficiently manage their electronic, digital, and print library collections under one interface. A single search of the collection and other sources, including open access resources, supports students and other library users.
Especially important for libraries working within German consortia is the seamless exchange of data and the connection between WMS and the respective consortia database (hebis database, K10plus, B3Kat). More than 700 libraries worldwide are now using WorldShare Management Services as their library services platform.
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