Computer library service OCLC has acquired the shares of Huijsmans en Kuijpers Automatisering (HKA), a Dutch organisation that develops, implements and manages systems for libraries, educational and cultural organisations.
The addition of HKA, which offers the Wise line of library systems and services, enhances and extends OCLC services for libraries in the Netherlands. OCLC currently manages the infrastructure for interlibrary loan for many Dutch libraries and offers cataloguing services through the GGC, the Dutch shared cataloguing system, and the WorldCat global shared cataloguing system. OCLC and HKA staff will now work together to accelerate the development and delivery of innovative services for libraries.
The HKA staff of 29 will continue activities from current locations in Paterswolde and Oss in the Netherlands. The Wise line of library systems, including bicatWise, will continue to be developed and maintained. Moving forward, the staff will also deliver new cloud solutions for the combined user base.
Kuijpers, Jos Huijsmans and Paul Lucassen will continue as directors of HKA.
