Global library cooperative OCLC has announced that Radboud University, a research university in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system.
WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is the library services platform that offers all the applications needed to manage a library, including acquisitions, circulation, metadata, resource sharing, license management and a single-search discovery interface for library users. WMS also includes a range of reports that helps libraries better understand their activities and track key metrics over time.
According to the library director, using WMS will increase efficiencies for staff and users, increase and improve access to resources, and offer an opportunity to work together with libraries around the world to share work through the cloud-based system.
Radboud University is a member of UKB, the Dutch consortium of 13 university libraries and the National Library of the Netherlands. In 2014, the UKB signed an agreement with OCLC to move library services to the WorldShare technology platform.
Since the introduction of WMS five years ago, more than 500 libraries spanning 6 continents—Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America—have selected WorldShare Management Services.
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