Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that the University of Delaware Library has selected the OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its Web-based cooperative library management system for metadata management, acquisitions, circulation, discovery, license management and workflow improvements. The Library is the first member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to join the OCLC WorldShare Management Services community.
The University of Delaware Library will implement OCLC WorldShare Management Services, including the OCLC WorldShare License Manager, by the summer of 2013. The new 'cloud-based' system is expected to increase effectiveness and better utilise the Library's vast resources.
In 2008, the Library was one of the first institutions to implement WorldCat Local, OCLC's Webscale discovery and delivery service. Since then, 29 ARL libraries have implemented WorldCat Local.
Libraries using OCLC WorldShare Management Services lower the total cost of ownership for their library's management and free staff time for higher-priority services. These services provide a Web-based environment that streamlines cataloging, acquisitions, license management and circulation. OCLC WorldShare Management Services enable libraries to share infrastructure costs and resources, as well as collaborate in ways that free them from the restrictions of local hardware and software.
In 2010, OCLC announced that it was making OCLC WorldShare Management Services available to a group of early adopters. OCLC WorldShare Management Services was released for general availability on July 1, 2011. There are currently 33 libraries using OCLC WorldShare Management Services; and 171 libraries worldwide have committed to the new service.
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