Utrecht University, one of the oldest and most highly regarded universities in the Netherlands, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its library services platform.
The selection of WorldShare Management Services (WMS) begins the Library's transition away from its legacy system to a cloud-based platform. Stated goals for the Library moving to WMS include improved management of digital library materials, the ability to work within the parameters of international metadata standards, and to deliver more efficient, consistent workflows.
WMS helps libraries worldwide manage their resources in all formats and enables global access to collaborative library data. The platform provides automated library workflows that enhance existing systems and support the expansion of the discovery experience.
Utrecht University has over 30,000 students, 6,700 staff members and more than 600 professors. The Library collection includes over 4.2 million books and 60 manuscript archives, comprising over 700 medieval manuscripts, over 1,000 post-medieval manuscripts and a large, unique collection of hand-written lecture notes dating back to the 16th century.
In 2016, the Library completed the digitisation of all medieval manuscripts, and OCLC will support access by a greater number of users to these materials through WorldCat.
As a member of the UKB, a consortium of 13 university libraries and the National Library in the Netherlands, Utrecht University is a proponent of the benefits of sharing data through WorldCat. WorldCat is the data foundation for WMS. The savings and workflow efficiencies offered by the WMS cloud-based system helps to streamline the Library's back-office processes, improves the management of digital and physical materials and acquisitions, and provides staff with reporting facilities to track key metrics.
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