Web-Scale Management Services
A cooperative management service for libraries. Functions like acquisitions and circulation is moved to the web, and libraries can share costs and resources, this will also allow collaboration with all libraries.
Using the WMS, libraries will be able to lower cost of buying an Integrated Library System on their own. It will eliminate format-specific operations, simplify routine operations, reduce support cost for different systems, open up the ability to using new applications & services available from an open platform, and free up staff time. Using the Web-Scale network makes use of cooperation by sharing catalog records. For management services, they might share policies, acquisitions activities and trends, vendor information, or local library highlights.
This product has completed its pilot program and has since been implemented into several libraries in Ardmore, OK, North Carolina, Idaho, and in California, allowing them to discontinue the use of the integrated library system they once used.
I think it would be worthwhile for a school district to look into this product, especially in a larger district with several school libraries. At this time, it has only been implemented into district libraries, but I’m sure it will soon be looked at by public schools.
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