1. Nicola Perry
Systems Librarian, Bishop Grosseteste University
OCLC UK User Conference, 3rd
July 2013
From OLIB to the cloud
WorldShare Management Services (WMS) at
Bishop Grosseteste University

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Bishop Grosseteste University

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 Founded in 1862
 Recently awarded university status
 2,000 students; mostly teacher training
 Library has 135,000 items and 3,300 borrowers
 14 members of staff in Library Services
Bishop Grosseteste University

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Bishop Grosseteste University

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Why WMS?

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Why WMS?
 Web-based, hosted off site
 WorldCat Local as search interface
 Regular software updates
 Long-standing relationship with OCLC
 Opportunity to be part of something big!

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Why WMS?

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Timescale and project management
 Project has taken one year to complete
 Fortnightly project meetings using WebEx
 Basecamp used to store project documents

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WorldCat dataload

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WorldCat dataload

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WorldCat dataload

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WorldCat dataload

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WorldCat dataload

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WorldCat Local and WMS configuration

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Training

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Loading patron and circulation data
 Data cleansing of address records
 Patron records loaded
 Circulation data loaded: items on loan, fines, holds
 Checking!

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Go live!

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Go live!

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What is it like?

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What is it like?

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What is it like?

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What is it like?

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What is it like?

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Our verdict…

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Thank you!
Any questions?