The experience of implementing a discovery system in a pandemic (2021)

Type of publication:
Journal article

Author(s):
*Curtis, Jason

Citation:
HLG Nursing Bulletin; Jan 2021; vol. 40 (no. 1); p. 6-11

Abstract:
The article explores the transition of Shropshire Health Libraries from a legacy library management system
(OLIB) to a full discovery system using Worldshare Management Services and WorldCat Discovery in 2020.
Topics discussed include the advantages of the discovery system such as access to the WorldCat global catalog
for co-operative cataloguing, project management training given by Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) to
Shropshire, and disadvantages of WorldShare for Shropshire.

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