There will be a freeze on borrowing books, requesting books (the ‘Place a Hold’ option) and interlibrary loan requests from 18th July until 20th July whilst we upgrade from the old system to Library Search. The self-service laptop cabinet will be unavailable during the upgrade period, but if you need to borrow a laptop please speak to Library staff and we will be able to help.
A single cloud based platform which provides a centralised resource for library data.
OCLC Worldshare Management Services (WMS) were awarded the contract to upgrade our library services at the beginning of 2022. Replaces Webcat/Delphi with a single search feature.
Please see the Library Blog and Library FAQ page for latest updates and common queries.
Any concerns, questions or support required please email libenqs@soton.ac.uk
Library Staff Support
Library staff can view training materials, including webinars provided by OCLC, by visiting the University Library & Arts Intranet.
You can also search for help guides on the OCLC Support site. For example: