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•Tad Mindeman •Director of Library Services •Covenant College •Lookout Mountain, Georgia Great Expectations How & Why One Small College Library Has Embraced WMS as a Tool to Achieve its Mission (and do other cool stuff) OCLC Global Council November 9, 2011
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•Tad Mindeman •Director of Library Services
•Covenant College
•Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Great Expectations How & Why One Small College Library Has
Embraced WMS as a Tool to Achieve its Mission (and do other cool stuff)
OCLC
Global Council
November 9, 2011
Presentation Overview
• Who is Covenant College?
• Why did it move to WMS?
• What was the migration experience like for an early adopter?
• How has WMS impacted the Covenant library staff?
• What are some future opportunities & possibilities using WMS?
Background on Covenant College
Already in the Clouds
Kresge Memorial Library
Room with a View
Why Move to WMS?
http://www.cloquetchurch.com/following-directions
LibQual+ Results: Overall Adequacy
Means for Service Categories
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Affect of Service Information Control Library as Place
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Migrating as an Early Adopter
Impact on the Covenant Library Staff
To Infinity & Beyond Anticipating the Future
One More Nice View
