Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing

Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (Library Network)
Founded1988
TypeNonprofit organization, Library consortium
Location
Area served
Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard
Members
35 member libraries; 38 locations

The Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) library network is a non-profit consortium of 35 member libraries and 38 locations throughout Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Since it was founded in 1988,[1] the number of items available has grown from 568,000 in 1991 to over 1.6 million in 2022.[2] Deliveries of materials between member libraries and other library networks in Massachusetts through an interlibrary loan program are made by the Massachusetts Library System located in Waltham.[3] The network uses the Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) for staff function workflows: acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, ILL, and serials and Aspen Discovery for their patron's Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).[4] The libraries provide access to reference databases, digital libraries, free music online, museum passes, genealogy, workshops, and other free services that vary from each location.

  1. ^ "About CLAMS", March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cape Cod is Digging CLAMS", October 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "MLS Delivery- Index of Resources", [1], October 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "CLAMS Library Network is Live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Solutions", March 24, 2023.