El Paso Community College Library is using OCLC's WorldShare Management Services to break down barriers to learning
WMS revolutionizes access to essential academic resources for 25,000 students
DUBLIN, Ohio, 15 September 2025—El Paso Community College (EPCC) is now using OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its library services platform to improve efficiencies, modernize resource management, and support students and faculty in today's digital world.
"Our transition to WMS revolutionizes the EPCC student and instructional faculty experience, providing 24/7 access to academic resources and breaking down barriers to learning," said Lorely Ambriz, EPCC District Wide Library Coordinator and EPCC Lead of the Library Migration Project. "This upgrade streamlines library research and enhances efficiency while ensuring seamless integration with evolving technology."
"By optimizing workflows, reducing manual processes, and modernizing resource management, the migration not only supports students in a digital-first world but also strengthens business operations. This allows library staff to focus on delivering top-tier support and innovation," Ambriz continued.
With an annual enrollment of 25,000 students, El Paso Community College offers more than 130 programs across five campuses in El Paso County, Texas. The college serves many first-generation college students, military families, and offers numerous partnerships with K-12 school districts, four-year universities, and innovative learning options.
WorldShare Management Services, built with WorldCat as its foundation, allows library staff to better meet the teaching, learning, and research needs of their users. With cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, e-resource management, and resource sharing capabilities, WMS makes it possible for libraries of all sizes to use their resources to make the greatest impact while easily extending their reach beyond their own electronic and print collections.
"We're excited to welcome El Paso Community College to the growing WorldShare community," said Mary Sauer-Games, OCLC Chief Product Officer. "WMS will help connect library users on five EPCC campuses to their rich collections, and to collections of thousands of other libraries around the world."
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More about WorldShare Management Services is on the OCLC website.
About El Paso Community College
EPCC serves nearly 25,000 students and offers more than 155 degree and certificate programs. Since 1969, the college has remained focused on engaging students, growing community partnerships and fostering excellence. By creating a college-going culture and implementing innovative student success initiatives, EPCC is transforming the pathway to higher education and building a stronger workforce for the region.
About OCLC
OCLC is a nonprofit global library organization that provides shared technology services, original research and community programs so that libraries can better fuel learning, research and innovation. Through OCLC, member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the most comprehensive global network of data about library collections and services. Libraries gain efficiencies through OCLC’s WorldShare, a complete set of library management applications and services built on an open, cloud-based platform. It is through collaboration and sharing of the world’s collected knowledge that libraries can help people find answers they need to solve problems. Together as OCLC, member libraries, staff and partners make breakthroughs possible.
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