Cloud-computing is causing a major shift in the way organizations manage their data. For libraries this shift entails the switch from stand-alone ILSs to cloud-based systems. The new generation of ILSs embraces this model. The University of New Mexico Libraries undertook the migration to OCLC's cloud-based ILS, WorldShare Management Services (WMS). The process required choosing the vendor, preparing the data for migration, and implementing workflows. Through this article the authors will look at each of these stages of the migration and describe the process along the way. They will conclude with a look at the major paradigm shift caused by moving to a cloud-based environment.There is a new game in town called library services platform. This term describes the latest generation of integrated library systems (ILSs) which are cloud-based and take advantage of powerful web-scale computing capabilities (Breeding, 2012). The move to cloud-computing is causing a major shift in the way organizations store and manage data. For libraries, this shift entails the switch from stand-alone, locally hosted ILSs to cloud-based servers. All newly designed library management systems embrace this model, and the established vendors are slowing development and support of their legacy stand-alone 274 q Sever Bordeianu and Laura Kohl
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