Course lists arrive late. Checking assigned readings takes time. Students don’t always know what the library already provides.
WyderNet checks assigned readings against your collections, helps your librarians resolve gaps, and gives students one link per course.
From our conversations with academic libraries.
Many libraries check the bookstore list against their collections every term, title by title, often in a spreadsheet they maintain themselves.
Chapters, articles and readings are where much of the work is, and they rarely show up on a bookstore list.
Lists arrive as PDFs or exports with inconsistent titles, and one book can carry many ISBNs.
Libraries want to see what’s already free to students, and where an open alternative could replace a purchase.
Every purchase has to support what’s actually taught, so knowing what’s already owned comes first.
Libraries ask how it works with their discovery system, reserves process and LMS before anything else.
Start with syllabi, bookstore lists, or course materials from your LMS. WyderNet identifies the readings, checks your holdings, and flags what needs attention. Your librarians review the results and publish a course collection for students.
Syllabi, bookstore lists, or course materials from your LMS.
Each reading is checked against your collections, and anything that needs attention is flagged.
Your librarians confirm uncertain matches and decide how to resolve gaps.
Students open one course collection with their assigned readings and access links.
Today
With WyderNet
Check assigned readings across courses, with staff attention focused on uncertain matches, access questions, and missing materials.
Bring assigned readings and library access links together in one place, so students can see what is available through the library.
See which courses your collections support and where gaps recur, helping you decide where to focus purchasing and collection development.
Bring course results together to see coverage and recurring gaps across departments.
See the pattern across courses →Use the course materials you already have, and begin with a department, program, or selected group of courses.
Explore getting started →We’re a small team with decades of experience in library technology, building WyderNet with design-partner libraries.
Meet the team →Book a demo to explore the workflow, the student experience, and collection insights using example courses and data.