The Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing network is a non-profit, cooperative association of thirty-two member libraries and thirty-five locations located throughout Cape Cod

Cape Cod

Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...

, Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....

, and Nantucket. Founded in 1991, Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing is in its twentieth year of resource sharing; the network has registered over 230,000 cardholders and completes over 3.5 million transactions per year. The number of items available has grown from 568,000 in 1991 to over 1.5 million in 2011. Deliveries of materials between member libraries and from other library networks in Massachusetts through an interlibrary loan

Interlibrary loan

Interlibrary loan is a service whereby a user of one library can borrow books or receive photocopies of documents that are owned by another library...

 program are made possible by the Massachusetts Library System

Massachusetts Library System

The Massachusetts Library System is "a state-supported collaborative" in Massachusetts with a mission to "foster ... cooperation, communication, innovation, and sharing among member libraries of all types" and "to provide regional services to libraries and residents." Members may include "public,...

 located in Waltham

Waltham, Massachusetts

Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...

. The network uses Millennium integrated library system (ILS) for staff function modules: acquisitions, cataloging

Cataloging

Cataloging is the process of listing or include something in a catalog. In library science is is the producing of bibliographical descriptions of books or other kinds of documents...

, circulation, and serials as well as for their patron's Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). The libraries offer more services to patrons than just lending print materials including: access to reference databases, digital libraries, access to free music online, museum passes, genealogy

Genealogy

Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...

, workshops, and other free services that vary from each location.

Digital Services

CLAMS has a page dedicated to free digital media that the libraries offer as well as additional free sources found on the web that include: Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks". Founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books...

's E-book

E-book

An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...

 and audiobook pages, Google Books, the Internet Archive

Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...

, the Perseus Project

Perseus Project

The Perseus Project is a digital library project of Tufts University that assembles digital collections of humanities resources. It is hosted by the Department of Classics. It has suffered at times from computer hardware problems, and its resources are occasionally unavailable...

, among other resources. This page also offers tutorials for patrons to learn how to browse, check-out, read, and return E-books and Audiobooks from different e-book devices.

• OverDrive
  OverDrive, Inc.
  OverDrive is an American digital distributor of downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video titles. The company’s core business is the management of digital content for publisher, libraries, schools, and retailers. According to the company, OverDrive’s inventory included more than 500,000...
  
  

Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing began a partnership with OverDrive

OverDrive, Inc.

OverDrive is an American digital distributor of downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video titles. The company’s core business is the management of digital content for publisher, libraries, schools, and retailers. According to the company, OverDrive’s inventory included more than 500,000...

 in Spring 2008 to offer patron's 24 hours a day 7 days a week access to a public digital library

Digital library

A digital library is a library in which collections are stored in digital formats and accessible by computers. The digital content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks...

 where they could "check-out" E-book

E-book

An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...

, Audiobook, music and/or video titles through the CLAMS OverDrive website. OverDrive

OverDrive, Inc.

OverDrive is an American digital distributor of downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video titles. The company’s core business is the management of digital content for publisher, libraries, schools, and retailers. According to the company, OverDrive’s inventory included more than 500,000...

 is a distributor of E-books, Audiobooks, music, and videos. All of the public libraries participate in the OverDrive

OverDrive, Inc.

OverDrive is an American digital distributor of downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video titles. The company’s core business is the management of digital content for publisher, libraries, schools, and retailers. According to the company, OverDrive’s inventory included more than 500,000...

 lending program. Cape Cod Community College

Cape Cod Community College

Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "4-C's", is a two-year community college located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. Cape Cod Community College was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachusetts...

 is the only member of the CLAMS network that does not participate however, students from the college are encouraged to obtain a CLAMS card from the library in the town that they live in. All towns on Cape Cod

Cape Cod

Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...

 have at least one library that is a member of the Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing network except for the town of Sandwich.

• Freegal

According to the CLAMS OPAC

OPAC

An Online Public Access Catalog is an online database of materials held by a library or group of libraries...

 since 2010, "Freegal is a music download web site available by subscription. Music titles are from the Sony Music Entertainment catalog in MP3 formats." Not all libraries have subscriptions to Freegal, only cardholder's from participating libraries have access to this service.

• TumbleBooks

TumbleBooks are interactive E-books for children that are also only available to those cardholder's whose libraries subscribe to the service. The CLAMS record summarizes TumbleBooks as, "animated storybooks which can be played with sound on a computer or read aloud by a child with the sound off. TumbleBooks also offer a variety of games and audiobooks."

Member Libraries

• Barnstable
  Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...
  
   Sturgis Library
• Jonathan Bourne
  Bourne, Massachusetts
  Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore...
  
   Public Library
• Brewster
  Brewster, Massachusetts
  Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population of Brewster was 9,820 at the 2010 census.Brewster is twinned with the town of Budleigh Salterton in the United Kingdom....
  
   Ladies Library
• Cape Cod Community College
  Cape Cod Community College
  Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "4-C's", is a two-year community college located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. Cape Cod Community College was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachusetts...
  
  , Wilkens Library
• Centerville
  Centerville, Massachusetts
  Centerville is a village in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Located on the south side of Barnstable, Centerville is primarily residential, includes a small business district, notable beaches, and a school . Centerville contains the neighborhood of Craigville, which includes...
  
   Public Library
• Chatham
  Chatham, Massachusetts
  Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census...
  
   Eldredge Library
• Cotuit
  Cotuit, Massachusetts
  Cotuit is a village on Cape Cod in the City of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Located on a peninsula on the south side of Barnstable about midway between Falmouth, Massachusetts and Hyannis, Massachusetts...
  
   Library
• East Dennis
  East Dennis, Massachusetts
  East Dennis is a census-designated place in the town of Dennis in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,299 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Dennis is located at ....
  
   Jacob Sears Memorial Library
• Dennis
  Dennis, Massachusetts
  Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; located near the center of Cape Cod. The population was 14,207 at the 2010 census.The town encompasses five distinct villages, each of which has its own post office...
  
   Memorial Library
• Dennis Port
  Dennis Port, Massachusetts
  Dennis Port is a census-designated place in the town of Dennis in Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. At the 2000 census, its population was 3,612....
  
   Public Library
• South Dennis
  South Dennis, Massachusetts
  South Dennis is a census-designated place in the town of Dennis in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,679 at the 2000 census.-Geography:South Dennis is located at ....
  
   Free Public Library
• West Dennis
  West Dennis, Massachusetts
  West Dennis is a census-designated place in the town of Dennis in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,570 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Dennis is located at ....
  
   Library
• Eastham
  Eastham, Massachusetts
  Eastham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,453 at the 2000 census....
  
   Public Library
• Edgartown
  Edgartown, Massachusetts
  Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642....
  
   Public Library
• Falmouth
  Falmouth, Massachusetts
  Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....
  
   Public Library
  • East Falmouth
    East Falmouth, Massachusetts
    East Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located at the base of Massachusetts' "fishhook" peninsula...
    
     Library
    Library
    In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
    
    
  • North Falmouth
    North Falmouth, Massachusetts
    North Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,355 at the 2000 census. North Falmouth has many beaches, although most are private beach communities. Old Silver Beach is a public beach off of Quaker Road...
    
     Library
    Library
    In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
    
    
  • West Falmouth
    West Falmouth, Massachusetts
    West Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Falmouth is located at ....
    
     Library
• Harwich
  Harwich, Massachusetts
  Harwich is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The town is a popular vacation spot, located near the Cape Cod National Seashore. Harwich's beaches are on "the Sound side" of Cape...
  
   Brooks Free Library
• Hyannis
  Hyannis, Massachusetts
  Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"...
  
   Public Library
• Marstons Mills
  Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
  Marstons Mills is a village in the City of Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was founded by the Marston Family in 1648. They built grist mills along the Marstons Mills River, hence the name of the village. It is primarily residential, located on Route 28, and rural in nature...
  
   Public Library
• Mashpee
  Mashpee, Massachusetts
  Mashpee is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,006 as of 2010.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Mashpee, please see the articles on Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Popponesset, Popponesset Island,...
  
   Public Library
• Nantucket
  Nantucket, Massachusetts
  Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...
  
   Atheneum Library
• Oak Bluffs
  Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
  Oak Bluffs is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,713 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 3,735 as of 2008...
  
   Public Library
• Orleans
  Orleans, Massachusetts
  Orleans is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,890 at the 2010 census....
  
   Snow Library
• Osterville
  Osterville, Massachusetts
  Osterville is one of the seven villages within the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The village of Osterville is located on the south side of Barnstable on Nantucket Sound...
  
   Village Library
• Provincetown
  Provincetown, Massachusetts
  Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2007 population of 3,174...
  
   Public Library
• Truro
  Truro, Massachusetts
  Truro is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro. Located two hours outside Boston, it is a summer vacation community just south of the northern tip of Cape Cod, in an area known as the "Outer Cape"...
  
   Public Library
• Vineyard Haven
  Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
  Vineyard Haven is a community within the town of Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It is listed as a census-designated place by the U.S...
  
   Public Library
• Wellfleet
  Wellfleet, Massachusetts
  Wellfleet is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Located halfway between the "tip" and "elbow" of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the town had a population of 2,749 at the 2000 census, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer...
  
   Public Library
• West Barnstable
  West Barnstable, Massachusetts
  West Barnstable is a village or section in the northwest part of the City of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Once devoted to agricultural pursuits, West Barnstable now is largely residential.-Natural features:...
  
   Whelden Memorial Library
• Woods Hole
  Woods Hole, Massachusetts
  Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands...
  
   Public Library
• South Yarmouth
  South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
  South Yarmouth is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,603 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
   Library
  • West Yarmouth
    West Yarmouth, Massachusetts
    West Yarmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,460 at the 2000 census.- Geography :West Yarmouth is located at ....
    
     Library
    Library
    In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
    
    
  • Yarmouth Port
    Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
    Yarmouth Port is a census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,395 at the 2000 census...
    
    Library

External Links

• clamsnet.org
• clamsnet.lib/overdrive
• clamsnet.org/digitalmedia