University Libraries (Wayne State University) vs Open Library

University Libraries (Wayne State University) lands on Depends, and Open Library lands on Worth it.

University Libraries (Wayne State University)

Depends

Confidence: Low

This is Wayne State's campus library . a free public service, not software anyone buys.

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Use it if you want free books, a reading log, or open book metadata . it costs nothing.

University Libraries (Wayne State University) versus Open Library
Compare	University Libraries (Wayne State University)	Open Library
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Wayne State students, faculty, and staff	Readers on a zero budget
Who it's not for	Companies shopping for library management software . this is a library, not that	Anyone needing uptime guarantees or support
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^¹	Two 2022 CVEs and an October 2024 Internet Archive breach that took sites offline; incident disclosed on the project blog.¹⁶
Support quality	No Wayne-specific evidence	Volunteer-run community, no SLA
Public sentiment	Reddit users broadly value university libraries for free access and study space, but no Wayne State-specific reviews surfaced.^²	Redditors and Hacker News users value the free borrowing and clean catalog but repeatedly question its legality and uptime.¹³
Biggest gotcha	Off-campus journal access usually needs a university login; alumni and public users hit paywalls^⁶	October 2024 Internet Archive breach; rotate any reused passwords.

Companies shopping for library management software . this is a library, not that
Non-affiliates expecting full remote journal access
Anyone wanting a product with SLAs, onboarding, or support contracts
Teams needing a self-serve tool they can deploy or integrate