Folio (library software)

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Folio
Basic data

Maintainer Open Library Foundation
developer Folio Community
Current  version Q4 2018
( January 14, 2019 )
Current preliminary version Okapi 0.4
(2016-09-27)
programming language Java , JavaScript
category Library system
License Apache 2
( Free Software )
www.folio.org

Folio ( original spelling FOLIO , from the Latin folium "sheet") is a cloud-capable open source software base for a library management system for academic libraries developed by the international Folio community . Folio has been developed since 2015 by the software company Index Data and financed by EBSCO Information Services , the executable software base has been public since September 2016, an early version with functional library modules has been announced for 2018.

aims

The software should be particularly easy to expand, can be operated either by itself or as a multi-client cloud system, and meet the requirements of academic libraries in the areas of metadata management, acquisition, administration of electronic resources, lending, user administration, system administration and integration. The German library associations GBV and hbz as well as the SOAS have compiled the functional requirements and are being further developed by the Folio community.

The project aims to create an open source alternative to the proprietary cloud systems Alma from Ex Libris and WMS from OCLC .

Code and Architecture

The software code is managed with GitHub , a recorded webinar gives potential software developers an introduction.

Technologies used are Vert.x and JSON for the intermodule communication , React and Redux for the user interface and RAML for the persistence interface.

The software base, known as the “platform”, consists of the construction kit for user interfaces , the “Okapi” message bus for communication between the modules , and a system administration layer including a database . Functional modules such as lending and purchasing will be based on this software.

Surname

In English and German, the name Folio has three meanings in the library sector: In addition to page counting (see Folium ) as opposed to page counting, Folio also denotes a book format and a historical paper format .

The motto “the future of libraries is open”, English for “the future of libraries is open”, was only added later, so Folio is a backronym .

Open Library Foundation

The Open Library Foundation was founded in 2016 to organize and manage finances and copyrights. It is based in the USA and is a non-profit organization there. The community of the Kuali Open Library Environment switched to it in 2016 and left the Kuali Foundation in order to pursue its previous goals with the new Folio software base. Members in German-speaking countries are the library associations GBV and hbz , which are working on the development of a library management system on the new FOLIO platform.

reception

At relevant library conferences and websites, Folio was given ample space for a project presentation and was discussed intensively.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ wiki.folio.org .
  2. ↑ okapi / pom.xml. In: github.com/folio-org. September 21, 2016, accessed September 28, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b The Repos Are Here — FOLIO Source Code Repositories Released. The initial code base for the FOLIO project is now available on GitHub. In: folio.org. September 27, 2016, accessed on September 28, 2016 .
  4. ^ A b c Marshall Breeding: EBSCO Supports New Open Source Project. In: American Libraries. American Library Association, April 22, 2016, accessed July 15, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b FOLIO - a new cooperation between libraries, service providers and developers. In: bitonline. June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Nassib Nassar: FOLIO Developer. In: dev.folio.org. September 1, 2016, accessed October 6, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Nassib Nassar: FOLIO Developer. In: dev.folio.org. September 1, 2016, accessed October 6, 2016 .
  8. ↑ OLE Partners establish objectives for an Open Source, Next Generation Library Management System. (PDF; 0.1 MB) July 5, 2016, accessed on July 15, 2016 (English).
  9. ↑ Primer on FOLIO Code. (No longer available online.) Open Library Environment, September 21, 2016, archived from the original on October 6, 2016 ; accessed on October 6, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.openlibraryenvironment.org
  10. ↑ FOLIO Glossary. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
  11. ^ A new platform. "Plug-and-play" applications will function as a cohesive experience in a single UI. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Sebastian Hammer: FOLIO. (PPT) Service Platform for Libraries. In: 40th ELAG (European Library Automation Group) Conference 2016. European Library Automation Group (ELAG), June 7, 2016, accessed on October 4, 2016 (English).
  13. ↑ Jakub Skoczen: FOLIO. (PDF; 1.4 MB) Open Library Services Platform. In: 40th ELAG (European Library Automation Group) Conference 2016. European Library Automation Group (ELAG), June 7, 2016, accessed on October 4, 2016 (English).
  14. ↑ a b Kirstin Kemner-Heek: OLE - An Open Source Project in Transition. (PDF; 0.5 MB) September 14, 2016, accessed October 6, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Target and performance agreement 2017. (PDF; 2.4 MB) In: VZG Aktuell. News from the headquarters. Association headquarters of the Joint Library Association (VZG), December 20, 2016, p. 13 , accessed on January 5, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Kirstin Kemner-Heek: Local library systems. (PDF; 2.4 MB) From OLE to FOLIO. In: VZG Aktuell. News from the headquarters. Central Library of the Joint Library Network (VZG), December 20, 2016, pp. 16-17 , accessed on January 5, 2017 .
  17. ↑ hbz / VZG project. In cooperation with the central office of the joint library network (VZG), the hbz evaluates the open source library system OLE. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
  18. ↑ About FOLIO. Presentations. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
  19. ^ Marshall Breeding: EBSCO Supports New Open Source Project. Software for academic libraries will be developed collaboratively. In: americanlibrariesmagazine.org. American Library Association, April 22, 2016, accessed October 6, 2016 .
  20. ^ Cyril Duchamp: Bibliothèques: un projet international open source susceptible de "changer le marché des systèmes de gestion". Agence Education et Formation (AEF), July 15, 2016, accessed October 6, 2016 (French).
  21. ↑ James M. Day: FOLIO: An Open Library Services Platform. In: Library Technology Launchpad. July 14, 2016, accessed October 6, 2016 .