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Ah, thanks. I stand corrected. I thought I saw it somewhere, but I'm sure you know more than I do. Tim On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:59 PM Peter Murray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hey Tim, > > To clarify, there are no plans in the FOLIO community (that I'm aware of) > to create its own OPAC interface. > > Opinion (for what its worth), I think VuFind is among the best UI/UX > development out there, but it is perhaps as far as one can go without more > business logic programming on the backend. That is part of the reason why > I'm excited for FOLIO—it brings the capability of creating new backend > business logic modules within closer reach of libraries. The FOLIO > platform takes care of many of the ugly implementation details (like > handling users) and frees the developer to think about what it is they want > to get done. At least that is the goal. > > Peter > On Feb 19, 2021, 1:35 PM -0500, Tim Spalding <[log in to unmask]>, > wrote: > > I'd be interested to hear thoughts on which aspects of it are the > future. I > > suspect you're focusing on it being OS, and modularity? > > > > As I understand it, Folio works with various OPACs and discovery > systems—I > > see people on EBS, Summon, Vufind and Blacklight—but is also planning its > > own OPAC. If that's the future, what is it? > > > > For my part, I feel OPACs have stalled out somewhat since Bibliocommons, > > which has itself slid backward somewhat in terms of UI/UX. I haven't seen > > anything that knocked my socks off since then. Has anyone? > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 4:53 PM Julien Tremblay McLellan < > [log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > I think Folio is pretty bleeding edge. It isn't literature, but the > wiki > > > is so vast and well documented regarding features and such definitely a > > > solid place to start. > > > https://www.folio.org/platform/ > > > > > > > > > It is a good example of what the next generation will look like. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 3:41 PM Thomas Guignard < > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Dear code4lib friends, > > > > > > > > I'm looking for literature and pertinent analyses (not necessarily > > > > scholarly articles) on what could be the evolution of library > management > > > > systems in the future. I'm thinking more in terms of features than in > > > > business/consolidation terms. Any good pointers? > > > > > > > > Many thanks, and apologies for cross-posting. > > > > Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > *Julien Tremblay McLellan* > > > [image: Julien Tremblay McLellan 🌈] > > > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-tremblay-mclellan> > > > <https://twitter.com/jtm_lis> [image: GitHub Logomark] > > > <https://github.com/jtm-lis> > > > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-tremblay-mclellan/> > > > *Ottawa, Canada* > > > Let's talk, just book me here < > > > https://calendar.x.ai/julientremblaymclellan> > > > *+1-613-618-6699* > > > > > > > > > -- > > Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding -- Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding