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
> > >
> >
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