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
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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