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Session Description: FOLIO’s success as a community open-source project depends upon an engaged membership. We will provide a brief update on the current state of membership and resourcing. We will then discuss a number of current challenges and opportunities including: the FOLIO developer advocate role, shared infrastructure and DevOps support, evolution of FOLIO as a result of the application formalization process, and the roles and expectations of members. We will then facilitate a forward-looking brainstorming session before wrapping up with a discussion of next steps. This session is designed for decision makers and those providing supporting analysis and implementation project management. Representatives from all FOLIO member libraries, networks and vendors, as well as those interested in membership, are encouraged to attend.
Agenda (DRAFT)
Moderation: Simeon
Note taker:
Recap (brief): Current state of membership, finances - 10 minutes Challenges and opportunities - 30 mins- Kat Berry
FOLIO developer advocate (first few months experience)
Continued funding?
DevOps transition to Index Data - Mike
Feedback - pick your favorite topic - 30 minutes - Simeon
see list below
Blue sky thinking, Where should FOLIO go?
Application formalization / Eureka - Mike - 15 minutes
Advantages and risks
Managing the changes
Making community open-source work effectively (15 minutes) - Kirstin
The role of membership
How should members meet and discuss?
Engagement desired and expected
Community actions? Pooled development, infrastructure management, …
Brainstorming (30mins)
Blue sky thinking, breakout groups. Where should FOLIO go?
15 mins discussion, 15 mins report out
Next steps and followup (10mins) - Simeon, Kirstin
Regular FOLIO f2f and virtual meetings Discussion
Other actions
Topics to discuss (please add suggestions)
A frank question - are there any plans to increase the yearly fees? Can you elaborate a bit on the personpower alternative? Can the hours be devided among several people/ SIG participations? Does it need to be a formal role? |
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What members need/want from the community. How to encourage more FOLIO libraries to join as members. |
shared infrastructure, using anonymized datasets throughout development cycle, testing |
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Discuss members expectations and sound out how the members as whole group want to meet, exchange and interact in future -> set next steps to fulfill the result |
Regarding engagement, I'd like to hear suggestions for getting members to actively participate (rather than simply attending/listening off camera) in their SIG's and/or Work Groups.
Perspectives of a Coordinated/shared development |
I'll be virtual, but I'd be interested in understanding why institutions choose to become members and whether membership is meeting their expectations. If not, what could we do differently to make it a more worthwhile membership? |
What is the greatest benefit of FOLIO membership to your institution? What would you like to see as a benefit of membership? Are there other membership perks in other open source communities that you think are a good model for us to consider? |
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Institutional initiative to share with other members (please add)
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