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09:17
WOLFcon 2024 Plans
A “FOLIO Bootcamp” (tentative name) is being planned for the day before WOLFcon sessions begin. The idea is to provide a day-long bootcamp for new and implementing libraries to jumpstart their understanding of FOLIO.
Our goal in this meeting is to discuss what we think would be useful in such a workshop and determine if there are other sessions we might want to submit.
10:07
FOLIO Bootcamp Plans
Thomas asks what types of sessions would be useful in a bootcamp. Classics such as Circulation Rules or Data Import?
Tara suggests a big picture “how it all fits together” session to explain FOLIO to new users.
Thomas suggest an overview of what FOLIO is and how it differs from other library systems.
Alexis asks who the audience is? Is this for people who have already decided to implement, or prospective FOLIO users?
Thomas notes that this is still up in the air, but will be discussed as part of the planning with Deborah (Cornell). In all likelihood, the audience will be mixed.
Another question: should there be one track or multiple tracks for people to pick and choose?
The benefit of multiple tracks is that it better accommodates multiple audiences with a variety of backgrounds. The benefit of a single track is that it provides a common basis for all users.
13:51
Possible Session: Law
Lauren is at the Law Library at CU Boulder, which is sharing a tenant with CU Boulder’s main campus. Many universities have Law, Medical, Music, etc. branch libraries that operate independently sharing a tenant with a “main” library. These specialized libraries have practices, policies, and needs that differ from the “main” library. Lauren asks if there would be interest in a session for libraries that are “the little fish in the big sea” (or, even more beautifully put: “the small poppy in the opium field”).
Everyone agrees this is a great idea. While there are loose groups for Law Libraries and Small Libraries in the FOLIO community, this “small poppy” status is a common but complex situation that would be of general interest.
We think this would be a great session for the general conference.
19:13
More FOLIO Bootcamp plans
Thomas asks: how about Data Migration? Would that make sense as part of Bootcamp, or maybe as a stand-alone session?
Cody asks: “Would topics geared towards developers be out of scope? Things like a demo on the development process for new modules, Postman + Folio APIs, CQL queries, etc?” Buddy chimes in to note that there’s interest in a session specifically on using the APIs.
We wonder if a basic introduction to APIs would make sense for the bootcamp, and an “intermediate APIs” session might be submitted as a normal session.
Buddy notes that Data Export and Data Import techniques are mandatory for any operating library to do bulk changes. This should likely be covered.
Buddy also highlights Acquisitions apps as of high interest. Acquisitions is not intuitive for most users and would be a valuable part of a bootcamp.
24:15
Wait a second, who’s even going to WOLFcon?
Most people are mostly sure they’re going, but won’t have full confirmation until after the sessions are due because of how budgets work.
25:17
Any other session ideas?
Tara suggests “library show and tell”--this was done in Hamburg and it was kind of fun. It fits well with Implementers.
Thomas wonders if there would be an interest in a session on fee/fine exports. Cornell had to write a custom script to do virtual transfers, and could present on this.
28:34
The end!
If you have any other ideas, please post them in slack!