The FOLIO Product Council guides the functional development of the FOLIO Library Services Platform. The Product Council (PC) manages the scope of the FOLIO product. PC has the key responsibility of providing the product vision, strategy & roadmap with close collaboration with the Community and Technical Councils.
Seats on the Product Council are available to Members of the FOLIO community, in accordance with the FOLIO Governance Model. Member is defined as an individual who is an employee or a sponsored contractor of a Member Organization. Individuals will be elected to seats for two year terms. Shorter terms may be required for the initial transition period or to fill seats that become vacant between elections..
The Product Council is will be seeking nominees who have deep experience with one or more of:
- Strong collaboration skills, able to drive decisions that champion the interests of the community and project
- Leadership experience
- Library management systems and library workflows
- Library system specification and implementation
- Prioritizing features in an environment of many competing interests
- Traditional software product management, market analysis, etc.
- Planning and executing software development projects, product ownership, project managementAgile software development methodologies, including Epic, Feature and Story creation
- Knowledge of recent library operations and future needs
- Experience with defining functional requirements and understanding of technical requirements
- Knowledge of FOLIO features and functionality as it applies to daily operational use
- Participating in and/or managing open community governance
See also FOLIO Governance Model Election Process and previous elections.
The current members are:
- July 2023 – June 2025:
- Kristin Martin (University of Chicago)
- Martina Schildt (GBV / VZG Göttingen)
- Jesse Koennecke (Cornell University Library)
- Brooks Travis (EBSCO Information Services)
- Charlotte Whitt (Index Data)
- Jennifer Eustis (Five Colleges)
- July 2022 – June 2024:
- Gang Zhou (Shanghai Library)
- Sharon Wiles-Young (Lehigh University) until May 30, 2023
- Karen Newbery (Duke University Libraries)
- Alexis Manheim (Stanford Libraries)
- Martina Tumulla (hbz, Cologne)
There are 5 open seats on the Product Council, for 2-year terms starting July 2024. Product Council members currently serving a term that ends June 2024 may stand for re-election if they have not occupied a seat for 2 consecutive terms.
Dates
Nominations will be collected until May 30, 2024 via the nomination form here.
Successful candidates will join the council on July 1, 2024
Nominees
THANK YOU to all of the nominees for their interest in helping FOLIO become its best.
The following individuals have been nominated:
| Name | Institution | Candidate Statement |
Elected Members
To be posted after election.