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2023-2-21 - Consortia SIG Notes

2023-2-21 - Consortia SIG Notes

Owned by Corrie Hutchinson (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Feb 24, 2023

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Announcements

Dennis Bridges will be attending a future meeting to discuss updates on his work for consortial requirements.  Date: TBD

Attendees

Noah Brubaker  Darsi Rueda Martina Tumulla Peter Sbrzesny Former user (Deleted) Bernd Oberknapp Elena OMalley Zorian Sasyk Joe Jaime Taylor Peter Böhm Hedda.Kuban

Notes

None

Discussion items

TimeItemWhoNotes

Unmediated patron requestsNoah

  • https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gZzOT1QR37rMpGWIXwQYRI35d_5v5fHd

    • Folder which houses documentation on unmediated requesting
    • Mostly user stories; feel free to add information as you see fit
  • 'Unmediated patron requesting' is defined differently across consortia & libraries.  Points of discussion include:
    • single vs. cross-tenant functionality
      • Does this idea get more complicated by FOLIO's micro services structure?  Would this require all parties be on the same release?  
    • borrowing functionality in FOLIO vs. using an outside software such as ReShare or ILLiad
      • Preference by most in the group is to have functionality inside FOLIO
    • ability to verify and document patrons without the need to download ALL patrons into FOLIO
      • How does a library provision a first-time user in their system?
      • Are there ways to do so without manually creating a new user?  Or checking an outside system for authentication?
  • UXPROD-795
    • General consensus that the group prefers Option #1 under the Checkout Requirements section

Round Robin ALL
  • Hedda
    • Working on ILL for their region in Germany.  Will likely take a year to completion, but will present the solution when completed to this group.
  • Zorian
    • Nothing new to report from the ERM SIG
  • Joe
    • Take a hard look at ReShare if the functionality isn't included in FOLIO within the next ~1.5 years
    • Will report out as project progresses
  • Noah
    • PALNI is also keeping an eye on ReShare
    • 3 levels of requesting for them: within PALNI, within the state, OCLC
  • Jaime
    • Opened discussion on experience with various discovery services
  • Corrie
    • Discussion about consortial issues from an administrative perspective vs. those from consortial libraries sharing a single tenant
    • How do we keep track?  
    • Corrie volunteered to start a document tracking individual libraries in a single tenants requests for review.

Library ImplementationALL
  • How do we help small libraries implement FOLIO?  Is a shared tenant the best way?
  • FOLIO relies heavily on API, DevOps experts which can create complications for libraries without an IT expert or librarian with systems knowledge
    • Further complication: different countries governing laws and practices
    • How does hosting play into this discussion?
  • Impacts implementation, not just ongoing maintenance
  • Improved cross-tenant functionality would alleviate the issues of putting too many libraries on a single tenant
    • Bridges vs. walls: bridges between tenants or walls within a single tenant?
  • Which SIG is the best place to take these questions?  Is this within the scope of this SIG?
  • More discussion to come

Action items

  • Corrie will create a document to explore & track requests from libraries on a shared tenant


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