2023-4-04 - Consortia SIG Notes

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Attendees

Corrie Hutchinson (Unlicensed) Peter Böhm Peter Murray Bernd Oberknapp Noah Brubaker Zorian Sasyk Martina Tumulla Lloyd Chittenden Peter Sbrzesny Joe Elena OMalley 

Discussion items

TimeItemWhoNotes

Unpacking Dennis' presentationAnyone
  • First thoughts?
    • Looks to address user records and management of shared settings, but doesn't look it addresses shared acquisitions?
      • Though it allows the manager to switch tenants easily and perhaps address them in that context?
      • Would still like to see SSO addressed; how to manage SSO centrally
      • Good foundation, but it doesn't address all issues collected in the survey (+2)
    • Looks to be more beneficial to a larger consortium with more shared procedures
      • Missing cross-tenant lending/borrowing (+2)
      • But recognition that this work has to start somewhere 
    • Good approach for a shared admin tool; good base for further development
  • Does Dennis & Team already have further developments in mind?
  • Opens options for how libraries interact in a shared tenant, multi-tenant, clusters, etc.
  • Are there plans to include management of authorities?

Timeline for app
  • Anticipated to be in use by time MOBIUS go-lives in summer 2024
  • Hoping for a quick rollout
  • Action: ask Dennis

Impact on SIG member projects
  • FLO: Simplified FLO's options; doesn't expect a native borrowing/lending app within their timeline
  • Don't need shared cataloging or cross-tenant borrowing/lending, but the cross-tenant administration is important for Berndt
    • Front end support?  
    • How could this be expanded to support cross-tenant borrowing/lending?
  • GBV would be interested in cross-tenant borrowing/lending, the administration of this app is beneficial
    • Doesn't meet all needs, but is a good start in this direction
  • Action: can we look at our use cases/stories to be sure that when it's time to move forward with cross-tenant borrowing/lending that we are ready.

Ongoing discussion
  • Open door to Dennis or team to come back and discuss app/development?
  • Invite Dennis to a future meeting for further discussion 

Documentation available

Other SIGs involvement 
  • Unknown; maybe the presentation to us was first?

Testing of app
  • 'Consortium' Settings available in folio snapshot, but not app
  • How would it work?  
  • How to support testing when the test database needs to be different than the current snapshot?

Questions for Dennis
  • Timeline for app?  
  • When and how might we be able do testing?
  • Further developments planned?
  • Did his team have feedback on our use cases?  Survey?  
  • Attendance at future meeting to continue discussion?  

Future agenda topics
  • Which use cases weren't addressed?  
  • Additional areas of focus to bring to Dennis' attention related to consortial needs?

Action items

  • Corrie: reach out to Dennis with follow-up