What SIGs Should I Join? (draft)
- Tara Barnett
A Special Interest Group (SIG) consists of practitioners from libraries and services providers that are interested in contributing to a specific functional area of the FOLIO platform. Many libraries who implement FOLIO choose to participate in one or more SIGs both to stay informed and to have representation in the project.
There are many SIGs. You can see a list of active SIGs here: Special Interest Groups. There is also a list available on the wiki home page.
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Implementers covers a variety of topics. However, more advanced or technical questions are often better addressed by the more specific/specialized SIGs.
Here is a quick guide to all the SIGS that are active as of November 2023. See the wiki home page for the most up to date information
SIG Starter Pack
If you don't know where to start, try sending representation to check out:
- Resource Access SIG
- Acquisitions SIG
- ERM SIG
- Metadata Management SIG
- Reporting SIG
- Implementers SIG
These cover most common library functionality, and have well-established members who can help connect you with the right resources for your questions.
If you don't know what you need, ask for direction on the Implementers SIG slack channel.
SIGs by App
If you have a question that relates to a specific FOLIO app, these are the SIGs that (more or less) cover each app. There are plenty of exceptions, but these SIGs would generally be a good place to start.
| App | SIG | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Agreements | ERM SIG | |
| Bulk Edit | BELA Working Group (User Management SIG) (Metadata Management SIG) | Bulk Edits and Lists App (BELA) Working Group is a good place to start. Alternatively, you might be looking for the SIG for the type of record you're working with. |
| Check in | Resource Access SIG | |
| Check out | Resource Access SIG | |
| Circulation log | Resource Access SIG | |
| Courses | Resource Access SIG | The RA Reserves SIG is inactive, but their slack channel is still available. |
| Dashboard | ERM SIG | |
| Data export | Metadata Management SIG | |
| Data import | Data Import Subgroup Metadata Management SIG | |
| eHoldings | ERM SIG | |
ERM Comparisons | ERM SIG | |
| eUsage | ERM SIG | |
| Export Manager | Metadata Management SIG | |
| Finance | Acquisitions SIG | |
| INN-Reach | Consortia SIG INN-Reach Integration Working Group | The INN-Reach Integration Working Group isn't meeting, but they have their own channel. You should probably start in the Consortia SIG. |
| Inventory | Metadata Management SIG | |
| Invoices | Acquisitions SIG | |
| Licenses | ERM SIG | |
| Lists | BELA Working Group | |
| Local KB admin | ERM SIG | |
| MARCauthority | Metadata Management SIG | |
| Open Access | Open Access SIG | |
| Orders | Acquisitions SIG | |
| Organizations | Acquisitions SIG | |
| Receiving | Acquisitions SIG | |
| Reporting | Reporting SIG | |
| Requests | Resource Access SIG | |
| Serials | Acquisitions SIG | Serials has its own channel apart from Acquisitions SIG: |
| Settings | N/A | For settings, refer to the SIG for the app the settings are for. |
| Users | User Management SIG |
If your question spans more than one app, you may want the Cross-App Interaction SIG.
If something is broken in FOLIO and you just need help, you may want the Support SIG.
If you don't know what you need, ask for direction on the Implementers SIG slack channel.
SIGs by Common Keywords
Which SIG you need to ask really depends on the question, but here are some common keywords and where you probably need to go to get answers.
However, if you're not sure where your question belongs, you can always ask on the Implementers SIG slack channel.
- Anonymization
- API
- BIBFRAME
- Blacklight
- Bookings: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Circulation Rules: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Connexion
- Consortium
- Discovery Layer
- EDIFACT
- EDS
- Fees: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Fines: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Hold Request: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- ILLiad
- INN-Reach
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
- MARC
- MARVA
- Notices: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Page Request: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Periodicals
- Reading Room: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Recall Request: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Reminder Fees: Resource Access SIG (#resource-access)
- Remote Storage
- Serials
- Staff Slips
- Statistics
- Title Level Requests (TLR): Resource Access SIG (#resource-access), TLR Channel on Slack (#tlr)
- VuFind
List of All the SIGs
Here is a list of all the SIGs and some key Working Groups and Subgroups. This table is sporadically maintained (last updated November 2023)--go to their wiki space for the most up-to-date information.
| Name | Description | Slack Channel | Wiki Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | |||
| Acquisitions SIG | Deals with acquisitons/RM functionality. | #folio-acquisitions-sig | https://folio-org.atlassian.netdisplay/ACQ |
Bulk Edit and Lists App (BELA) Working Group | |||
| Consortia SIG | |||
| Data Import Subgroup | |||
| Data Migration | |||
| ERM SIG | |||
| Linked Data | |||
| Privacy SIG | |||
| Reporting SIG | |||
| Deals with circulation/RA functionality | |||
| SIG Conveners | |||
| Support SIG | |||
| UI Testing Team | |||
| Workflow SIG |