At Meeting

2024 Discovery API Improvements 

• Any additional steps for listed improvements?

  • No movement on UXPROD-4805 bulk renewals

  • MODRTAC-68, how do we move forward?

    • For EBSCO, is this why they cannot display multiple holdings statements in new EDS UI? Nicole will follow up.

• WolfCon 2024 presentations

  • Do we have a timeline? Can we have 'Satisfying API' first?

    • Demian will ask

  • Single Satisfying API for Availability Information. (A highly configurable alternative to edge_rtac)

    • Uwe Reh, still working on EBSCO/rep

  • Discussion on APIs for Discovery Front End Systems
    
    

    • Uwe will check for acceptance email and abstract

    • Last year similar presentation ended in the survey group

    • This year's presentation

      • Create abstract

      • Presentation outline

        • Slide about the survey work

        • slide about apis/middleware/discovery systems

        • Things improved/fixed since survey
          
          

          • EBSCO's fixes done since survey?

          • VuFind done since survey. (Poppy authentication)

          • none EBSCO/VuFind implementations (Stanford, Cornell/Blacklight)

      • Top things we'd like to still see improved

      • How to follow/advocate for your top improvements

        • roadmaps

        • Product Owners and SIGs. (How do you find the correct PO? SIG? What about going to Vendors/vendor improvements?)

  • VuFind Preconference session

    • Basic intro to installing VuFind and loading data into. Koha and DSpace. All students will have virtual environments. Prereq is some Linux/Command line experience.

• Communication regarding other EDS issues (not only FOLIO related)? Here or somewhere else?

• Are we a SIG? Should we submit to monthly SIG report?

  • Would increase visibility

  • Take this point to another meeting to decide on any action items.

Meetings on Tuesday at 10:00 am EST, dates TBD by #discovery Slack channel and posted here.

Next meeting is July 23, 2024.