How is FOLIO Different from Its Predecessors?

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  • Tiewei Liu

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https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2021.vol6.2.207

Abstract

FOLIO is a future-oriented library service platform. Enlightened by the results of the 2021 International Survey of Library Automation, the author shared thoughts on how FOLIO meets librarians’ expectations, why it’s a good time to get involved in the FOLIO project and what challenges FOLIO is facing at the current development stage.

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References

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Watkins, D. (2018, June 27). Why libraries need to get with apps and APIs. Opensource.com. https://opensource.com/article/18/6/folio

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2021-12-22 — Updated on 2021-12-28

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2021): Special Issue on FOLIO

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How is FOLIO Different from Its Predecessors? (2021). International Journal of Librarianship, 6(2), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2021.vol6.2.207 (Original work published 2021)