WOLFcon 2024

Pre-conference workshops are in-person only and require a separate registration fee ($100). You may register for workshops on the regular WOLFcon registration page.

Objective: The half-day workshop aims to provide participants with practical knowledge and skills to effectively utilize the VuFind® open source discovery software for research, teaching, and learning purposes.

Prerequisites: Participants should bring computers with network capabilities and an SSH client (e.g. PuTTY) for connecting to servers during exercises. Some exercises will involve editing files and running simple commands on the Unix command line; familiarity with basic Unix/Linux commands is recommended but not required.

Workshop Outline:
00:00-00:30 – Lecture: Introduction to VuFind® (what is it, why is it useful, and what are its key features?)
00:30-00:45 – Lecture: How can you obtain data? (OAI-PMH, MARC, XML and CSV will be explained)
00:45-01:00 – Hands-on exercise: harvesting data (using pre-configured virtual servers)
• MARC data from Koha ILS via OAI-PMH.
• XML data from DSpace via OAI-PMH.
01:00-01:30 – Lecture: How can you import data?
Discussion will cover multiple format-specific import tools:
• MARC obtained from the ILS (e.g. FOLIO, Koha, etc.)
• XML from repository systems (e.g. DSpace, SubjectsPlus, etc.)
• Comma delimited CSV for data entered in Excel or Libre Office Calc
01:30-01:45 – Exercise: Import the harvested MARC records and XML data from the prior exercise, including custom settings to support alert and notifications (SDI) functionality.
01:45-02:00 – Break/Q&A time
02:00-02:30 – Lecture: sitemaps, web crawling and combined search
02:30-03:00 – Final exercise: set up web crawling, crawl an example Wordpress site, configure combined search to display side-by-side with MARC and XML results indexed in previous exercise.
03:00-03:30 – Final Q&A; discussion of possible next steps including books released by VuFind® for Koha ILS, WordPress, DSpace and SubjectsPlus integrated with VuFind®, API and Plugins.

Benefits:
• Participants will gain know-how and skills to navigate and utilize VuFind® software effectively.
• Enhanced research capabilities and access to a wider range of scholarly materials.
• Improved teaching and learning outcomes through the integration of VuFind® with Koha ILS, DSpace, WordPress and SubjectsPlus.
• Networking opportunities with peers and experts in the field.
Evaluation:
• Participant feedback surveys will be done to assess the workshop's effectiveness and areas for improvement.
• Post-workshop follow-up support for further assistance and guidance will be provided for 5 days through Zoom.

Conclusion:
By integrating these strategies and best practices, researchers, library professionals and educators can effectively leverage VuFind® software to enhance the quality and impact of their research projects and teaching materials, while also promoting responsible use of digital content.

Stripes has been FOLIO's front-end UI library-of-libraries since the early days. We'll reminisce about the history of the platform a bit, inform on the present state of components, libraries, and resources. And present a forward-looking roadmap and possible upcoming features.

This session is about exchanging experiences in working with FOLIO ERM apps.
The ERM Community is invited to show - by presenting their use of ERM apps - what works well for them and where they would like to see improvement.

There are multiple options to engage: Libraries can share their experiences either in person or remotely, demos can be pre-recorded and then discussed during the session and they can be long or short.

If you would like to talk us through your workflow to help align real-life needs and development, please contact: Martina.Schildt@gbv.de.
Please indicate: what aspects of FOLIO ERM will you focus on and how long will your demo approximately take - to enable an accurate session planning.

A panel of product owners will answer questions about pretty much anything FOLIO-related. All are welcome to attend, all product owners are welcome to be panelists.

This session will begin with a brief overview of the current state of the Bulk Edit and Lists apps, followed by presentations from:

• Jeanette Kalchik, Head of Data and E-resources Control in Metadata Services at Stanford University
• Jennifer Eustis, Metadata Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Lynne Fors, Metadata and Cataloging Librarian at Wellesley College

They will share their experiences using these apps in production environments. The session will conclude with an overview of the new functionality planned for the upcoming Ramsons and Sunflower releases. 

In Winter 2024, as part of the larger migration of the 63 member MOBIUS library consortium to FOLIO, we migrated 60 of those institutions to the FOLIO ERM apps (Organizations, Agreements, Licenses, and eHoldings). This session will discuss the background, context, methodology, data gathering, and data migration aspects of our approach, as well as the outcome and lessons learned for future consortial FOLIO ERM migrations.

The Eureka Folio platform introduces three new Manager Applications: Application Manager; Tenant Manager; Tenant Entitlement Manager. This presentation details how they interact and how they are used together to manage a Eureka Folio installation.

The Eureka Folio platform introduces Keycloak for handling all its authentication and authorization needs. This technical discussion gets into the details of how Keycloak integrates to Folio the benefits and possibilities that it brings.

EBSCO relied heavily on UX create the wireframes incorporated into the linked data editor that will be launched in FOLIO in 2025. A key objective was to develop a design for the application that catalogers could “recognize” -- something that they could intuitively understand. UX research helped the EBSCO team understand cataloger priorities and needs for informing design decisions.

Learn more about the existing automation tools in FOLIO and discuss FOLIO's plans for the future, including automated claiming, email order export and accounts payable system invoice update.

This workshop is designed to further advance the topic of Application Formalization for Folio. It will introduce and discuss analysis techniques for organizing the existing module-based Folio ecosystem and adding a new Application layer. An existing Folio domain will be selected and formalized into Applications as an exercise.

In person meet up with FOLIO POs and anyone interested in becoming a PO.
Agenda
- Announcements
- Pick a topic to discuss

This working session around serials management and binding functionality is intended to get us from "this is the functionality we've built" to "how do we get where we need to go in the long run?". Product owners Joe Reimers (binding) and Owen Stephens (serials management) together with Peter Sbrzesny will show what functionality is already developed and ask for feedback on future requirements related to both areas.
Kirstin Kemner-Heek will present on how the future work can be funded and discuss with the audience what can be done to get further requirements financed.

This presentation will convey exciting new developments for ECS (Enhanced Consortial Support). This includes the ability to share bibliographic records and coordinate circulation between member tenants. It will also highlight the flexibility of the ECS model to fit different multi-tenant configurations (such as at the Library of Congress).