Chapter 5. FOLIO: A New Open Source Initiative

Abstract

Chapter 5 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 6), “Open Source Library Systems: The Current State of the Art”

Chapter 5 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 6), “Open Source Library Systems: The Current State of the Art,” looks at FOLIO, a new open source initiative aimed at academic and research libraries. The Open Library Environment organization that managed the Kuali OLE has shifted its efforts from building its own software to supporting the FOLIO project. This chapter provides an overview on FOLIO—its stakeholders, its vision, its time line, and its current status—and a forecast of the future of the project.