FOLIO: Reimagining Library Technology - Part 2

FOLIO, a community collaboration to develop an open source library services platform has taken shape. The FOLIO platform will support traditional resource management functionality but is open throughout and extensible at its core. By providing a platform for innovation, libraries and service providers can create applications and functionality that will deliver new and exciting services to libraries. Join this second webcast to learn about the FOLIO platform, the status of the project, and the reimagining of library technology.
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FOLIO: Reimagining Library Technology - Part 2 View On Demand FOLIO, a community collaboration to develop an open source library services platform has taken shape. The FOLIO platform will support traditional resource management functionality but is open throughout and extensible at its core. By providing a platform for innovation, libraries and service providers can create applications and functionality that will deliver new and exciting services to libraries. Join this second webcast to learn about the FOLIO platform, the status of the project, and the reimagining of library technology. Speakers Peter Murray - Open Source Community Advocate, Index Data Peter Murray is the Open Source Community Advocate at Index Data, a software development and consulting enterprise with expertise in networked information retrieval and management based on open standards. He received a MLIS from Simmons College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Analysis from Miami University. Peter’s current activities include building relationships among libraries, organizations, and service providers participating in the FOLIO open source library service platform project. His other interests include the promoting the awareness and integration of privacy-supporting tools into library services, the application of JPEG 2000 for long term access and preservation to still and moving image content, distributed identity management systems, and – with the moniker “The Disruptive Library Technology Jester” – the rapid advancement of library services in a social web world. Christopher Spalding - VP, Open Source Platforms and Communities at EBSCO Information Services Christopher Spalding, VP, Open Source Platforms and Communities at EBSCO Information Services, has spent most of his career working with systems for both research libraries and vendors. Christopher has implemented, supported and help develop multiple library focused solutions while working for Ask.com, Boston University, Simmons College, Ex Libris, Novo Nordisk and Emory University. With a career long interest in open source solutions and community driven projects, Christopher is now engaged in driving EBSCO’s commitment to an open source vision supporting innovative platforms (and tools) that focus on choice for libraries; choice that can be represented today and into future. View On Demand Follow us on Twitter! @LibraryJournal #FOLIOLJ Need help getting registered? Send us an email describing your problem. By registering for this webcast, you are agreeing that Library Journal may share your registration information with sponsors currently shown and future sponsors of this event. Click here to review the entire Library Journal Privacy Policy.
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