Hi all,
I have viewed the demo pages for Folio from address “https://wiki.folio.org/”. But I have not found any page for WebPAC of Folio or documentations for patron. Looking forward to receiving the help from everyone.
Thanks all!
Hi!
FOLIO does not come with a web-based, patron-facing OPAC. The idea is that you use one of the existing OPAC:s or Discovery systems on the market and integrate FOLIO with it. Like EDS, VuFind etc.
I know that EDS has been working well with FOLIO for more than a year now, but for other systems I am not up to date.
As @ttolstoy said, FOLIO itself does not come with a patron-facing catalog interface. For Index Data clients, we have been using VuFind quite successfully. To the best of my knowledge, there is not a community-managed demonstration of a VuFind/FOLIO combination, but I would be happy to show you the Index Data demonstration. (I’m sure @ttolstoy would be happy to connect you to someone for an EBSCO Discovery Service demonstration, too.)
Hi @ttolstoy and @peter,
Ohhh, it’s special. I am wondering why Follio doesn’t provide a separate lookup interface for patrons 
I used to use EDS and Vufind. However, I would be very glad if you could show for me the Index Data demonstration about them so I can understand more about the integration
Very thanks!
Not that it’s special. FOLIO was designed as a back-office system for library staff. Libraries can add any patron-facing discovery layer that they prefer.
Ok @Ann-Marie. I understand this matter. However, I think it would be better if we have a user-designed webpac interface that comes with Folio, forming a complete software solution like other library service platforms, like Sierra for example.