Open Source Creates the Future of Library: A Summary of the World Open Library Foundation (WOLFcon) in 2020

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Abstract: Libraries are always an important part in the open movements. In recent years, libraries have
made remarkable progress in the application of open source code. This paper introduces the background of
Open Library Foundation which is an important representative organization of the open source movement
of library, and five open source projects of library in it. The paper summarizes the contents of WOLFcon
2020, the work progress of every SIG, the new products and solutions which are released at the conference,
discusses the trend of international FOLIO community and looks forward to the development of FOLIO
in China.

Key words: FOLIO, Library, Open source, Open data

Zhang Chunjing, Zhang Lei, Zhou Gang. Open Source Creates the Future of Library: A Summary of the World Open Library Foundation (WOLFcon) in 2020[J]. Libraly Journal, 2020, 39(6): 4-10.

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