Labs @ K-Int.comA founder-led lab notebook on FOLIO-adjacent library systems, ERM, microfrontends, and exploratory engineering at Knowledge Integration.https://labs.k-int.com/en-GBBuilding the Future of Open ERMhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-08-13-building-the-future-of-open-erm/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-08-13-building-the-future-of-open-erm/K-Int's view of FOLIO ERM stewardship, sustainable modernisation, knowledge-base choice, and why alternative open implementations strengthen the community.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:40:00 GMTopinionfolioermlicensesagreementsfoundrygokbopenrsopen-sourcesustainabilitystewardshipknowledge-basesOpenRS technical session: ORS-Appliance and KI Consolehttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-08-13-openrs-knowledge-integration-technical-session/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-08-13-openrs-knowledge-integration-technical-session/A short pointer to the OpenRS Coalition recording where Knowledge Integration walked through current ORS-Appliance, KI Console, and deployment work.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMTopenrsors-appliancedcbki-consoleresource-sharingtechnical-sessionBeyond a crosswalk: making ORS-Appliance BIBFRAME-nativehttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-08-03-ors-appliance-bibframe-native/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-08-03-ors-appliance-bibframe-native/How ORS-Appliance turns MARC and embedded holdings into a BIBFRAME Work, Instance and Item graph built for resource sharing.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:30:00 GMTopenrsors-appliancebibframemarclinked-datametadataresource-sharingrecord-intakeFOLIO: How Many Grapes Went into the Wine?https://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-19-folio-how-many-grapes-went-into-the-wine/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-19-folio-how-many-grapes-went-into-the-wine/An opinion on operational enclosure, ecosystem enclosure, and the reciprocal obligations needed to sustain open-source library software.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTopinionfolioopen-sourcesustainabilityoperational-enclosureecosystem-enclosurelibrarieshostinggovernancefoundryWhat is ORS-Appliance?https://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-17-what-is-ors-appliance/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-17-what-is-ors-appliance/How ORS-Appliance gives libraries a practical, interoperable path into OpenRS and wider resource-sharing networks.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMTopenrsdcbresource-sharingncipiso-18626ors-applianceOpenRS check-in: pickup-aware pull slips and a completed returnhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-16-openrs-pull-slips-and-completed-returns/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-16-openrs-pull-slips-and-completed-returns/A fresh local evidence run adds printable pickup routing and closes the returnable-print lifecycle at the supplier and DCB.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:00 GMTopenrsdcbresource-sharingncipors-applianceprint-lendingpickup-anywherepull-slipsOpenRS-Appliance returnable print lending: a clean lifecycle checkpointhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-12-openrs-returnable-print-lending-status/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-12-openrs-returnable-print-lending-status/A current, screenshot-backed journey from SFTP record intake and discovery through return transit.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMTopenrsdcbresource-sharingncipors-appliancesamlprint-lendingInterim update: ORS-Appliance as the fallback path into DCBhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-10-ors-appliance-fallback-path-to-dcb/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-10-ors-appliance-fallback-path-to-dcb/ORS-Appliance can let libraries participate in a DCB network even when they do not have a supported ILS integration.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:15:00 GMTopenrsdcbresource-sharingncipors-appliancefallback-hostNCIP as the adapter boundary for direct consortial borrowinghttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-05-ncip-adapter-round-trip/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-07-05-ncip-adapter-round-trip/A checkpoint showing DCB and ORS-Appliance using NCIP as the protocol substrate for request, supply, borrower acceptance, circulation, and return transit.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:30:00 GMTopenrsdcbresource-sharingncipors-appliancefallback-hostDCB can now ask a Fallback Host to supplyhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-30-dcb-ncip-fallback-host-staff-decision/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-30-dcb-ncip-fallback-host-staff-decision/A current OpenRS/DCB happy-path checkpoint: DCB posts NCIP RequestItem to ORS-Appliance, and ORS-Appliance can answer with will-supply or not-supplied messages after staff decision.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:45:00 GMTopenrsdcbresource-sharingncipors-appliancefallback-hostTurning Library Patron Authentication Into OIDChttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-28-rincewind-logs-in-to-openrs-discovery/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-28-rincewind-logs-in-to-openrs-discovery/A local QA checkpoint showing DCB turning proprietary patron authentication into standards-based OIDC for OpenRS Discovery and future library applications.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:55:00 GMTopenrsdcbdiscoverypatron-authfederated-identityzitadelncipors-applianceNo collection is too small, no request too localhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-27-bringing-founder-blog-approach-dcb-openrs/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-27-bringing-founder-blog-approach-dcb-openrs/A visible checkpoint for local DCB and OpenRS resource-sharing development, with ORS-Appliance, DCB Admin, and the shared index running together.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:45:00 GMTopenrsdcbresource-sharingncipors-appliancedeveloper-experienceFoundry's operational spine is starting to showhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-22-foundry-operational-spine/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-22-foundry-operational-spine/A short bookend on the hosted Foundry work after the Console adoption-loop proof, and why the next lab pivot turns toward OpenRS and ORS-Appliance.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMTfoundryki-consoleprovisioningkubernetesopenrsors-appliancedcbThe business layer is infrastructure for the missionhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-15-ki-console-adoption-loop/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-15-ki-console-adoption-loop/A working note on ki-console, Foundry, and why sustainable open library infrastructure needs an adoption loop as well as a developer loop.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMTfoundryki-consoleopen-sourcelibrariessustainabilityillprovisioningadoptionFoundry Module SDK: profiles for a smaller FOLIO dev loophttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-13-foundry-module-sdk-ill-developer-loop/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-13-foundry-module-sdk-ill-developer-loop/A walkthrough of the new Foundry Module SDK profile model: start a production-shaped module runtime, then substitute only the backend or frontend you are actively changing.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMTfoundryfoliomodule-sdkillermopen-accessserialslatticedeveloper-experiencemicrofrontendsFederated Identity in Libraries Is Already Happeninghttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-11-federated-identity-in-libraries-is-already-happening/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-11-federated-identity-in-libraries-is-already-happening/A response to Amanda Ferrante's Scholarly Kitchen article, and an argument that library federation is not only about login protocols but also about trust, attestation, and shared circulation across institutions.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:10:00 GMTlibrariesfederated identityinteroperabilityresource sharingDCBMOBIUSFOLIOEBSCOK-IntWhy not the whole of FOLIO?https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-11-why-not-the-whole-of-folio/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-11-why-not-the-whole-of-folio/Foundry could become a lighter self-hosting substrate for FOLIO, but the immediate goal is a sovereign home for K-Int apps and ILS-neutral library extensions.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:15:00 GMTfoundryfolioermopen-accessillserialskohaevergreenplatform-servicesFoundry now runs a small FOLIO app suite on a laptophttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-11-foundry-app-suite/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-11-foundry-app-suite/Licenses, Agreements, Open Access, Serials Management, and ILL now run together in Foundry through descriptor-selected module-federation artifacts.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMTfoundryfoliolatticemodule-federationmicrofrontendsokapieurekalicensesagreementsopen-accessserialsillFoundry platform services and the docking layerhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-09-foundry-platform-services-docking-layer/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-09-foundry-platform-services-docking-layer/How Foundry is separating platform support APIs from FOLIO utility modules, and why acquisition units belong behind a provider-backed platform boundary.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMTfoundryfoliookapiloomenvoyplatform-serviceslicensesThe first Foundry roadmap: FOLIO ERM, artifacts, Kubernetes, and external ILShttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-02-foundry-roadmap-now/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-02-foundry-roadmap-now/The spike has produced enough evidence to publish the first roadmap: local runtime, artifacts, operational catalog, Kubernetes demo substrate, and external ILS extension.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:40:00 GMTfoundryroadmapfolioloomlatticekubernetesermlicensesagreementsFrom FOLIO Licenses and Agreements wrappers to a UI artifact supply chainhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-02-foundry-from-wrapper-to-supply-chain/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-02-foundry-from-wrapper-to-supply-chain/How Foundry widened a narrow ui-licenses proof into repeatable ERM wrapping evidence across Agreements, Open Access, and ILL.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:30:00 GMTfoundryfoliolatticestripespublisherartifactsermlicensesagreementsFoundry from spike to shape: FOLIO Licenses, Loom, Lattice, and Envoyhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-02-foundry-from-spike-to-shape/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-06-02-foundry-from-spike-to-shape/What the FOLIO Licenses proof now demonstrates, how tenant work happens, and where Foundry goes next.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMTfoundryfolioloomlatticeenvoyermlicensesokapiFoundry after the spike: from FOLIO Licenses proof to Loom lifecyclehttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-05-31-foundry-after-the-spike/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-05-31-foundry-after-the-spike/Turning the standalone FOLIO Licenses proof into the first durable Loom lifecycle foundation.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfoundryfolioloomermlicensescontrol-planeokapiA first look at Foundry: FOLIO Licenses without Okapihttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-05-30-first-look-at-foundry/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-05-30-first-look-at-foundry/Running FOLIO Licenses as a standalone, tenant-aware ERM application without Okapi or Eureka.Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTfoundryfolioermmicroserviceslicensesokapiStarting the lab notebookhttps://labs.k-int.com/2026-05-30-starting-the-lab/https://labs.k-int.com/2026-05-30-starting-the-lab/Why this blog exists and how it will capture exploratory increments across K-Int projects.Sat, 30 May 2026 08:00:00 GMTorientationmilestone