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RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.0 - 22 October 2010
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Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
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(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
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volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
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The website for the Koha project is
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http://koha-community.org/
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Koha 3.2.0 can be downloaded from:
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http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz
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Installation instructions can be found at:
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http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
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Koha 3.2.0 is a major feature release.
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New features in 3.2.0
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ACQUISITIONS
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* The acquisitions module is significantly revamped:
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* Support for hierarchical funds and budgets
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* Budget planning by calendar and item type
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* Vendor contract periods
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* Generation of PDF purchase orders
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* Ability to place orders on a batch of bibliographic
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records imported into the catalog from a file or Z39.50 search
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ADMINISTRATION
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* Significant usability enhancements to the system preferences
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editor
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* Granular permissions are now always on; the GranularPermissions
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system preference is consequently removed
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* Many additional granular permissions are added
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CATALOGING
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* Bulk item editing
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* Revamped inventory/stock-taking
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* Ability to export bibliographic information in CSV format
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from the staff cart
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* New quick spine label print button
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* Support for temporary location and in-process item statuses
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* Usability enhancements to cataloging workflow:
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* Can now choose whether to edit items after saving a bib record
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* Option to move an item from one bib to another
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* Option to delete all items attached to a bib
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* Ability to clone an item
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* View bib in OPAC link from the staff interface
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* Ability to merge duplicate bibliographic record from the staff
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lists interface
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CIRCULATION
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* Ability to define library transfer limits
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* Email checkout slips
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* Option to enable alert sounds during checkin and checkout
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* Improvements in Koha's ability to express circulation policies
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* Option to charge fines using suspension days instead of money
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* Hold policies are now on the library/itemtype/categorycode level
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* Renewal policies are now on the library/itemtype/categorycode level
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* Ability to specify an expiration date for a hold request
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when placing it via the staff interface or OPAC
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* Daily batch job to cancel expired holds
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* Improvements to the interface to change the priority of hold
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requests for a bib in the staff interface
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* New messaging system for patron records, allowing an unlimited
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number of patron notes to be stored and managed
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* Changes to web-based self checkout
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* Ability to login in automatically to self-check, allowing
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for unattended self-check stations
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* Ability to display the patron image in self-check
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OPAC
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* Numerous enhancements to the bib display XML templates
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* Per-patron OPAC search history, with ability for patrons
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to manage the retention of their search history
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* Support for Syndetics, LibraryThing, and Babeltheque enhanced
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content
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* Support for RIS and BibTeX export
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* Bib details page includes which lists a bib belongs to
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* Can now customize the 'search for this title in' links
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* Preference to control whether patrons can change their
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details in the OPAC
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* OPAC icon set provided by vokal
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REPORTS
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* Guided reports can now take runtime parameters
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* Can now edit SQL reports
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SERIALS
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* Can now specify the subscription end date, library location,
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and grace periods
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* Option to automatically place hold requests for members of a
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serials routing list
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* Numerous bugfixes
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STAFF INTERFACE
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* The cart has been added to the staff interface
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* Staff can add items to lists in bulk from search results
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* Enhanced patron card and item label creator
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* Support for XSLT templates in the staff bib details display
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* Bib details page includes which lists a bib belongs to
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WEB SERVICES AND INTERFACE
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* Integration with SOPAC, including support for various
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web services defined by the ILS-DI recommendation
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* Support for CAS single sign-on
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* Improvements to OAI-PMH support
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INTERNATIONALIZTION
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* New initialization SQL files for German, Italian, and Polish
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* Revamped UNIMARC framework for English
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INTERNALS AND PACKAGING
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* Koha is now packaged for Debian Squeeze; installation of Koha
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can now be as simple as apt-get install koha
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* Improvements to the management of required Perl modules
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* Improvements to test case coverage
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* Substantial progress on enabling the warnings pragma in all of
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Koha's Perl code
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BUGFIXES
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* Approximately 1,050 tracked bugs and enhancement requests
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are addressed in this release
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System Preferences
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The following system preferences are new in 3.2.0:
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* AcqCreateItem
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* AllowAllMessageDeletion
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* AllowHoldDateInFuture
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* AllowHoldPolicyOverride
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* AutoSelfCheckAllowed
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* AutoSelfCheckID
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* AutoSelfCheckPass
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* BranchTransferLimitsType
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* Babeltheque
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* casAuthentication
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* casLogout
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* casServerUrl
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* ceilingDueDate
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* CurrencyFormat
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* DisplayClearScreenButton
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* DisplayMultiPlaceHold
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* DisplayOPACiconsXSLT
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* EnableOpacSearchHistory
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* FilterBeforeOverdueReport
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* HidePatronName
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* ILS-DI
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* ILS-DI:AuthorizedIPs
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* ImageLimit
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* InProcessingToShelvingCart
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* intranetbookbag
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* LibraryThingForLibrariesEnabled
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* LibraryThingForLibrariesID
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* LibraryThingForLibrariesTabbedView
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* NewItemsDefaultLocation
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* numReturnedItemsToShow
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* OAI-PMH:ConfFile
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* OpacAddMastheadLibraryPulldown
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* OPACAllowHoldDateInFuture
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* OPACAmazonReviews
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* OPACDisplayRequestPriority
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* OPACFineNoRenewals
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* OPACFinesTab
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* OPACPatronDetails
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* OPACSearchForTitleIn
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* opacSerialDefaultTab
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* OPACSerialIssueDisplayCount
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* OPACShowCheckoutName
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* OrderPdfFormat
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* OverdueNoticeBcc
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* OverduesBlockCirc
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* PrintNoticesMaxLines
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* ReturnToShelvingCart
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* RoutingListAddReserves
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* ShowPatronImageInWebBasedSelfCheck
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* soundon
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* SpineLabelAutoPrint
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* SpineLabelFormat
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* SpineLabelShowPrintOnBibDetails
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* StaffSerialIssueDisplayCount
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* SyndeticsAuthorNotes
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* SyndeticsAwards
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* SyndeticsClientCode
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* SyndeticsCoverImages
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* SyndeticsCoverImageSize
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* SyndeticsEditions
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* SyndeticsEnabled
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* SyndeticsExcerpt
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* SyndeticsReviews
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* SyndeticsSeries
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* SyndeticsSummary
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* SyndeticsTOC
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* UseBranchTransferLimits
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System requirements
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Changes since 3.0:
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* The minimum version of Perl required is now 5.8.8.
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* There are a number of new Perl module dependencies.
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Run ./koha_perl_deps.pl -u -m to get a list of
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any new modules to install during upgrade.
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Upgrades
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The structure of the acquisitions tables have changed significantly
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from 3.0.x. In particular, the budget hierarchy is quite different.
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During an upgrade, a new database table is created called fundmapping
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that contains a record of how budgets were mapped. It is strongly
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recommended that users of Koha 3.0.x acquisitions carefully review
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the results of the upgrade before resuming ordering in Koha 3.2.0.
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Documentation
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As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The
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home page for Koha documentation is
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http://koha-community.org/documentation/
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As of the date of these release notes, several translations of the
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Koha manual are available:
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English: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/
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Spanish: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-es/
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French: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-fr/
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The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
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http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
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Translations
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Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
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interface are available in this release for the following languages:
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* Chinese
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* Danish
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* English (New Zealand)
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* English (USA)
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* French (France)
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* French (Canada)
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* German
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* Greek
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* Hindi
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* Italian
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* Norwegian
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* Portuguese
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* Spanish
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* Turkish
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Partial translations are available for various other languages.
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The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
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http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/apb.html
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for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
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list to volunteer:
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http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
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The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
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http://translate.koha.org/
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Release Team
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The release team for Koha 3.2 is
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Release Manager: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt@gmail.com>
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Documentation Manager: Nicole Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
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Translation Manager: Chris Cormack <chris@bigallofwax.co.nz>
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Release Maintainer (3.0.x):
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Henri-Damien Laurent <henridamien.laurent@biblibre.com>
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Release Maintainer (3.2.x):
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Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
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Credits
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======================
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We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
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new features in Koha 3.2:
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* Aix-Marseille Universities, France
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* BrailleNet (http://www.braillenet.org/)
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* BULAC, France (www.bulac.fr)
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* East Brunswick Public Library, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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* Foundations Bible College & Seminary, Dunn, North Carolina, USA
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* Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg, Germany (www.hfjs.eu)
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- XSLT changes to display 880 fields
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* Howard County Library, Maryland, USA (http://www.hclibrary.org/)
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* MassCat, Massachussetts, USA
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* Middletown Township Public Library, Middletown, New Jersey, USA
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* New York University Health Sciences Library, New York, USA
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* Northeast Kansas Library System, Kansas, USA
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* Plano Independent School District, Plano, Texas, USA
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* SAN Ouest Provence, France
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* vokal (Vermont Association of Koha Automated Libraries),
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Vermont, USA
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* www.digital-loom.com
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We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to
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Koha 3.2.0.
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* Alex Arnaud
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* Allen Reinmeyer
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* Amit Gupta
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* Andrei V. Toutoukine
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* Andrew Chilton
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* Andrew Elwell
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* Andrew Moore
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* Brendan A. Gallagher
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* Brian Harrington
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* Chris Catalfo
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* Chris Cormack
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* Chris Nighswonger
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* Christopher Hyde
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* Cindy Murdock Ames
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* Clay Fouts
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* Colin Campbell
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* Cory Jaeger
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* Daniel Sweeney
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* Danny Bouman
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* Darrell Ulm
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* David Birmingham
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* David Goldfein
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* Donovan Jones
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* D. Ruth Bavousett
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* Eric Olsen
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* Frédéric Demains
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* Galen Charlton
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* Garry Collum
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* Henri-Damien Laurent
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* Ian Walls
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* James Winter
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* Jane Wagner
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* Jared Camins-Esakov
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* Jean-André Santoni
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* Jesse Weaver
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* Joe Atzberger
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* John Beppu
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* John Soros
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* Joshua Ferraro
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* Katrin Fischer
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* Koustubha Kale
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* Kyle M Hall
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* Lars Wirzenius
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* Liz Rea
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* Magnus Enger
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* Marc Chantreux
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* Marcel de Rooy
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* Mason James
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* Matthew Hunt
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* Matthias Meusburger
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* Michael Hafen
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* MJ Ray
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* Nahuel Angelinetti
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* Nicolas Morin
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* Nicole Engard
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* Owen Leonard
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* Paul Poulain
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* Piotr Wejman
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* Ricardo Dias Marques
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* Rick Welykochy
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* Robin Sheat
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* Ryan Higgins
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* Savitra Sirohi
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* Sébastien Hinderer
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* Srdjan Jankovic
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* Stan Brinkerhoff
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* Stephen Edwards
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* Vincent Danjean
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* Will Stokes
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* Wolfgang Heymans
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* Zeno Tajoli
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We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
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please send patch against these release notes to
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koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
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Revision control notes
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The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
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version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
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git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
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The branch for Koha 3.2.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
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releases) is 3.2.x.
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The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.4.0.
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Bugs and feature requests
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Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
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tracker at
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http://bugs.koha-community.org/
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Naku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
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