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Signed-off-by: Nicole C. Engard <nengard@bywatersolutions.com> Signed-off-by: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
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RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.0 - 22 April 2011
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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 3.4.0 is released in memoriam of Elizabeth Mae Gallagher-Mitchell
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December 20, 2010 - March 10, 2011.
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Haere. Mōu tai ata; mōku tai ahiahi
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Koha 3.4.0 can be downloaded from:
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http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.00.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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OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
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Koha 3.4.0 is a major feature release.
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New features in 3.4.0
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======================
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ACQUISITIONS:
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* Can filter budgets by active status and date on the acquisitions
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homepage
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* Freetext field added to specify one-off delivery addresses/comments
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* Can create multiple orders from a staged MARC file
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* New cronjob to delete old suggestions
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* Warning when ordering from an external source when a catalogue
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record already exists
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* Currency can be set when ordering
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ADMINISTRATION
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* Many additional granular permissions are added
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* Ability to replace the favicon from within the admin interface
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* Ability to import and export MARC frameworks
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* Separate field for library state/province
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* WYSIWYG editor for Koha News
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* Ability to add news items to slips
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* Label batch edit interface allows entry of items by scanning
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barcodes
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* Can choose the MARC framework when importing records
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CATALOGING
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* NORMARC support added
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* Edits to Authority records are now logged
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* 005 field updated when a Biblio or Authority record is edited
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* Added edit record/edit items to the search result if logged in
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user has cataloguing privileges
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* Add support of record linking by record control number in $w
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* 006/008 plugins much improved
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CIRCULATION
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* Callnumbers are displayed when an item is checked in
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* Waiting holds now show the date they were marked waiting
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* Show guarantees checkouts when checking out to a guarantor and vice versa
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* Show holds waiting for a patron on check in
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* New report wizard for Holds
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* Syspref to disable the ability for borrowers to choose their
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pickup library for holds
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* Self Checkout supports login
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* Ability to set 'hard' due dates, which will not allow items to
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be checked out past that
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* Printed receipts can now include the library phone, address and
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other fields
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* Fast Add framework at circulation
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* Ability to define due dates in the past
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* Checkin page now lists fines owed by patron
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* Preferences for defining the fine level when a staff
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override is needed
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* Search to Hold feature
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OPAC
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* New system preference added to allow the librarians to hide
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items from the OPAC. See docs/opac/OpacHiddenItems.txt for
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more information.
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* Authority display improved in OPAC
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* Allow the patron to choose which library they wish to make a
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purchase suggestion for
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* Added the ability to hide the name of a reviewer/commenter in
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the OPAC
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* CSS/HTML and other UI improvements
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* Lists respect the XSLT bibliograhic display preferences
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* Truncation of facets now controllable by a system preference
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* Can use 856$u to store an image URI which Koha can then display in the OPAC
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* User can renew multiple items at once
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* A new librarian-controlled column added to the 'My Summary' page on the OPAC
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* Recent comments view for the OPAC (allow users to see recently reviewed items)
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* Feature to make the OPAC private (allow only logged in users to search/view items)
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* Ability to edit what displays when no results are found
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* Privacy feature allowing the user to specify when their reading
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(or circulation) records are anonymised
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* opacstylesheet can link to a url anywhere, not just a local file
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PATRONS
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* Separate field for state/province
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* Ability to duplicate a Patron
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* Print overdue and hold notices for patrons without email addresses
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REPORTS
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* Run a report immediately after creation
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* The list of saved reports has pagination and can be sorted
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* SQL formatting improvements when viewing a report
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* Parameters can be set in guided reports
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SEARCHING
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* NoZebra mode is officially deprecated.
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* Added shelf location to the indexes
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* Added a search link for analytics to serial records
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* Subjects can now search complete subfields
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* MARC21 tag 751 (geographical entry) is now searchable
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* UNIMARC EAN/UPC/Music fields added to the indices
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* usecontrolnumber syspref allows you to link the 78X fields to
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other names of the same serial
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SERIALS
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* 50 bugs fixed in serials management 5508
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STAFF INTERFACE
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* Enumchron added to the biblio detail page
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* Improvements to suggestion management
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* Can use 856$u to store an image URI which Koha can then display in
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the staff interface.
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* Cart is emptied when a user logs out
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* IntranetUserCSS preference added to allow styling of staff interface
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INTERFACE
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* New icon set for itemtypes (Nimes)
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* LibLime kids iconset resized to consistent size
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* Seshat itemtype iconset added (Naropa College)
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* CSS classes added to the XSLT results to enable styling
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INTERNATIONALIZTION
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* New initialization SQL files for Norwegian
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INTERNALS, PACKAGING AND PERFORMANCE
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* Koha now uses Template::Toolkit rather than HTML::Template::Pro
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* Improvements to test case coverage
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* .packages file for Ubuntu Maverick
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* Testing using Test::Perl::Critic
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* CGI::Session can now be stored in Memcached
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* mod_deflate added to save bandwidth
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* Move items out of biblioitems
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COMMAND LINE UTILITIES
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* Script to update all items and biblio
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* Script to set and get system preferences from the command line
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BUGFIXES
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* Approximately 633 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 3.4.0:
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* AllFinesNeedOverride
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* AllowFineOverride
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* AllowPurchaseSuggestionBranchChoice
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* AllowSelfCheckReturns
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* AlternateHoldingsField
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* AlternateHoldingsSeparator
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* AuthoritiesLog
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* COinSinOPACResults
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* Display856uAsImage
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* displayFacetCount
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* FacetLabelTruncationLength
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* FineNotifyAtCheckin
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* HoldNotifyAtCheckin
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* IntranetFavicon
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* IntranetUserCSS
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* itemBarcodeInputFilter
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* maxItemsInSearchResults
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* maxRecordsForFacets
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* OPACAllowUserToChooseBranch
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* OPACDisplay856uAsImage
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* OpacFavicon
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* OpacHiddenItems
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* OPACMySummaryHTML
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* OPACNoResultsFound
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* OpacPrivacy
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* OpacPublic
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* SelfCheckHelpMessage
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* SelfCheckTimeout
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* ShowReviewer
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* StaffAuthorisedValueImages
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* TraceCompleteSubfields
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* TraceSubjectSubdivisions
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* UseAuthoritiesForTracings
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* UseControlNumber
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* UseTablesortForCirc
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* WaitingNotifyAtCheckin
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System requirements
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Changes since 3.2:
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* Template::Toolkit
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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, only the english version of the
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Koha manual is available:
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http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-4-manual/
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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://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
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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-community.org/
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Release Team
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The release team for Koha 3.4 is
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Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
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Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
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Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr>
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Release Maintainer (3.2.x):
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Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
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Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
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Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
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QA Manager: Colin Campbell
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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 3.4:
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* Aix-Marseille University, France
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* East Brunswick Public Library, USA
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* Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
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* Goddard College, USA
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* Hauraki District Council, New Zealand
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* Horowhenua Library Trust, New Zealand
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* La Trappe Monastery, France
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* Los Gatos Public Library, USA
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* Lyon3 University, France
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* Marlboro College, USA
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* MassCat, USA
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* Merrill Memorial Library, Maine, USA
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* Middletown Township Public Library, USA
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* Ministry of Culture, Spanish Government, Spain
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* Naropa College, USA
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* Nelsonville Public Library, USA
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* Nimes, France
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* Regionbibliotek Halland, Sweden
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* Rijksmuseum Research Library, Netherlands
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* SAN Ouest Provence, France
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* SAR, USA
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* St Etienne University, France
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* VOKAL, USA
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We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to
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Koha 3.4.0.
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* Alex Arnaud
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* Amit Gupta
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* Andrew Elwell
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* Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
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* Brian Engard
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* Brice Sanchez
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* Chris Cormack
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* Chris Nighswonger
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* Christophe Croullebois
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* Christopher Hall
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* Cindy Murdock Ames
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* Claudia
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* Colin Campbell
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* D Ruth Bavousett
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* Daniel Grobani
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* David Schuster
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* Dobrica Pavlinusic
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* Doug Dearden
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* Edward Allen
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* Frédéric Demians
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* Frédérick Capovilla
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* Frère Sébastien Marie
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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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* Jane Wagner
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* Janusz Kaczmarek
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* Jared Camins-Esakov
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* Jean-André Santoni
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* Jerome Charaoui
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* Jesse Weaver
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* Joe Atzberger
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* Johnboy
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* Jonathan Druart
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* Julian Maurice
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* Katrin Fischer
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* Koustubha Kale
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* Lars Wirzenius
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* Liz Rea
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* Magnus Enger
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* Marcel de Rooy
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* Mark Gavillet
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* Mason James
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* Matthew Hunt
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* Matthias Meusburger
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* MJ Ray
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* Nahuel ANGELINETTI
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* Nate Curulla
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* Nicolas Morin
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* Nicole C. Engard
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* Owen Leonard
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* Paul Poulain
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* Reed Wade
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* Ricardo Dias Marques
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* Robin Sheat
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* Salvador Zaragoza Rubio
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* Savitra Sirohi
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* Serhij Dubyk {Сергій Дубик}
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* Sophie Meynieux
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* Spartaness
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* Srdjan Jankovic
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* Stéphane Delaune
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* Tomas Cohen Arazi
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* Will Stokes
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* Zach Sim
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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 a 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 3.4.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
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releases) is 3.4.x.
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The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.6.0.
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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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Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini
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