From 65a8f2af503a8bdb61dd39aa62ac5ccd80e1e788 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Galen Charlton Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:45:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Release notes for Koha 3.2.0 Signed-off-by: Galen Charlton --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_0.txt | 406 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 352 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_0.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_0.txt index 2f8d9cfd53..ee5b918d62 100644 --- a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_0.txt +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_0.txt @@ -1,100 +1,295 @@ -RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.0 +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.0 - 22 October 2010 ======================================================================== -New features +Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package +(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, +volunteers, and support companies from around the world. +The website for the Koha project is + + http://koha-community.org/ + +Koha 3.2.0 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz + +Installation instructions can be found at: + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation + +Koha 3.2.0 is a major feature release. + +New features in 3.2.0 ====================== ACQUISITIONS - * the acquisitions module has been significantly revamped: - * support for hierarchical funds and budgets - * budget planning by calendar and item type - * vendor contract periods + * The acquisitions module is significantly revamped: + * Support for hierarchical funds and budgets + * Budget planning by calendar and item type + * Vendor contract periods + * Generation of PDF purchase orders + * Ability to place orders on a batch of bibliographic + records imported into the catalog from a file or Z39.50 search ADMINISTRATION - * significant usability enhancements to the system preferences + * Significant usability enhancements to the system preferences editor - * many additional granular permissions + * Granular permissions are now always on; the GranularPermissions + system preference is consequently removed + * Many additional granular permissions are added CATALOGING - * bulk item editing - * revamped inventory/stock-taking - * ability to export bibliographic information in CSV format + * Bulk item editing + * Revamped inventory/stock-taking + * Ability to export bibliographic information in CSV format from the staff cart - * new quick spine lable print button - * support for temporary location and in-process item statuses - * usability enhancements to cataloging workflow: - * can now choose whether to edit items - after saving a bib record - * option to move an item from one bib to another - * option to delete all items attached to a bib - * ability to clone an item - * view bib in OPAC link from the staff interface + * New quick spine label print button + * Support for temporary location and in-process item statuses + * Usability enhancements to cataloging workflow: + * Can now choose whether to edit items after saving a bib record + * Option to move an item from one bib to another + * Option to delete all items attached to a bib + * Ability to clone an item + * View bib in OPAC link from the staff interface + * Ability to merge duplicate bibliographic record from the staff + lists interface CIRCULATION - * ability to define library transfer limits - * email checkout slips - * option to enable alert sounds during checkin and checkout - * improvements in Koha's ability to express circulation policies - * option to charge fines using suspension days instead of money - * hold policies are now on the branch/itemtype/categorycode level - * renewal policies are now on the branch/itemtype/categorycode level - * ability to specify an expiration date for a hold request + * Ability to define library transfer limits + * Email checkout slips + * Option to enable alert sounds during checkin and checkout + * Improvements in Koha's ability to express circulation policies + * Option to charge fines using suspension days instead of money + * Hold policies are now on the library/itemtype/categorycode level + * Renewal policies are now on the library/itemtype/categorycode level + * Ability to specify an expiration date for a hold request when placing it via the staff interface or OPAC - * daily batch job to cancel expired holds - * improvements to interface to change the priority of hold + * Daily batch job to cancel expired holds + * Improvements to the interface to change the priority of hold requests for a bib in the staff interface - * new messaging system for patron records, allowing an unlimited + * New messaging system for patron records, allowing an unlimited number of patron notes to be stored and managed + * Changes to web-based self checkout + * Ability to login in automatically to self-check, allowing + for unattended self-check stations + * Ability to display the patron image in self-check OPAC - * additional patron privacy options - * numerous enhancements to the bib display XML templates - * per-patron OPAC search history, with ability for patrons + * Numerous enhancements to the bib display XML templates + * Per-patron OPAC search history, with ability for patrons to manage the retention of their search history - * support for Syndetics, LibraryThing, and Babeltheque enhanced + * Support for Syndetics, LibraryThing, and Babeltheque enhanced content - * support for RIS and BibTeX export - * bib details page includes which lists a bib belongs to - * can now customize the 'search for this title in' links - * preference to control whether patrons can change their + * Support for RIS and BibTeX export + * Bib details page includes which lists a bib belongs to + * Can now customize the 'search for this title in' links + * Preference to control whether patrons can change their details in the OPAC + * OPAC icon set provided by vokal REPORTS - * guided reports can now take runtime parameters - * can now edit SQL reports + * Guided reports can now take runtime parameters + * Can now edit SQL reports SERIALS - * can now specify the subscription end date, library location, + * Can now specify the subscription end date, library location, and grace periods - * option to automatically place hold requests for members of a + * Option to automatically place hold requests for members of a serials routing list - * numerous bugfixes + * Numerous bugfixes STAFF INTERFACE - * the cart has been added to the staff interface - * staff can add items to lists in bulk from search results - * enhanced patron card and item label creator - * support for XSLT templates in the staff bib details display - * bib details page includes which lists a bib belongs to + * The cart has been added to the staff interface + * Staff can add items to lists in bulk from search results + * Enhanced patron card and item label creator + * Support for XSLT templates in the staff bib details display + * Bib details page includes which lists a bib belongs to WEB SERVICES AND INTERFACE - * integration with SOPAC, including support for various + * Integration with SOPAC, including support for various web services defined by the ILS-DI recommendation - * support for CAS single sign-on - * improvements to OAI-PMH support + * Support for CAS single sign-on + * Improvements to OAI-PMH support + + INTERNATIONALIZTION + * New initialization SQL files for German, Italian, and Polish + * Revamped UNIMARC framework for English + + INTERNALS AND PACKAGING + * Koha is now packaged for Debian Squeeze; installation of Koha + can now be as simple as apt-get install koha + * Improvements to the management of required Perl modules + * Improvements to test case coverage + * Substantial progress on enabling the warnings pragma in all of + Koha's Perl code + + BUGFIXES + * Approximately 1,050 tracked bugs and enhancement requests + are addressed in this release + +System Preferences +====================== + +The following system preferences are new in 3.2.0: + + * AcqCreateItem + * AllowAllMessageDeletion + * AllowHoldDateInFuture + * AllowHoldPolicyOverride + * AutoSelfCheckAllowed + * AutoSelfCheckID + * AutoSelfCheckPass + * BranchTransferLimitsType + * Babeltheque + * casAuthentication + * casLogout + * casServerUrl + * ceilingDueDate + * CurrencyFormat + * DisplayClearScreenButton + * DisplayMultiPlaceHold + * DisplayOPACiconsXSLT + * EnableOpacSearchHistory + * FilterBeforeOverdueReport + * HidePatronName + * ILS-DI + * ILS-DI:AuthorizedIPs + * ImageLimit + * InProcessingToShelvingCart + * intranetbookbag + * LibraryThingForLibrariesEnabled + * LibraryThingForLibrariesID + * LibraryThingForLibrariesTabbedView + * NewItemsDefaultLocation + * numReturnedItemsToShow + * OAI-PMH:ConfFile + * OpacAddMastheadLibraryPulldown + * OPACAllowHoldDateInFuture + * OPACAmazonReviews + * OPACDisplayRequestPriority + * OPACFineNoRenewals + * OPACFinesTab + * OPACPatronDetails + * OPACSearchForTitleIn + * opacSerialDefaultTab + * OPACSerialIssueDisplayCount + * OPACShowCheckoutName + * OrderPdfFormat + * OverdueNoticeBcc + * OverduesBlockCirc + * PrintNoticesMaxLines + * ReturnToShelvingCart + * RoutingListAddReserves + * ShowPatronImageInWebBasedSelfCheck + * soundon + * SpineLabelAutoPrint + * SpineLabelFormat + * SpineLabelShowPrintOnBibDetails + * StaffSerialIssueDisplayCount + * SyndeticsAuthorNotes + * SyndeticsAwards + * SyndeticsClientCode + * SyndeticsCoverImages + * SyndeticsCoverImageSize + * SyndeticsEditions + * SyndeticsEnabled + * SyndeticsExcerpt + * SyndeticsReviews + * SyndeticsSeries + * SyndeticsSummary + * SyndeticsTOC + * UseBranchTransferLimits System requirements ====================== + Changes since 3.0: * The minimum version of Perl required is now 5.8.8. - + * There are a number of new Perl module dependencies. + Run ./koha_perl_deps.pl -u -m to get a list of + any new modules to install during upgrade. + +Upgrades +====================== + +The structure of the acquisitions tables have changed significantly +from 3.0.x. In particular, the budget hierarchy is quite different. +During an upgrade, a new database table is created called fundmapping +that contains a record of how budgets were mapped. It is strongly +recommended that users of Koha 3.0.x acquisitions carefully review +the results of the upgrade before resuming ordering in Koha 3.2.0. + Documentation ====================== -As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. + +As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The +home page for Koha documentation is + + http://koha-community.org/documentation/ + +As of the date of these release notes, several translations of the +Koha manual are available: + +English: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/ +Spanish: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-es/ +French: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-fr/ + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + + http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary + +Translations +====================== + +Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages: + + * Chinese + * Danish + * English (New Zealand) + * English (USA) + * French (France) + * French (Canada) + * German + * Greek + * Hindi + * Italian + * Norwegian + * Portuguese + * Spanish + * Turkish + +Partial translations are available for various other languages. + +The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see + + http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/apb.html + +for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer: + + http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate + +The most up-to-date translations can be found at: + + http://translate.koha.org/ + +Release Team +====================== + +The release team for Koha 3.2 is + +Release Manager: Galen Charlton +Documentation Manager: Nicole Engard +Translation Manager: Chris Cormack +Release Maintainer (3.0.x): + Henri-Damien Laurent +Release Maintainer (3.2.x): + Chris Nighswonger Credits ====================== + We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 3.2: @@ -108,9 +303,112 @@ new features in Koha 3.2: * Howard County Library, Maryland, USA (http://www.hclibrary.org/) * MassCat, Massachussetts, USA * Middletown Township Public Library, Middletown, New Jersey, USA + * New York University Health Sciences Library, New York, USA * Northeast Kansas Library System, Kansas, USA * Plano Independent School District, Plano, Texas, USA * SAN Ouest Provence, France * vokal (Vermont Association of Koha Automated Libraries), Vermont, USA * www.digital-loom.com + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to +Koha 3.2.0. + + * Alex Arnaud + * Allen Reinmeyer + * Amit Gupta + * Andrei V. Toutoukine + * Andrew Chilton + * Andrew Elwell + * Andrew Moore + * Brendan A. Gallagher + * Brian Harrington + * Chris Catalfo + * Chris Cormack + * Chris Nighswonger + * Christopher Hyde + * Cindy Murdock Ames + * Clay Fouts + * Colin Campbell + * Cory Jaeger + * Daniel Sweeney + * Danny Bouman + * Darrell Ulm + * David Birmingham + * David Goldfein + * Donovan Jones + * D. Ruth Bavousett + * Eric Olsen + * Frédéric Demains + * Galen Charlton + * Garry Collum + * Henri-Damien Laurent + * Ian Walls + * James Winter + * Jane Wagner + * Jared Camins-Esakov + * Jean-André Santoni + * Jesse Weaver + * Joe Atzberger + * John Beppu + * John Soros + * Joshua Ferraro + * Katrin Fischer + * Koustubha Kale + * Kyle M Hall + * Lars Wirzenius + * Liz Rea + * Magnus Enger + * Marc Chantreux + * Marcel de Rooy + * Mason James + * Matthew Hunt + * Matthias Meusburger + * Michael Hafen + * MJ Ray + * Nahuel Angelinetti + * Nicolas Morin + * Nicole Engard + * Owen Leonard + * Paul Poulain + * Piotr Wejman + * Ricardo Dias Marques + * Rick Welykochy + * Robin Sheat + * Ryan Higgins + * Savitra Sirohi + * Sébastien Hinderer + * Srdjan Jankovic + * Stan Brinkerhoff + * Stephen Edwards + * Vincent Danjean + * Will Stokes + * Wolfgang Heymans + * Zeno Tajoli + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, +please send patch against these release notes to +koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org. + +Revision control notes +====================== + +The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of + + git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git + +The branch for Koha 3.2.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix +releases) is 3.2.x. + +The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.4.0. + +Bugs and feature requests +====================== + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at + + http://bugs.koha-community.org/ + +Naku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. -- 2.39.5