[Koha] [Koha-devel] Koha 3.6.0 released

[Chris Nighswonger]

Congrats to everyone! Great work.

Kind Regards,
Chris


On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Chris Cormack
<chris at bigballofwax.co.nz> wrote:
> It is with great plesure that I announce the release of Koha 3.6.0.
>
> This is major feature release, containing 85 enhancements and 356
> bugfixes. A total of 728 patches have been included from 60 developers
> in this release. A big thanks goes out to all of them, plus all the
> other people involved in this release.
>
> You can download this release at
> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.000.tar.gz or you can
> wait a couple of days for the packages to appear at
> http://debian.koha-community.org.
>
> Release notes are available below.
>
>
>
> RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.0 - 22 October 2011
> ========================================================================
>
> 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 3.6.0 can be downloaded from:
>
>    http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.tar.gz
>
> Installation instructions can be found at:
>
>    http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
>
>    OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
>
> Koha 3.6.0 is a major feature release.
>
> New features in 3.6.0
> ======================
>
>  ACQUISITIONS
>    * When deleting an order, items are deleted and if applicable the
>      biblio also (if no holds, subscriptions etc are attached)
>    * Add Basket number and Invoice number search
>    * Control view of baskets for vendor with a sys pref (own/branch/all)
>    * Control confirmation when closing a basket with a sys pref
>
>  ADMINISTRATION
>    * New permission for overdues report
>
>  CATALOGING
>    * Z3950 results highlighting
>    * Easy Analytics support
>    * Improve controls for cloning and deleting MARC subfields
>    * Capability to blank subfields in Batch Modification
>    * UNIMARC field 225 plugin: allow $a value data entry
>    * Adjust default values for MARC21 authority Fixed-Length Data Elements
>    * Update UNIMARC plugins
>    * Adding option to "attach another item" when finished attaching items
>
>  CIRCULATION
>    * Added a checkin tab to the patron search screen
>    * Added enumchron field to the place holds screen
>    * Better hold information on the staff biblio detail screen
>    * Added a checked out from colum to list of checked out items
>      (syspref controlled)
>    * Add link to fast add framework while circulating, if a barcode
> is not found
>    * Automatically check out fast add item after cataloging it
>    * Add shelving location to checkin results screen
>
>  OPAC
>    * Paging on the opac detail page, allowing the user to move
> through search results
>    * Recent comments view
>    * Added a powered by Koha footer
>    * Show a warning if placing a hold incurs a charge
>    * Added user customisable html block under the facets in search results
>    * Added customisable html block under OpacNav and patron account links
>    * Profile pictures in the OPAC next to review authors
>    * Show number of comments on the "Comments" tab in OPAC
>
>  PATRONS
>    * Log membership renewal
>    * Allow patron update script (on OPAC) to send email using the
>      from address of the patron
>    * Extended attributes display much improved
>    * Partial fine payments
>    * If a patron search returns one result, redirect to patron details page
>
>  MESSAGING
>    * Improved the email checking when sending "Hold filled" notices.
>    * Add today's date on checkin/checkout notices
>
>  REPORTS
>    * Added links to the schema and reports library
>    * Record localuse statistics, when returning items not on issue
>    * Control for which branch renewals are recorded with a sys pref
>
>  SEARCHING
>    * Added ISBN filter to advanced
>    * Analytic links search on full phrase title
>    * Control order in which facet categories display
>
>  SIP
>    * Add Support for the Fee Paid Message
>
>  ENHANCED CONTENT
>    * Add integration for EBSCO's Novelist Select service
>    * Enable Koha to fetch book covers from Open Library
>
>  STAFF INTERFACE
>    * Improved styling of the table pager
>    * Add autocomplete="off" to borrowernumbers and barcode forms
>    * Improved the tinymce editor on the Koha news page
>
>  INTERFACE
>    * Added crystal icon set
>    * Nicer style for "clear screen" button
>    * Added capability to limit the RSS results
>
>  INTERNATIONALIZATION
>    * Tons of fixes to the translation tools
>    * Add German translation for purchase suggestion mails
>    * Spanish translation for SQL files
>
>  INTERNALS, PACKAGING AND PERFORMANCE
>    * Simplified system preferences for the web installer
>    * Create and update the manual pages for the koha-* scripts.
>    * Automated backups of data and config
>    * Improve configurability of package building scripts
>
>  COMMAND LINE UTILITIES
>    * cron script to allow easy anonymisation of patron circulation data
>
>  BUGFIXES
>    * Longer userid fields
>    * Clean up guided reports dictionary entry process
>    * Circulation restrictions working when other withdrawn reasons are used
>    * Fixed LDAP username case issues
>
>    Plus 356 more bugfixes
>
> System Preferences
> ======================
>
> The following system preferences are new in 3.6.0:
>  * numSearchRSSResults
>  * OpacRenewalBranch
>  * ShowReviewerPhoto
>  * BasketConfirmations
>  * MARCAuthorityControlField008
>  * OpenLibraryCovers
>  * OPACResultsSidebar
>  * RecordLocalUseOnReturn
>  * OpacKohaUrl
>  * NovelistSelectEnabled
>  * NovelistSelectProfile
>  * NovelistSelectPassword
>  * NovelistSelectView
>  * EasyAnalyticalRecords
>  * OpacNavBottom
>  * AcqViewBaskets
>  * OpacShowRecentComments
>
> System requirements
> ======================
>
>    Changes since 3.4:
>
>    * Perl 5.10 is required
>
> Documentation
> ======================
>
> 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, only the English version of the
> Koha manual is available:
>
>    http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/
>
> 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 (Taiwan)
>  * Danish
>  * English (USA)
>  * English (UK)
>  * French (France)
>  * German
>  * Italian
>  * Portuguese (Brazil)
>  * Spanish
>
> Partial translations are available for various other languages.
>
> The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
>
>    http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
>
> 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-community.org/
>
> Release Team
> ======================
>
> The release team for Koha 3.6 is
>
> Release Manager:        Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>
> Documentation Manager:  Nicole C Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
> Translation Manager:    Frédéric Demians <frederic at tamil.fr>
> QA Manager:             Ian Walls <ian.walls at bywatersolutions.com>
> Bug Wranglers:          MJ Ray, Marcel Roy, Paul Poulain, Mason James
>
> Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
>                        Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
> Release Maintainer (3.6.x):
>                        Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
>
> Credits
> ======================
>
> We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
> new features in Koha 3.6:
>  * Los Gatos Public Library
>  * NEKLS
>  * East Brunswick Public Library
>  * Athens County Public Libraries
>  * Horowhenua Library Trust
>  * Halton Borough Council
>  * South Taranaki District Council
>
> We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to
> Koha 3.6.0.
>
> Nuño López Ansótegui
> Alex Arnaud
> Larry Baerveldt
> Greg Barniskis
> D Ruth Bavousett
> Steven Callender
> Jared Camins-Esakov
> Colin Campbell
> Fernando L. Canizo
> Frédérick Capovilla
> Galen Charlton
> Tomas Cohen Arazi
> Chris Cormack
> Jeremy Crabtree
> Christophe Croullebois
> Elliott Davis
> Frédéric Demians
> Stéphane Delaune
> Ricardo Dias Marques
> Jonathan Druart
> Nicole C. Engard
> Magnus Enger
> Katrin Fischer
> Amit Gupta
> Mason James
> Srdjan Jankovic
> Janusz Kaczmarek
> Ulrich Kleiber
> Henri-Damien LAURENT
> Owen Leonard
> Frère Sébastien Marie
> Francois Marier
> Julian Maurice
> Meenakshi.R
> Matthias Meusburger
> Sophie Meynieux
> Joy Nelson
> Chris Nighswonger
> Maxime Pelletier
> Paul Poulain
> Dobrica Pavlinusic
> MJ Ray
> Liz Rea
> Thatcher Rea
> Marcel de Rooy
> Juan Romay Sieira
> Brice Sanchez
> Jean-André Santoni
> John Seymour
> Robin Sheat
> Fridolyn SOMERS
> Zeno Tajoli
> Jane Wagner
> Ian Walls
> Ward van Wanrooij
> Jesse Weaver
> Brett Wilkins
> Salvador Zaragoza Rubio
>
> We regret any omissions.  If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
> please send a patch against these release notes to
> koha-patches at 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 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
> releases) is 3.6.x.
>
> The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.8.0.
>
> Bugs and feature requests
> ======================
>
> Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
> tracker at
>
>    http://bugs.koha-community.org/
>
> Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini
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