Nice work Galen!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Galen Charlton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gmcharlt@gmail.com">gmcharlt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<br>
I am pleased to announce release of the second and final alpha of Koha<br>
3.2.0. The package can be retrieved from<br>
<br>
<a href="http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz" target="_blank">http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz</a><br>
<br>
Checksums and signatures are also available:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.MD5" target="_blank">http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.MD5</a><br>
<a href="http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.MD5.asc" target="_blank">http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.MD5.asc</a><br>
<a href="http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.sig" target="_blank">http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.sig</a><br>
<br>
I will be mirroring these on Savannah shortly.<br>
<br>
The next two milestones for release are beta and general release. At<br>
this point, I am declaring a soft string freeze; template changes<br>
other than those to fix typos and structural problems will be deferred<br>
to 3.4.<br>
<br>
*Preliminary* and *draft* release notes for Koha 3.2 follow:<br>
<br>
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.0<br>
========================================================================<br>
<br>
New features<br>
==================<br>
<br>
ACQUISITIONS<br>
* the acquisitions module has been significantly revamped:<br>
* support for hierarchical funds and budgets<br>
* budget planning by calendar and item type<br>
* vendor contract periods<br>
<br>
ADMINISTRATION<br>
* significant usability enhancements to the system preferences<br>
editor<br>
* many additional granular permissions<br>
<br>
CATALOGING<br>
* bulk item editing<br>
* revamped inventory/stocktaking<br>
* ability to export bibliographic information in CSV format<br>
from the staff cart<br>
* new quick spine lable print button<br>
* support for temporary location and in-process item statuses<br>
* usability enhancements to cataloging workflow:<br>
* can now choose whether to edit items<br>
after saving a bib record<br>
* option to move an item from one bib to another<br>
* option to delete all items attached to a bib<br>
* ability to clone an item<br>
<br>
CIRCULATION<br>
* ability to define library transfer limits<br>
* email checkout slips<br>
* option to enable alert sounds during checkin and checkout<br>
* improvements in Koha's ability to express circulation policies<br>
* option to charge fines using suspension days instead of money<br>
* hold policies are now on the branch/itemtype/categorycode level<br>
* renewal policies are now on the branch/itemtype/categorycode level<br>
* ability to specify an expiration date for a hold request<br>
when placing it via the staff interface or OPAC<br>
* daily batch job to cancel expired holds<br>
* improvements to interface to change the priority of hold<br>
requests for a bib in the staff interface<br>
* new messaging system for patron records, allowing an unlimited<br>
number of patron notes to be stored and managed<br>
<br>
OPAC<br>
* additional patron privacy options<br>
* numerious enhancements to the bib display XML templates<br>
* per-patron OPAC search history, with ability for patrons<br>
to manage the retention of their search history<br>
* support for Syndetics, LibraryThing, and Babeltheque enhanced<br>
content<br>
* support for RIS and BibTeX export<br>
<br>
REPORTS<br>
* guided reports can now take runtime parameters<br>
<br>
SERIALS<br>
* can now specify the subscription end date, library location,<br>
and grace periods<br>
* option to automatically place hold requests for members of a<br>
serials routing list<br>
* numerous bugfixes<br>
<br>
STAFF INTERFACE<br>
* the cart has been added to the staff interface<br>
* enhanced patron card and item label creator<br>
* support for XSLT templates in the staff bib details display<br>
<br>
WEB SERVICES AND INTERFACE<br>
* integration with SOPAC, including support for various<br>
web services defined by the ILS-DI recommendation<br>
* support for CAS single sign-on<br>
* improvements to OAI-PMH support<br>
<br>
Documentation<br>
==================<br>
As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook.<br>
<br>
Credits<br>
==================<br>
We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored<br>
new features in Koha 3.2:<br>
<br>
* Aix-Marseille Universities, France<br>
* BrailleNet (<a href="http://www.braillenet.org/" target="_blank">http://www.braillenet.org/</a>)<br>
* BULAC, France (<a href="http://www.bulac.fr" target="_blank">www.bulac.fr</a>)<br>
* East Brunswick Public Library, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA<br>
* Foundations Bible College & Seminary, Dunn, North Carolina, USA<br>
* Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg, Germany (<a href="http://www.hfjs.eu" target="_blank">www.hfjs.eu</a>)<br>
- XSLT changes to display 880 fields<br>
* Howard County Library, Maryland, USA (<a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/" target="_blank">http://www.hclibrary.org/</a>)<br>
* MassCat, Massachussetts, USA<br>
* Middletown Township Public Library, Middletown, New Jersey, USA<br>
* Northeast Kansas Library System, Kansas, USA<br>
* Plano Independent School District, Plano, Texas, USA<br>
* SAN Ouest Provence, France<br>
* vokal (Vermont Association of Koha Automated Libraries),<br>
Vermont, USA<br>
* <a href="http://www.digital-loom.com" target="_blank">www.digital-loom.com</a><br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Galen<br>
<font color="#888888">--<br>
Galen Charlton<br>
RM 3.2<br>
<a href="mailto:gmcharlt@gmail.com">gmcharlt@gmail.com</a><br>
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