[Koha] [Koha-devel] Koha 3.2.0 alpha 2 released

[David Schuster]

The community is pleased to have your announcement!

I want to take a minute to thank all those that are involved with this
project.  Sitting in my office I always feel like there is family behind me
and someone to go to when I need help.  You are all VERY open and willing to
help.  We don't always see eye to eye, but that's what makes us such a great
family - we get over it and move on.  Usually we even make things better for
all of us.

Again THANK YOU...

David Schuster


Chris Nighswonger wrote:
> 
> Nice work Galen!
> 
> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am pleased to announce release of the second and final alpha of Koha
>> 3.2.0.  The package can be retrieved from
>>
>> http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz
>>
>> Checksums and signatures are also available:
>>
>> http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.MD5
>> http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.MD5.asc
>> http://download.koha.org/koha-3.02.00-alpha2.tar.gz.sig
>>
>> I will be mirroring these on Savannah shortly.
>>
>> The next two milestones for release are beta and general release.  At
>> this point, I am declaring a soft string freeze; template changes
>> other than those to fix typos and structural problems will be deferred
>> to 3.4.
>>
>> *Preliminary* and *draft* release notes for Koha 3.2 follow:
>>
>> RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.0
>> ========================================================================
>>
>> New features
>> ==================
>>
>>  ACQUISITIONS
>>    * the acquisitions module has been significantly revamped:
>>      * support for hierarchical funds and budgets
>>      * budget planning by calendar and item type
>>      * vendor contract periods
>>
>>  ADMINISTRATION
>>    * significant usability enhancements to the system preferences
>>      editor
>>    * many additional granular permissions
>>
>>  CATALOGING
>>    * bulk item editing
>>    * revamped inventory/stocktaking
>>    * 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
>>
>>  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
>>      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
>>      requests for a bib in the staff interface
>>    * new messaging system for patron records, allowing an unlimited
>>      number of patron notes to be stored and managed
>>
>>  OPAC
>>    * additional patron privacy options
>>    * numerious 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
>>      content
>>    * support for RIS and BibTeX export
>>
>>  REPORTS
>>    * guided reports can now take runtime parameters
>>
>>  SERIALS
>>    * can now specify the subscription end date, library location,
>>      and grace periods
>>    * option to automatically place hold requests for members of a
>>      serials routing list
>>    * numerous bugfixes
>>
>>  STAFF INTERFACE
>>    * the cart has been added to the staff interface
>>    * enhanced patron card and item label creator
>>    * support for XSLT templates in the staff bib details display
>>
>>  WEB SERVICES AND INTERFACE
>>    * 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
>>
>> Documentation
>> ==================
>> As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook.
>>
>> Credits
>> ==================
>> We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
>> new features in Koha 3.2:
>>
>>  * Aix-Marseille Universities, France
>>  * BrailleNet (http://www.braillenet.org/)
>>  * BULAC, France (www.bulac.fr)
>>  * East Brunswick Public Library, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
>>  * Foundations Bible College & Seminary, Dunn, North Carolina, USA
>>  * Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg, Germany (www.hfjs.eu)
>>    - XSLT changes to display 880 fields
>>  * Howard County Library, Maryland, USA (http://www.hclibrary.org/)
>>  * MassCat, Massachussetts, USA
>>  * Middletown Township Public Library, Middletown, New Jersey, 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
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Galen
>> --
>> Galen Charlton
>> RM 3.2
>> gmcharlt at gmail.com
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