[Koha] Koha 3.2.0 released
James Minges
jminges at nekls.org
Sat Oct 23 14:32:22 NZDT 2010
Thanks to Galen and all of the 3.2 release team for your labors getting this release out. We all really appreciate everyone who was part of this.
Jim Minges
On Oct 22, 2010, at 8:32 AM, koha-request at lists.katipo.co.nz wrote:
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> 3. Re: [Koha-devel] Koha 3.2.0 released (Galen Charlton)
> 4. Re: Koha 3.2.0 released (Olugbenga Adara)
> 5. Re: [Koha-devel] Koha 3.2.0 released (Tomas Cohen Arazi)
> 6. Koha Offline Circulation 1.2 (Kyle Hall)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:49:31 -0400
> From: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Koha] Koha 3.2.0 released
> To: Koha list <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>,
> koha-devel at lists.koha-community.org
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> Hi,
>
> I am pleased to announce the release of Koha 3.2.0. The package can
> be retrieved from:
>
> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz
>
> You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download:
>
> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz.MD5
> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz.MD5.asc
> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz.sig
>
> Here are the release notes:
>
> RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.0 - 22 October 2010
> ========================================================================
>
> 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 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
> editor
> * 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
> from the staff cart
> * 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 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 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
> 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
> * 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
> 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
> details in the OPAC
> * OPAC icon set provided by vokal
>
> REPORTS
> * Guided reports can now take runtime parameters
> * Can now edit SQL reports
>
> 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
> * 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
> web services defined by the ILS-DI recommendation
> * 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. 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 <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
> Documentation Manager: Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
> Translation Manager: Chris Cormack <chris at bigallofwax.co.nz>
> Release Maintainer (3.0.x):
> Henri-Damien Laurent <henridamien.laurent at biblibre.com>
> Release Maintainer (3.2.x):
> Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
>
> 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 f?r J?dische 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
> * 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
> * Fr?d?ric Demains
> * Galen Charlton
> * Garry Collum
> * Henri-Damien Laurent
> * Ian Walls
> * James Winter
> * Jane Wagner
> * Jared Camins-Esakov
> * Jean-Andr? 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
> * S?bastien 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 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 3.2.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.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
> --
> Galen Charlton
> gmcharlt at gmail.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:10:32 +1300
> From: Chris Cormack <chris at bigballofwax.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [Koha] [Koha-devel] Koha 3.2.0 released
> To: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
> Cc: Koha list <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>,
> koha-devel at lists.koha-community.org
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTi=1=HoEOM=scRzQ-mdRt-UmV7Tm4GpgByGHJs+h at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> On 22 October 2010 19:49, Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am pleased to announce the release of Koha 3.2.0. ?The package can
>> be retrieved from:
>>
>> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz
>>
>> You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download:
>>
>> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz.MD5
>> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz.MD5.asc
>> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.00.tar.gz.sig
>
> I'd like to be the first to congratulate and thank Galen for all his
> hard work bringing this release to fruition.
> And of course huge thanks to all the developers .. 73 different
> individuals I think .. who contributed to this release. Again huge
> thanks to libraries and librarians who drive Koha. Of course as
> translation manager I would be remiss in not thanking all those who
> provide translations.
>
> Koha really is a team effort, and the proverb Galen used at the end of
> his release notes is very apt. By sharing the knowledge and effort, we
> create something wonderful.
>
> Chris
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:57:28 -0400
> From: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Koha] [Koha-devel] Koha 3.2.0 released
> To: Chris Cormack <chris at bigballofwax.co.nz>
> Cc: Koha list <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>,
> koha-devel at lists.koha-community.org
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTi=HrcXfQTVqHouxUZzaYmWyZg3G6T4jFUU9mbc2 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Chris Cormack <chris at bigballofwax.co.nz> wrote:
>> Koha really is a team effort, and the proverb Galen used at the end of
>> his release notes is very apt. By sharing the knowledge and effort, we
>> create something wonderful.
>
> Hear, hear!
>
> Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't thank Chris for supplying the
> proverb. So, thanks!
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
> --
> Galen Charlton
> gmcharlt at gmail.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:40:48 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Olugbenga Adara <gbengaadara at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha 3.2.0 released
> To: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
> Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Message-ID: <406182.4194.qm at web33001.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Hello Galen,
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>
>> From: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
>> To: Koha list <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>; koha-devel at lists.koha-community.org
>> Sent: Fri, October 22, 2010 7:49:31 AM
>> Subject: [Koha] Koha 3.2.0 released
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am pleased to announce the release of Koha 3.2.0. The package can
>> be retrieved from:
>
> Great work. especially coming on the eve of the Kohacon. Well done to a great
> team and community!
>
> Olugbenga Adara
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:55:07 -0300
> From: Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Koha] [Koha-devel] Koha 3.2.0 released
> To: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
> Cc: Koha list <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>,
> koha-devel at lists.koha-community.org
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTinndazcp66AR7woSwJ-fnq_mUP=_Tmmm7Gokbot at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:49 AM, Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am pleased to announce the release of Koha 3.2.0.
>
> Galen, thanks and congratulations for this great release!
>
> To+
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:26:14 -0400
> From: Kyle Hall <kyle.m.hall at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Koha] Koha Offline Circulation 1.2
> To: koha <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>, koha-devel
> <koha-devel at lists.koha.org>
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTik4XJEdTSzdYDP1iHYvL2GArEAc_h+DXrbyw3aW at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hey All,
> I just thought I'd let everyone know that I've compiled a new version of
> the offline circulation client. Not only does this version not crash when
> you try to search a borrowers.db file, but you can now select where the file
> is, and the client will remember between uses ( previously the file had to
> be in the application directory ). I have created a Windows setup file
> available for download here:
> http://millruntech.com/downloads/koha-offline-circulation/windows/19-koha-offline-circulation-1-2-setup
>
> If you are using an older version, please uninstall it first, as I have
> moved from a commercial setup creator to a FOSS setup creator ( inno setup
> ). I will be creating a .deb package as soon as I can.
>
> Also, now that 3.2 is out, expect to see some new Koha Virtual Appliances
> soon.
>
> Kyle
>
> http://www.kylehall.info
> Mill Run Technology Solutions ( http://millruntech.com )
> Crawford County Federated Library System ( http://www.ccfls.org )
> Meadville Public Library ( http://www.meadvillelibrary.org )
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