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+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@catalyst.net.nz>
+Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
+Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr>
+QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com>
+Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel Roy, Paul Poulain, Mason James
+
+Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
+ Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
+Release Maintainer (3.6.x):
+ Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@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@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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