1 RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.0
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8 * the acquisitions module has been significantly revamped:
9 * support for hierarchical funds and budgets
10 * budget planning by calendar and item type
11 * vendor contract periods
14 * significant usability enhancements to the system preferences
16 * many additional granular permissions
20 * revamped inventory/stocktaking
21 * ability to export bibliographic information in CSV format
23 * new quick spine lable print button
24 * support for temporary location and in-process item statuses
25 * usability enhancements to cataloging workflow:
26 * can now choose whether to edit items
27 after saving a bib record
28 * option to move an item from one bib to another
29 * option to delete all items attached to a bib
30 * ability to clone an item
33 * ability to define library transfer limits
34 * email checkout slips
35 * option to enable alert sounds during checkin and checkout
36 * improvements in Koha's ability to express circulation policies
37 * option to charge fines using suspension days instead of money
38 * hold policies are now on the branch/itemtype/categorycode level
39 * renewal policies are now on the branch/itemtype/categorycode level
40 * ability to specify an expiration date for a hold request
41 when placing it via the staff interface or OPAC
42 * daily batch job to cancel expired holds
43 * improvements to interface to change the priority of hold
44 requests for a bib in the staff interface
45 * new messaging system for patron records, allowing an unlimited
46 number of patron notes to be stored and managed
49 * additional patron privacy options
50 * numerious enhancements to the bib display XML templates
51 * per-patron OPAC search history, with ability for patrons
52 to manage the retention of their search history
53 * support for Syndetics, LibraryThing, and Babeltheque enhanced
55 * support for RIS and BibTeX export
58 * guided reports can now take runtime parameters
61 * can now specify the subscription end date, library location,
63 * option to automatically place hold requests for members of a
68 * the cart has been added to the staff interface
69 * enhanced patron card and item label creator
70 * support for XSLT templates in the staff bib details display
72 WEB SERVICES AND INTERFACE
73 * integration with SOPAC, including support for various
74 web services defined by the ILS-DI recommendation
75 * support for CAS single sign-on
76 * improvements to OAI-PMH support
80 As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook.
84 We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
85 new features in Koha 3.2:
87 * Aix-Marseille Universities, France
88 * BrailleNet (http://www.braillenet.org/)
89 * BULAC, France (www.bulac.fr)
90 * East Brunswick Public Library, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
91 * Foundations Bible College & Seminary, Dunn, North Carolina, USA
92 * Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg, Germany (www.hfjs.eu)
93 - XSLT changes to display 880 fields
94 * Howard County Library, Maryland, USA (http://www.hclibrary.org/)
95 * MassCat, Massachussetts, USA
96 * Middletown Township Public Library, Middletown, New Jersey, USA
97 * Northeast Kansas Library System, Kansas, USA
98 * Plano Independent School District, Plano, Texas, USA
99 * SAN Ouest Provence, France
100 * vokal (Vermont Association of Koha Automated Libraries),
102 * www.digital-loom.com