1 RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.0 - 22 October 2011
2 ========================================================================
4 Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
5 (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
6 volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
7 The website for the Koha project is
9 http://koha-community.org/
11 Koha 3.6.0 can be downloaded from:
13 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.tar.gz
15 Installation instructions can be found at:
17 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
19 OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
21 Koha 3.6.0 is a major feature release.
24 ======================
27 * When deleting an order, items are deleted and if applicable the
28 biblio also (if no holds, subscriptions etc are attached)
29 * Add Basket number and Invoice number search
30 * Control view of baskets for vendor with a sys pref (own/branch/all)
31 * Control confirmation when closing a basket with a sys pref
34 * New permission for overdues report
37 * Z3950 results highlighting
38 * Easy Analytics support
39 * Improve controls for cloning and deleting MARC subfields
40 * Capability to blank subfields in Batch Modification
41 * UNIMARC field 225 plugin: allow $a value data entry
42 * Adjust default values for MARC21 authority Fixed-Length Data Elements
43 * Update UNIMARC plugins
44 * Adding option to "attach another item" when finished attaching items
47 * Added a checkin tab to the patron search screen
48 * Added enumchron field to the place holds screen
49 * Better hold information on the staff biblio detail screen
50 * Added a checked out from colum to list of checked out items
52 * Add link to fast add framework while circulating, if a barcode is not found
53 * Automatically check out fast add item after cataloging it
54 * Add shelving location to checkin results screen
57 * Paging on the opac detail page, allowing the user to move through search results
58 * Recent comments view
59 * Added a powered by Koha footer
60 * Show a warning if placing a hold incurs a charge
61 * Added user customisable html block under the facets in search results
62 * Added customisable html block under OpacNav and patron account links
63 * Profile pictures in the OPAC next to review authors
64 * Show number of comments on the "Comments" tab in OPAC
67 * Log membership renewal
68 * Allow patron update script (on OPAC) to send email using the
69 from address of the patron
70 * Extended attributes display much improved
71 * Partial fine payments
72 * If a patron search returns one result, redirect to patron details page
75 * Improved the email checking when sending "Hold filled" notices.
76 * Add today's date on checkin/checkout notices
79 * Added links to the schema and reports library
80 * Record localuse statistics, when returning items not on issue
81 * Control for which branch renewals are recorded with a sys pref
84 * Added ISBN filter to advanced
85 * Analytic links search on full phrase title
86 * Control order in which facet categories display
89 * Add Support for the Fee Paid Message
92 * Add integration for EBSCO's Novelist Select service
93 * Enable Koha to fetch book covers from Open Library
96 * Improved styling of the table pager
97 * Add autocomplete="off" to borrowernumbers and barcode forms
98 * Improved the tinymce editor on the Koha news page
101 * Added crystal icon set
102 * Nicer style for "clear screen" button
103 * Added capability to limit the RSS results
106 * Tons of fixes to the translation tools
107 * Add German translation for purchase suggestion mails
108 * Spanish translation for SQL files
110 INTERNALS, PACKAGING AND PERFORMANCE
111 * Simplified system preferences for the web installer
112 * Create and update the manual pages for the koha-* scripts.
113 * Automated backups of data and config
114 * Improve configurability of package building scripts
116 COMMAND LINE UTILITIES
117 * cron script to allow easy anonymisation of patron circulation data
120 * Longer userid fields
121 * Clean up guided reports dictionary entry process
122 * Circulation restrictions working when other withdrawn reasons are used
123 * Fixed LDAP username case issues
125 Plus 356 more bugfixes
129 ======================
131 The following system preferences are new in 3.6.0:
132 * numSearchRSSResults
135 * BasketConfirmations
136 * MARCAuthorityControlField008
139 * RecordLocalUseOnReturn
141 * NovelistSelectEnabled
142 * NovelistSelectProfile
143 * NovelistSelectPassword
145 * EasyAnalyticalRecords
148 * OpacShowRecentComments
151 ======================
155 * Perl 5.10 is required
159 ======================
161 As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The
162 home page for Koha documentation is
164 http://koha-community.org/documentation/
166 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
167 Koha manual is available:
169 http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/
171 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
173 http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
176 ======================
178 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
179 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
188 * Portuguese (Brazil)
191 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
193 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
195 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
197 for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
200 http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
202 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
204 http://translate.koha-community.org/
207 ======================
209 The release team for Koha 3.6 is
211 Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
212 Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
213 Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr>
214 QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com>
215 Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel de Rooy, Paul Poulain, Mason James
217 Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
218 Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
219 Release Maintainer (3.6.x):
220 Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
225 ======================
227 We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
228 new features in Koha 3.6:
229 * Los Gatos Public Library
231 * East Brunswick Public Library
232 * Athens County Public Libraries
233 * Horowhenua Library Trust
234 * Halton Borough Council
235 * South Taranaki District Council
237 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to
254 Christophe Croullebois
270 Frère Sébastien Marie
297 Salvador Zaragoza Rubio
300 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
301 please send a patch against these release notes to
302 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
304 Revision control notes
305 ======================
307 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
308 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
310 git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
312 The branch for Koha 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
315 The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.8.0.
317 Bugs and feature requests
318 ======================
320 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
323 http://bugs.koha-community.org/
326 Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini