====== VuFind Developers Call Minutes: August 4, 2015 ======

Attending: Markus Beh, Judy Brink-Drescher, Chris Hallberg, Demian Katz, Claas Kazzer, Kristof Kessler, André Lahmann, Brad Patton, June Rayner

===== Agenda =====

==== 1. Development Updates ====

=== JIRA Tickets ===

  * No changes since last call.

=== Pull Requests ===

  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/419|#419]] - in progress - This replaces the old [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/177|#177]] for adding text domains to the translator.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/420|#420]] - merged - This is a minor bug fix to the bootstrap3 lightbox.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/421|#421]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/428|#428]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/430|#430]] - in progress - These add some new features (auto-download, HTML export format) to export functionality.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/422|#422]] - merged - This adds a third namespace for flash messages ('success') on top of the existing two ('info', 'error').
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/423|#423]] - merged - Typo fix in a template.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/424|#424]] - merged - Removal of illegal element from bibtex exports.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/425|#425]] - merged - Language file typo fixes.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/426|#426]] - in progress - Updates to the DAIA ILS driver - Demian will merge in a week if no objections arise.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/427|#427]] - merged - Progress on author indexing improvements PR.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/429|#429]] - in progress - Latest Foundation5 theme

=== OpenURL Improvements ===

The OpenURL improvements discussed on the past call have been merged to master, which introduces some potentially backward-breaking changes (see notes in [[..:changelog]]).

==== 2. Development Planning ====

=== Improved Author Indexing ===

André has made some progress on changing Sets to Lists in the indexing routines and collecting sample data for testing purposes.

=== Solr Upgrade ===

The master branch has been updated to Solr 4.10.4. Please reindex data and report any problems. Demian will begin work on an experimental Solr 5 branch soon.

=== Release 2.5 Date ===

We decided on September 28th as the date for the next release. We will discuss the contents of this release in more detail on the next call.
==== 3. VuFind Summit 2015 ====

Part of the cost of the 2015 Summit will be covered by a generous donation from Agilent Technologies, Inc., a global company focused in the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets.

The price of admission is set at $45 (a slight increase over last year, to shorten the gap with next year's price if we fail to receive corporate backing). Registration is [[http://vustuff.org/vustuff/vufind-summit-2015-registration|now open here]].
==== 4. Other Topics? ====

Demian has written a [[http://blog.library.villanova.edu/libtech/2015/07/23/automatically-updating-locally-customized-files-with-git/|blog post]] about automating some VuFind local template/configuration maintenance tasks.

Tod reports that his [[http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/normrule-2.html|NACO]] browse normalizer is being tested by staff, subject specialists and catalogers. He expects to issue a pull request for vufind-browse-handler when the QA is done. UChicago will have this in production in time for their fall quarter.
===== Next Call =====

The next call will be Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 10am Eastern Daylight Time (14:00 GMT).