====== VuFind Developers Call Minutes: July 17, 2018 ======

Attending: Leila Gonzales, Chris Hallberg, Demian Katz, Jochen Lienhard

===== Agenda =====

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

=== JIRA Tickets ===

  * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1212|VUFIND-1212]] - An initial Alma driver has been created and merged to master.
  * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1275|VUFIND-1275]] - The WorldCatIdentities recommendation module display glitch has been corrected.

=== Pull Requests ===

  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1213|#1213]] - merged - Prevent circular references in hierarchies.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1214|#1214]] - merged - Eliminated duplicate comments Javascript code.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1215|#1215]] - merged - Improvements to authority schema and record drivers.
  * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1216|#1216]] - in progress - Bug fix to API display of authors without roles.

=== Release 5.0 ===

The release went out on time. There are some issues with SolrMarc Java 10 compatibility that will have to be addressed in 5.0.1.
==== 2. Development Planning ====

=== Front End Updates ===

No news.

=== ILS Support Updates ===

The Alma driver was included in release 5.0. The FOLIO driver is still in development.

=== Browse Handler Optimizations ===

No news.

==== 3. Institutional Home ====

No news.

==== 4. VuFind Summit 2018 ====

The registration cost will be the same as last year -- $60 for two days, including light breakfast and lunch. The fee will be waived for presenters. Registration will open later this summer; the call for presenters is already open.

==== 5. Other Topics? ====

Demian has spent a little more time on the [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1164|bower-installer pull request]] in an effort to better standardize the way we handle external JS/CSS dependencies.
===== Next Call =====

The next call will be Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 9am Eastern Daylight Time (13:00 GMT).