VuFind 7.1.1 was released on schedule at the beginning of the month. The rest of the month was devoted to preparing for VuFind 8.0. While a formal release date has not been set, progress was made on all outstanding issues, several pending improvements requiring backward-compatibility-breaking changes were completed, and the process of updating translations has begun. A major new feature of the 8.0 release, the CSV import tool, was also completed. Work on 8.0 development and planning will continue in August, and the announcement of a release date should be expected soon.
As has been the case for the past few months, ongoing improvements to ILS drivers as well as a handful of bug fixes were also contributed to the project in July.
In addition to supporting the VuFind 8.0 planning process, the Project Management Committee has continued to discuss project membership benefits and training programs and has also begun planning for the 2021 Virtual VuFind Summit, which will be held online from November 15-17. More details on that, including a call for papers, will also be coming soon.
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