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community:newsletter:2019-11

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VuFind Newsletter: November, 2019

:!: This is a draft and is subject to change.

Recently Completed / Resolved Issues

The following items were completed in the past month:

  • Added Hindi translation: #1485
  • Added “Integrating Resource” support to MarcAdvancedTrait::getBibliographicLevel(): #1490
  • Alma ILS driver improvements: #1481, #1492, #1498
  • Bug fix for author autocomplete sometimes displaying non-matching names (turned out to be a minor configuration issue): VUFIND-1250
  • Deprecate Params::getFilters in preference to Params::getRawFilters, to clarify code: #1489
  • DOI linking support for EDS records: #1493
  • Feedback form improvement: #1484
  • Filter interface bug fixes and improvements (users can now edit and reset their filters from any screen, not just from search results; additionally, some problems with inconsistent displays have been resolved): #1482, #1499, #1500, VUFIND-1353
  • Improvements to item status display logic: #1466
  • Installation support request closed due to inactivity: VUFIND-1310
  • Make hierarchy logic compatible with additional search backends: #1478
  • Minor language file/template corrections: #1483, #1505
  • Performance improvements to record collection creation: #1488
  • Prevent maintenance mode from affecting CLI tools: #1504
  • Unpaywall DOI linking support: #1491 / VUFIND-1322
  • Updated profiling support (useful for developers): #1487

This ticket was closed as “won't fix” due to long inactivity, the existence of other solutions, and apparent lack of interest:

  • Add config.ini setting to suppress display of record summaries: VUFIND-684

New Issues

The following items were reported / begun in the past month, but are not yet completed:

Code in Progress

  • Add Content Security Policy support: #1494
  • Add Print button to record view: #1507 / VUFIND-282
  • Alma driver improvements: #1501, #1502
  • FOLIO ILS Driver course reserves support: #1503
  • Hierarchy CSS display fix: #1495
  • Improve efficiency of sitemap generator (and related search system components): #1486
  • Improve design of session handlers: #1506 / VUFIND-1355
  • jQuery upgrade: #1497
  • Smarter handling of deleted records in OAI server: #1496

Issue Report / Discussion Only

  • IMPROVEMENT: Add “Cite This” option to search results (in addition to record view): VUFIND-1371
  • IMPROVEMENT: Better advanced search tab behavior when using multiple search backends: VUFIND-1370
  • IMPROVEMENT: Expose more facet data through the API: VUFIND-1373
  • IMPROVEMENT: Investigate elimination of need for import.properties configuration file for SolrMarc: VUFIND-1372

Active Issues

The following items saw significant progress / activity during the past month; some activity was due to Demian reviewing old inactive JIRA tickets in an attempt to clean things up:

  • ArchivesSpace integration: #1469 - there has been some discussion about MARC vs. EAD import procedures.
  • HathiTrust record preview tab: VUFIND-1329 - there has been discussion about expanding the scope of this ticket to add additional preview tabs when available.
  • Horizon driver date handling bug: VUFIND-1166 - this ILS driver bug fix has been marked as our most critical issue in JIRA for several years, but nobody has fixed it; it has been downgraded in severity, but if there are still Horizon users out there, please comment on the ticket so it can move forward.
  • Selective dissemination of information (SDI): #1440 -
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