Evergreen ILS

Open Source Library Software

Michele Morgan

Evergreen Maintenance Releases 3.7.1, 3.6.4, 3.5.5 Available

The Evergreen Community is pleased to announce the release of Evergreen 3.7.1, 3.6.4 and 3.5.5. These new releases contain numerous bug fixes for the Angular staff catalog, Bootstrap OPAC and Evergreen in general. Also included are usability and accessibility improvements and many updates to documentation.

The Evergreen Community wishes to thank the 28 individuals who contributed code to these releases and the 16 organizations with which they are affiliated. Appreciation also goes to the efforts of all community members who continually work to enhance the Evergreen system.

Full information including Release Notes and the releases themselves are available on the Evergreen downloads page.

Evergreen 3.6.0 Released

The Evergreen Community is proud to announce the release of Evergreen 3.6.0! Release 3.6 is more fully featured than originally planned, and includes a number of significant new features available to all Evergreen users thanks to the efforts of the Evergreen Community. Highlights include:

New Features:

  • Course Reserves Module
  • Curbside Pickup Module
  • Experimental Bootstrap-Based OPAC
  • Angular Staff Catalog becomes the default in the client
  • Patron API Authentication
  • Enhanced Documentation using Antora

Enhancements:

  • Angularization of many client interfaces
  • Matomo Support for catalog analytics
  • Dedicated interface for managing Hopeless Holds
  • Test patron SMS and Email notification methods
  • Enhanced Print and Email from the public catalog
  • Stripe credit card payments upgraded to use v.3 (Elements)
  • Support for subtotals in Reports
  • Support for pasting a list of barcodes in Item Status

Release 3.6 is available for download from the Evergreen downloads page; the full feature list is available in the release notes.

Thanks to all those who contributed code, testing, feedback, documentation, and their time and expertise to make Release 3.6.0 possible!

The Evergreen 3.6 Release Team

Galen Charlton
Jason Boyer
Terran McCanna
Michele Morgan

Release 3.6 Beta2 Available

Release 3.6 Beta2

The first Beta release of Evergreen 3.6 has been undergoing testing for nearly two weeks. Efforts of Evergreen community members and a successful Bug Squashing Week have resulted in 253 patches committed and released for 3.6 Beta1, and another 40 patches for 3.6 Beta2. That second beta release is now available on the downloads page.

Feature Highlights

Better Tools to Manage Hopeless Holds

A new interface identifies holds with no remaining items that can fill them, and provides actions staff can take to deal with them. This development was contributed by Equinox, sponsored by MassLNC and NOBLE.

Test Patron Notification Methods Functionality

The patron edit screen now offers the option of testing a patron’s email address and SMS notification preference by clicking a button next to the email and SMS data fields. This development was contributed by Catalyte, sponsored by MassLNC.

Enhancements to Print/Email from the OPAC

Patrons will have more options when printing bibliographic information from the catalog. Choices for Full and Brief format have been added as well as the option to include holdings. This development was contributed by Equinox, sponsored by MassLNC.

Deserving of a second mention is Chris Burton’s guide to the Bootstrap opac:

https://evergreen-ils.org/introducing-the-evergreen-bootstrap-opac/

Other improvements for Beta2 include multiple Angular Catalog refinements, accessibility improvements and many bug fixes which will also be included in maintenance releases of 3.4 and 3.5.

What’s next

Bug Squashing week may be over, but continued testing of the beta release is strongly encouraged to further refine the 3.6 features. The 3.6 Release Candidate is planned for October 7th.

The 3.6 Release Team:

Galen Charleton
Jason Boyer
Terran McCanna
Michele Morgan