What's coming to Alexandria?

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Cool new features

, coming "sooner"

Image Added New Search, Browse, & Explore (betas coming this winter) which includes:

• Image Added Logos on patron interfaces
• Image Added "Most Popular" in Browse
• "Find more" in Browse
• Browse by Medium
• Sorting and filters in Browse
• Click on the title to see full details
• Shelf View in Search
• Mobile-friendly Search
• And more

Image Added TeachingBooks integration  (coming this winter)

Image Added Updated Security interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this winter)

Image Added Updated Calendars interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this winter)

Image Added Updated Utilities interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this winter)

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Cool new features, coming "later"

Image Added Enhanced email notices (more control over 'automatic' emails!)

Image Added New icon sets with our cute new icons~ (available this spring from our new support center...)

 Image Added More advanced selections for reports/labels

Image Added Textbooks Coming Due Items Notice & Overdue Items or Unpaid Charge Notice for TT

Image Added Updated Policies interface in the style of the Makeover

Image Added Special Status Copies report for TT, Recompute Due Date utility for TT

Image Added Customize Email Subjects for Report Notices

Image Added Reports for cross Library/Textbook Tracker information

Image Added Inventory Management for Textbook Tracker

Performance and reliability

Image Removed Integrated Email Services

Image Removed Automatic Gumdrop book imports

Image Removed Portuguese language support

Image Removed E-resources usage statistics (clicks on titles without copies count as 'checkout')  (this is happening as of 21.1 but not all reports are reporting the statistics correctly)

Image Removed New icon sets with our cute new icons~

Image Removed Reports for cross Library/Textbook Tracker information

Image Removed Separate reports for Title Weeding List and Copy Weeding List

Image Removed Patron History report from Reports (run it for multiple patrons at once)

Image Removed Operation summary report (see all saved operations)

Coming with the Makeover

Image Removed Series lookup from Circulation (Makeover)

Image Removed Librarian dashboard (Makeover)

Image Removed Librarian getting-started tutorials (Makeover)

Image Removed Homeroom tab patron pictures + check-out indicator (Makeover)

Image RemovedResearcher Builder (Researcher setup and preferences from one place) (Makeover)

Image Removed New login windows  (Makeover)

Image Removed New Bulletin Board manager (Makeover)

Performance and reliability

Image Removed Copy ID will be removed from Alexandria as it is no longer relevant 

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 Depreciate Circulation Groups in Alexandria, as they are not being used

Add Circulation Groups to Textbook Tracker

Image Modified Depreciate SIF support (as of Summer 2022 SIF is no longer supported)Image RemovedDepreciate Routes

Image Modified Preference re-organization (Makeover)Image Removed Re- Re-engineered Admin (for self-hosted users) (coming this winter)

 Improved sessions (not have to log in as often)

Image Added Improved password security (coming this summer)

Ongoing (almost every release)

Enhanced operations (ongoing)

 64-bit support (performance, newer macOS support) (ongoing)Image Removed UTF-8 support (character optimization) (ongoing)

 Utility Utility and report cleanup (fixing formatting, improving security, etc) (ongoing)

More on our list...

Image Removed Popularity score for items

Image Removed "Most Popular" in Search/Browse

Image Added Operation summary report (see all saved operations)

Image Added Image Removed New Researcher style (color theme)

Image Modified Researcher navigation improvements

Image Removed Merge duplicate titles

Image Removed Dedicated Notices module with enhanced email notices (more control over 'automatic' emails!)

Image Removed Dedicated Labels module

Image Removed Report format previews (know which report it is before you run it!)

Image Removed Patron Reading Level report

Patron Reading Level report

Image Added Patron History report from Reports (run it for multiple patrons at once)

Image Added New Copy label report for 5x10 TALL

Image Added Hold Confirmation "Letter"

Hold Queue Summary report

Report to show patrons with 0 items out

Image Removed Automatic import of Gumdrop ebooks

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Custom 3-column reports (make your own report)

Image Added Widget Builder & more widgets

Image Added Slideshow Builder, or, saving multiple Slideshows

We're also considering...

• Advanced Data Retention (options to keep old data)
• BestMARC for new titles
• Improved Bulletin Board Builder
• Slideshow Builder
• Waivers
• A way to run favorite reports from command line, or explore buttons
• A way to consolidate grade table vs authority grades
• Alexandria Researcher iOS app
• A way to browse public saved lists
• A way to automatically change copy condition based on age etc.
• Textbook Tracker "Courses"
• Recommended Titles
• A way for patrons to request items (can do now with a google form...)Waivers