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Cool new features

Image Modified Copy Notes reportImage Removed Integrated Email Services

Image Added Automatic Gumdrop book imports

Portuguese language support

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)

 New icon sets with our cute new icons~

 Operation summary report (see all saved operations) Titles Missing Information report (including missing genre)

Image Added Reports for cross Library/Textbook Tracker information

Separate reports for Title Weeding List and Copy Weeding List

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

Image Modified Reports for cross Library/Textbook Tracker information Operation summary report (see all saved operations)

Coming with the Makeover

Series lookup from Circulation (Makeover)

 Librarian dashboard (Makeover)

 Librarian getting-started tutorials (Makeover)

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

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

 New login windows  (Makeover)

Image Modified New New Bulletin Board manager (Makeover)

Performance and reliability

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

Copy Tag will be added to Textbooks to replace the long-lost Copy ID

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

Add Circulation Groups to Textbook Tracker

Depreciate SIF support (as of Summer 2022 SIF is no longer supported)

Depreciate Routes

 Preference re-organization (Makeover)

 Re-engineered Admin (for self-hosted users)

 Improved sessions (not have to log in as often)

Ongoing (almost every release)

Enhanced operations (ongoing)

 64-bit support (performance, newer macOS support) (ongoing)

 UTF-8 support (character optimization) (ongoing)

 Utility and report cleanup (ongoing)

More on our list...

 Popularity score for items

 "Most Popular" in Search/Browse

New Researcher style (color theme)

Researcher navigation improvements

Merge duplicate titles

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

 Dedicated Labels module

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

Patron Reading Level report

Hold Queue Summary report

Report to show patrons with 0 items out

Automatic import of Gumdrop ebooks

Widget builder

• Advanced Data Retention (options to keep old data)
• BestMARC for new titles
• Improved Bulletin Board Builder
• Slideshow Builder
• Waivers