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10 December 2020

Highlights

We've got some Textbook Tracker updates, report improvements, and an exciting announcement for you this holiday season!





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Print receipts in Textbook Tracker with the Network Printer! You can set up your receipts in Preferences > Circulation > Receipts.





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We've improved the In-Stock Hold Notice and In-Stock Holds reports by adding the ability to select by date(s) the items became in-stock.







Time to get excited! We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with Mitinet to bring you BestMARC. This MARC data cleanup and supplementation service will take the form of two Alexandria utilities included in a paid add-on. If you're looking to make your catalog more discoverable for your patrons, this will be a great tool to help!


It will be available in January 2021! In the meantime,

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learn more and contact our Sales Team if you’re interested. 



Tip

We've added a lot of cool new features over the year. 

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Tell us how the updated Copy List, Patron Details, Item Details, and more are working for you!

Important

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  • We no longer support Windows 8. See Install Requirements for current notes and recommendations for Self-Hosting.
  • Circulation Groups and See & See Also in Authority Control have been removed due to lack of usage and interest.

New & Improved

Operations
  • Updated FTP import file names to make them easier to identify.
Patrons
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Preferences

  • Updated a preference label in 

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    patron policies

    to improve clarity. “Days to Keep an In-Stock Hold Request” is now “Days to keep an In-Stock/On-Shelf hold” because it also includes on-shelf holds.

  • Fixed LDAP logins.
  • Corrected variable tags for Circulation Letters and notice reports.
  • Updated GG4L imports to allow for more than 100 teachers.
Reports
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  • Added Department to the Copy Labels (3x10) report’s labels for Textbook Tracker. 
  • Fixed a printing error with the Library Cards (2x5) report.
  • Corrected multiple reports to include patrons without a grade (i.e. level) when sorting by grade.
  • Updated notices with cover art to fully load even when there’s invalid cover art.
Researcher
  • Improved accessibility in Browse, including tabbing, voiceovers, and more! This makes it WCAG 2.0 AA compliant.
System
  • Improved performance and reliability.
  • Fixed a database issue.
Textbook Tracker
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  • Added Alert Notes to textbook copies. When in use, you’ll receive an alert when that copy is made current in Circulation. Need a reminder to check returned textbooks for CDs or other accessories? Add an alert note!
Warning
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If you self-host on a Mac, hold off updating your servers to macOS 10.15 Catalina. Alexandria will be 64-bit compatible in a future release. We highly recommend you consider Cloud Hosting.

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