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^{8 October 2020}

Content is subject to change before the official release on October 17th, 2020.

Our recent updates have added cool new features like a new Copy List and an upgraded Remove Holds utility. Tell us how Alexandria is working for you!

Highlights

Take a look at what we've been doing to make managing your library easier!

Activity

We’ve added an Express Mode to Activity, which allows for contactless, hands-free sign-in!

Accessibility

We are making improvements to Researcher’s accessibility with better keyboard access, voiceover guidance, and tooltips. Both the Researcher Hub (your main page) and Scout are now WCAG AA-compliant.

Nicknames

Now you can import and export patron nicknames! If you use Alexandria headers to map import fields, nicknames will be under 1070.

Important

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.

New & Improved

GG4L

Improved field mapping by replacing the User ID of Type entry field with a dropdown menu. This means you can choose from a list rather than needing to remember and type in user IDs yourself!

Reports

Improved the Loaned Items Information/Loaned Textbooks Information reports by adding a Page Break on Major Sort option for the Detailed and Complete formats. Sort by Patron Barcode to get lists of items loaned to individual patrons.

Cleaned up the header area of the Send Patron Details Email report to be more presentable.

Fixed the Usage by Period report’s Hour of the Day format to show usage during all time periods.

Researcher

Fixed a bug in Scout that was causing a hold to be placed after attempting to cancel.

System

Added a required email field when setting up your first District Administrator account. This ensures you’ll be able to reset this account’s password if necessary.

Updated SIF registration so that certain information and features are only visible when registered for SIF.

Improved performance and reliability.