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Alexandria is changing
We're getting ready for the Dream Makeover. Check it out with the Alert button at the top of Circulation, Patrons, and Items!
Search Widgets
A new, free tiny search widget.
Tell us how Alexandria is working for you!
How are we doing with the new improvements and features we added? Take the survey.
Cool new features
Copy Notes report
Integrated Email Services
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)
Separate reports for Title Weeding List and Copy Weeding List
Patron History report from Reports (run it for multiple patrons at once)
Reports for cross Library/Textbook Tracker information
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)
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
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