RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.11
22 Mar 2013
========================================================================

Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package 
(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, 
volunteers, and support companies from around the world.  
The website for the Koha project is 

    http://koha-community.org/

Koha 3.8.11 can be downloaded from:

    http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.11.tar.gz

Installation instructions can be found at:

    http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
    
    OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball

Koha 3.8.11 is a bugfix/maintenance release.


Major fixes of 3.8.11
======================

Acquisitions
----------
	4266	major	encumbrance and expenditure not used in code

Cataloging
----------
	7253	major	fast cataloging not always checking out

Searching
----------
	8620	critical	Barcode searching not working correctly


Bugs fixed in 3.8.11
======================

Cataloging
----------
	9377	normal	itemtype in duplicate biblio search
	9207	minor	Improve z39.50 speed slowdowns for sites with many records

Circulation
----------
	8054	normal	can hit submit twice when paying fines
	8682	normal	quick slip: renewals do not appear on quick slips

Documentation
----------
	9267	normal	Ubuntu 12.04 install docs broken

MARC Bibliographic record staging/import
----------
	5333	normal	Undefined value stops import from z39.50

OPAC
----------
	9585	minor	Fix spelling mistake in default tab conditional for opac-detail

Packaging
----------
	9784	minor	koha-shell missing from koha-common man page

Staff Client
----------
	9663	normal	Individual bibliographic record "Save" option requires export permission
	9658	trivial	Breadcrumb wrong on reports dictionary

System Administration
----------
	7596	normal	System preferences editor JavaScript contains untranslatable English string

Templates
----------
	9695	normal	Use alphabet system preference on page used to browse patrons for patron card batches
	9385	minor	patron add labels right aligned in chrome
	9545	minor	Fix Import Marc Bibliographic Framework Text Label
	9586	minor	Remove $ENV{DEBUG} info from Member Template
	9651	minor	When deleting a fund, button is wrongly labelled with 'Delete this budget'

Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers
----------
	9520	minor	Update default LOC Z39.50 target


Enhancements in 3.8.11
======================

Templates
----------
	9650	Show message if there are no notices
	9765	Remove unused include file: budgetperiods-admin.inc


New sysprefs in 3.8.11
======================



System requirements
======================

    Important notes:
    
    * Perl 5.10 is required
    * Zebra is required


Documentation
======================

As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook.  The
home page for Koha documentation is 

    http://koha-community.org/documentation/

As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
Koha manual is available:

    http://manual.koha-community.org/3.8.11/en/

The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at

    http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary


Translations
======================

Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
interface are available in this release for the following languages:


  * English (USA)
  * Arabic (99%)
  * Armenian (99%)
  * Chinese (Taiwan) (75%)
  * Danish (74%)
  * English (New Zealand) (99%)
  * French (99%)
  * French (Canada) (76%)
  * German (99%)
  * German (Switzerland) (99%)
  * Greek (74%)
  * Italian (100%)
  * Norwegian Bokmål (67%)
  * Portuguese (100%)
  * Portuguese (Brazil) (99%)
  * Slovak (100%)
  * Spanish (100%)
  * Turkish (100%)


Partial translations are available for various other languages.

The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see

    http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha

for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate 
list to volunteer:

    http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate

The most up-to-date translations can be found at:

    http://translate.koha-community.org/


Release Team
======================

The release team for Koha 3.8.11 is

  Release Manager:       Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
  Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
  Translation Manager:   Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr>
  QA Manager:            Ian Walls <koha.sekjal@gmail.com>
  QA team:               Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
                         Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>
			 Mason James <mason@kohaaloha.com>
  Bug Wranglers:         Katrin Fischer, Magnus Enger

  Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
  Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com>
  Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>


Credits
======================

We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
new features in Koha 3.8.11:

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.11.
  *      2	Tomas Cohen Arazi
  *      1	D Ruth Bavousett
  *      2	Jared Camins-Esakov
  *      2	David Cook
  *      3	Chris Cormack
  *      1	Jonathan Druart
  *      1	Kyle M Hall
  *      2	Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
  *      7	Owen Leonard
  *      3	Liz Rea
  *      3	Fridolyn SOMERS
  *      1	Mathieu Saby

We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.11
  *       7 ACPL                                                                                          
  *       4 Biblibre                                                                                    
  *       2 BigBallOfWax                                                                          
  *       1 ByWater-Solutions                                                                   
  *       2 C & P Bibliography                                                                    
  *       4 Catalyst                                                                                 
  *       2 Prosentient Systems
  *       1 Université Rennes 2
  *       5 unidentified

We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
for Koha 3.8.11.
  *      24 Jared Camins-Esakov
  *       3 Galen Charlton
  *       2 David Cook
  *      26 Chris Cormack
  *       2 Elliott Davis
  *      14 Jonathan Druart
  *       1 Jonathan Druarth
  *       2 Nicole C. Engard
  *       4 Katrin Fischer
  *       5 Kyle M Hall
  *       3 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
  *       2 Owen Leonard
  *       1 Liz Rea
  *       1 Martin Renvoize
  *       3 Marcel de Rooy
  *       1 Robin Sheat
  *       2 koha.aixmarseille

We regret any omissions.  If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
please send a patch against these release notes to 
koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.


Revision control notes
======================

The Koha project uses Git for version control.  The current development 
version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of 

    git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git

The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.8.x.

The last Koha release was 3.6.11, which was released on December 27, 2012.


Bugs and feature requests
======================

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
tracker at

    http://bugs.koha-community.org/


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##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Mar 2013 08:28:59 Z #####
