Library Extension

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January 16, 2023: 2023.116.1

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New Features

  • No new features in this release

Improvements

  • Overdrive catalogs now extract 'language', as part of improving match results.
    Recent observations were made that showed non-English results being returned when the Overdrive (and other catalogs) retain an English title. This information is currently visible in the details (clicking the (i) on the results.
  • Improved scrolling, layout for the information dialog.
    Some UI work was done to improve the interactivity on the results details dialog (clicking the (i) on the results).

Bug Fixes

  • Case LIB-381 Fixed a results not being displayed for Biblionix, Autographics catalogs.
    A bug was introduced in the 2023.105.1 release which caused Bibilionx and Autographics catalogs to enter the 'endless spinner' state. This bug was due to changes in some method signatures, and these catalogs implementing overrides that were not properly updated. This bug has been fixed.

Known Issues

  • Some Koha catalog implementations are failing to return results.
    Libraries using version 22.05.07 of the Koha catalog software are unable to search due to a bug that was introduced in the source. This has been fixed and has been backported for a fix in 22.05.08. See https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32114 for full details
  • OCLC catalogs are no longer supported due to changes in how searches require authentication
    If your library uses an OCLC catalog, the functionality is currently broken and we are unable to provide an estimate for any fixes.

In Case You Missed It

  • The Library Extension now has the ability to display multiple matching results for physical catalogs
    This new Beta feature will return all matching items for physical catalogs. Previously, only the first matching item was returned, even if no holdings were available. This behavior is now more consistent with how digital catalogs will return all matching items.
    To enable this feature, open the Library Extension configuration page and choose 'General Settings'. Scroll down the list of displayed items until you see 'Beta Feature' with the description. Choose 'Yes, I want all possible matches to be displayed'

One more thing...

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Last updated January 16, 2023