Version 2.2.1 features
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Version 2.2.1
Version 2.2.1 was first released in production at Emory University in January 2006.
- View usage statistics–new robust “Statistics” tab for tracking system and class-level usage
- ”Auto” sorting when uploading/linking new item–new items uploaded into a class automatically fall into place when a class is sorted by title or author
- New Edit Item screen for physical copies–allows editing of physical copy information, such as call number, barcode, and reserve desk
- LDAP support for user authentication
- Protection from direct linking to reserves files–when users link directly to a URL in ReservesDirect, they are challenged for a username and password before allowing them to open the document. All links to documents are now routed through the ReservesViewer, so besides the additional security, usage statistics are also captured when students view documents from a CMS (such as Blackboard) or an instructor's web site.
- Class lookup screens enhanced through the use of AJAX technology, making looking up classes faster and more streamlined. Lookups for the staff interface can now be done by instructor, department, or class name.
- Exposed activate/deactivate dates for classes on the reactivate screen–when reactivating a class, staff can change the active dates directly on the reactivation screen. Also, staff or instructors can reactivate a class with a different name without affecting previous instances of the class, if they wish to.
- Export class items and output of statistics reports–allows exporting of class data or statistics reports in CSV format for use by Excel or other spreadsheet programs
- Staff can add instructors and proxies from Manage Users–"quick links" have been added to the Manage Classes tab for staff to add instructors and proxies to existing classes
- ”Audit” function for override password creation–this is a “back-end” feature to track who creates override passwords and when they are created, in order to comply with FERPA regulations about the privacy of student information
- Calendar widgets–for anywhere that a date must be set, calender widgets have been added to assist in selecting dates.
- Abilitiy to assign staff to a given library through interface–exposes the ability to assign staff-level uses to a specific library from the Edit User tab (previously only doable through the back end by an administrator).
- Add / Edit / Delete Library through interface–an admin level feature to edit libraries, previously only available through the back end
- Add / Edit / Delete Department through interface–an admin level feature to edit departments, previously only available through the back end
- ”Not trained” table accessible through staff interface–exposes the “not trained” status on the edit user screen to allow staff to remove an instructor’s ability to edit their own classes
- Updated duplicateReserve checker–rewrote the function that catches duplicate classes being reactivated or created for the same semester as a class that already exists
- Enhanced heading functionality-changed headings within a class reserves list to folders so that folders can be resorted and have their associated items travel with them.
- Enhanced positional CSS display framework allows even greater flexibility for customization of look and feel.
...in addition to a number of miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements to improve performance and security.
