From 8e29c86050928fe3264ca2e4a6f7fb04e71c7bb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kathy Lussier Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:38:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Web client release notes and acknowledgements Adding a special section on the web client to the release notes, as well as acknnowledgements for everyone who has contributed to the project. Signed-off-by: Kathy Lussier Signed-off-by: Galen Charlton --- docs/RELEASE_NOTES_3_0.adoc | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 115 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_3_0.adoc b/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_3_0.adoc index 2b59def33c..edae4e16af 100644 --- a/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_3_0.adoc +++ b/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_3_0.adoc @@ -130,6 +130,30 @@ the XUL staff client is slated to be entirely removed. New Features ------------ +New Staff Client +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Evergreen 3.0 features a new, modern staff client that runs in the web browser +and can be used on desktop and mobile devices. All functional areas of the +system, including circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, reports, +booking, administration, and offline circulation, are available in the new staff +client. Chrome and Firefox are officially supported for use with the web client. + +Library staff will no longer need to download separate software to perform most +actions in Evergreen. A Chrome plugin called Hatch will be available as a +separate installation for workstations that require seamless, dialog-free +printing to multiple printers. + +In addition to adding more portability and stability, the new staff client also +presents a cleaner and more modern interface for users. By virtue of running in +a browser, actions that users are accustomed to performing on other web sites +should now be available in the Evergreen client. + +The old, XUL client will continue to be available to allow for a gradual +transition to the browser-based client, but no new features will be added. The +old client will totally be removed from Evergreen in the Fall 2018 3.2.0 +release. + Administration @@ -1279,6 +1303,97 @@ in the future. Acknowledgments --------------- + +Web Client Acknowledgements +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The project to move Evergreen to a new browser-based web client launched four +years ago at the September 2017 Evergreen developer hack-a-way when the +developer community voted to move away from the XUL client and explore other +platforms. The first web client preview became available in Evergreen 2.7 when +circulation was moved the the new platform. + +The browser-based client is available due to the work of many coders, testers, +documentors, translators, project managers, spec writers, funders and other +contributors over the past four years. + +The Evergreen project would like to acknowledge the following organizations +that funded development of the Web Staff Client: + +* Bibliomation +* British Columbia Libraries Cooperative +* C/W MARS +* Georgia Public Library Service +* Grand Rapids Public Library +* The Howe Library +* Kenton County Public Library +* King County Library System +* MassLNC +* NC Cardinal +* OhioNet +* Pennsylvania Integrated Library System +* Pioneer Library System +* SC Lends + +The Evergreen project would also like to thank the following individuals who +contributed code, translations, documentations patches, tests, technical +specifications and proect management to the Web Staff Client: + +* Jason Boyer +* Adam Bowling +* Christine Burns +* Eva Cerniňáková +* Galen Charlton +* Dawn Dale +* Jeff Davis +* Grace Dunbar +* Bill Erickson +* Jason Etheridge +* Lynn Floyd +* Sally Fortin +* Jeff Godin +* Rogan Hamby +* Blake Henderson +* Billy Horn +* Skye Howard +* Kyle Huckins +* Linda Jansová +* Tina Ji +* Mary Jinglewski +* Angela Kilsdonk +* Victoria Lewis +* Jeanette Lundgren +* Kathy Lussier +* Terran McCanna +* Christine Morgan +* Michele Morgan +* Stephen Moss +* Andrea Neiman +* Nawras Othman +* Freddy Enrique Pelayo Huapalla +* Jillianne Presley +* Jennifer Pringle +* Michelle Purcell +* Mike Rylander +* Jane Sandberg +* Dan Scott +* Chris Sharp +* Ben Shum +* Clare Sobotka +* Remington Steed +* Jason Stephenson +* Josh Stompro +* Yamil Suarez +* Scott Thomas +* Anahi Valdez +* Cesar Velez +* Dan Wells +* Beth Willis +* Tigran Zargaryan + +Evergreen 3.0 Acknowledgements +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + The Evergreen project would like to acknowledge the following organizations that commissioned developments in this release of Evergreen: -- 2.43.2