Release Notes for 09/03/2024

Pika Release Notes 2024.03.0

Deployed 9/3/2024

New Functionality

• Accessibility
  • Add new star ratings interface to entries of user lists     
  • For <svg> images, add role and labels
  • For Account Setting page, accordion headings embedded in header tags to aid Assistive technology navigation
  • Add title, label, and alt text to scannable library barcode in mobile header menu
  • Add label and caption to QR codes displayed in Staff View sections

• Within the format manifestation, the display of summarized location/call number display is moved out of the status section to below the “Show Edition/s” button for a cleaner display on narrower width windows (Minute 23:38)

• Require users to set a reactivation date for freezing OverDrive holds to match the existing requirement for setting a reactivate date in the OverDrive site and Libby App (Minute 24:51).

• Polaris patron integration (Minute 17:01) 
  • Title Searching

• Holds; Display, place, freeze, thaw, cancel, change pickup location

• Checkouts; Display, renew
• Patron profile

• Format Determination (Minute 25:50)
  • Adult Literacy Book
    • Subject phrase “Readers for new literates” (case-insensitive) in MARC tag 650 or 655

• Adult Literacy eBook
  • Subject phrase “Readers for new literates” (case-insensitive) in MARC tag 650 or 655 in a sideloaded record

• For Sierra libraries, id searching for bib numbers without the prefix dot, and/or without the suffix check digit will now provide results for the work that has the related record with the bib number

Bug Fixes

• Accessibility
  • Archive
    • Simplify “Next Random Image” button and give accessible label
    • In Acknowledgement Section, display name of additional Organization’s name with the organization’s logo
    • Better escaping of object titles within image alt text
  • Catalog Search
    • Include title in cover image alt text

• Star ratings (Minute 27:50)
  • Display title’s average user rating in search results in title details section

• Prevent keyboard focus on the visually hidden submit button
• Hide X button if patron hasn’t rated a title

• Reading history
  • Search reading history on enter

Sideloads

• Removed Western’s sideloads from Pika server since they have migrated to VuFind.

Additional Work 

• Sacramento Partners Folsom and Woodland City, for self-registration update the set Pcode2 value

• Update Broomfield self-registration form (Minute 29:21)
  • Capitalize all user input
  • Require guardian name for birth dates less than 16 years old

• Spanish language option for text messages

• Wake County Materials Request Export
• Adjust Aims Library theme to reduce confusion of header login button with the search submit button
• Set a main color for SD51 theme
• Summit County theme overhaul

Documentation (Minute 30:38)

• New

  • Patron Account Management
  • Record Views in Pika
  • Order record documentation

• Updated

  • Full record view
  • Facet configuration
  • Searching configuration
  • Catalog enrichment

VuFind Updates (Minute 00:26)

Configuration Updates

•  CMU
  • Theme creation and initial changes

• Indexing profile modifications
• Reindexing scripts
• Restore Index script
• Custom format determination for audio determination
• Template updates to display fields
  • Physical description

• Uniform title
• Corporate author
• Template updates for holdings display
  • Remove grouping by location
  • Include call number and location in table

• Show volume information and copy number in table
• Sort by volume and copy info
• Updated hold logic
• Western
  • Theme creation and initial changes

• Indexing profile modifications
• Reindexing scripts
• Restore index scripts
• Hold logic
• OverDrive integration changes

Sideloads (Minute 5:06)

• CMU
  • ContentDM (Archive Materials)

• Western
  • Academic Video Online
  • Colorado Government Documents
  • Proquest eBook Central
  • Elsevier
  • Federal Government Documents
  • Kanopy
  • Springer
  • OverDrive

• VuFind integration