Change reservation tiles on 'My Account' dashboard labels

Some changes have been made to the wording around reservations and their availability.

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Include 'Events' in an all resources Search

Performing the All Resources search at the OPAC will now also return Event Session records.

Turn off ability to place a review from brief display (WPAC)

Added the ability to enable (or disable) the Add Review button at the OPAC bibliographic record Brief Display. This option is found in the Maintenance > HTML Configurator > General tab > Brief Display section.

Additional Configurator options for Online Registration

Via the HTML Configurator, it is now possible to:

• enable/disable online registration (show/hide the default registration links)
• set the caption for the link to the online registration form in the OPAC navbar
• customise the interstitial registration page (traditionally this page contains terms and conditions of joining the library)

Adding Registration Required on Events in brief display on WPAC

Events that require registration to attend now indicate this requirement on the Event Brief Display at the OPAC.

Ability to set default view (grid or list) for record brief display in WPAC

The HTML Configurator now allows library staff to choose whether OPAC search results are displayed - by default - in a list view or grid view.

OPAC users may still toggle grid or list display at the OPAC by clicking the icon at the top of the Brief Display interface.

Add ability to determine if bibliographic and article search options are grouped in the WPAC header search

The option to group Bibliographic searches and/or Article searches in the OPAC search dropdown has been added to the Search tab of the HTML Configurator.   See the Library catalogue and Articles grouping examples in the included screenshot.

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Allow users to add custom CSS via Configurator

A new tab has been added to the HTML Configurator to allow users to modify CSS styles not otherwise present in the Configurator, or to create user-defined styles that may be called in custom content.

Add CAPTCHA codes into the WPAC

Libraries may now enable CAPTCHA verification at the OPAC for login, online registration, password reset, and Event registration.

Add an email confirmation field in OPAC

An email address confirmation field has been added to the online borrower registration form. It is optional and may be added in the Register Online Parameters interface.

 
WPAC: configure ERROR.xsl via Maintenance

The HTML Configurator now offers the option to configure the error page displayed in the OPAC when a search returns no results.

Additional Advanced Search Options for 'Header advanced page'

The new Search tab in the HTML Configurator allows libraries to easily customise the Advanced Search forms at the OPAC. This includes setting the number of visible search fields, and showing or hiding filter tables.

Location notes field to display on LOCX page on WPAC

An Additional Notes rich text editor has been added to the OPAC tab in Location parameters. These notes will be displayed at the Full Display of a Location record at the OPAC, under an Additional Information heading which may be enabled or disabled via Display Parameters.

Generate password regex automatically based on the Circulation password rules

The regular expression (regex) generated by Borrower Password Rules will now be automatically applied to password interfaces at the OPAC. This includes both setting the password at registration, and changing (or resetting) the password.

Remove suppressed collections from the advanced search look up

If the Suppress from OPAC parameter is selected in Collection parameters, then that Collection will not appear in the Collections lookup field in the Advanced Search form at the OPAC.

<div class="form-group form-row">

<label for="CLN" class="col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-form-label text-sm-right"><xsl:text>Collection</xsl:text>:</label>

<div class="col-sm-8 col-md-7">

<select name="BIBCOLX" id="CLN" class="form-control" size="3" multiple="multiple">

<option value=""><xsl:text>All collections</xsl:text></option>

#TBL=HO=60

</select>

</div>

</div>

Ability to disable review information in Brief Display (WPAC)

Bibliographic record Display Parameters now allow staff to disable the display of the Average Rating of a title at the record Brief Display in the OPAC.

Allow spaces to be included in borrower passwords

If Borrower password rules allow non-alphanumeric characters (by selecting either Alphanumeric or Both alpha and numeric option), passwords may now include spaces. Spaces will also be considered a non-alphanumeric character if Must include non-alphanumeric characters is selected.

 Add Record Icon into WPAC for Large Print

Titles identified as Large Print will have an icon displayed at the OPAC to indicate as such. This icon can be selected and changed in the HTML Configurator.

Files with extension tif and tiff can now be displayed as image source in WPAC

Previously, .TIF and .TIFF files would not be displayed as images, but offer a download link. These images will now display a thumbnail at the record Brief and Full Display, and offer the full image to be downloaded using the Access resource link.

Parameterise the color of toggler, #toggleLogin and #toggleSearch

Three new parameters have been added to the Navigation bar section of the CSS Styles tab of the HTML Configurator. These parameters allow users to customise the colour of some elements in the OPAC, specifically for viewing on mobile web browsers (not the Spydus Mobile borrower app). The styles are:

• Toggler icon colour - This applies to the 'hamburger' menu icon
• Search icon colour - This applies to the magnifying glass icon when appearing in the navigation bar (not the search header)
• Login icon colour - The login icon in the right hand corner of the navbar 

Allow borrowers to search for Publisher Number, Other Standard Identifiers and all Standard Numbers via the WPAC

The Library Catalogue - Advanced search now allows visitors to search by Publisher Number, All Standard Numbers, and Other Standard Identifier.

'Issues for this Title' should be the first container on the full record display for a serial

When viewing the Full Display of a bibliographic record for a serial title, the container populated with that title's issues will now appear directly below the Record details.

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WPAC: Allow collection filters to be defined to be used in the bibliographic search pages

Library staff may add Collection filters using the Search tab of the HTML Configurator, allowing OPAC visitors to search within those filters by selecting the relevant Catalogue option. 

Update WPAC display to support DA redevelopment

Digital Asset records that are not otherwise suppressed from displaying at the OPAC will be returned in an All Resources search. Other record types that are linked to Digital Asset records (Bibliographic records, Archival records etc) have also been appropriately updated.

Add ability to download audio transcript in WPAC

If a Digital Asset audio file has a linked text transcript, the transcript may be downloaded from the OPAC.

Modify WPAC to display link from item record to online resource record

If an Item record is linked to a Spydus Online Resource record (ERS), a link to the Online Resource (Access resource) will now be displayed at the OPAC at the Brief Display, Full Display, and Availability pop-up. 

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Update the holdings display in WPAC for reservations awaiting pickup

When a reservation is available for pickup at its pickup location, the OPAC holding description text will now read 'On reserve shelf at pickup location' where pickup location is the Location Name.