Upcoming
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Recent features
These are all live as of the latest version: 24.5
Search
The new Search, Browse, and Explore interfaces are live! This includes a ton of new features like TeachingBooks.
- Logos on patron interfaces
- “Most Popular” in Browse
- “Find more” in Browse
- Browse by Medium
- Sorting and filters in Browse
- Click on the title to see full details
- Shelf View in Search
- Mobile-friendly Search
- Easily-copied citation for each item
- And more
Hub Welcome Message
Add text to your Researcher page!
Import/Export Bulletin Boards + Passwords
Share bulletin boards using the new export, and import boards sent to you by others!
Keep data secure by adding passwords to private bulletin boards.
Alexandria Makeover
You’ll notice some parts of Alexandria look wildly different from others—Alexandria interfaces are being updated to new standards!
In 2014, we made the first big step to a modern, web-based product. But the computer world advances fast! With the Dream Makeover, we are improving how it looks and feels, but we are also updating the code to follow modern standards and be more usable on tablets and phones. This is a switch we slowly started with your Researcher interfaces back in 2015 (when we introduced Slideshow!). In spring 2023 we released the first wave of updated Librarian interfaces, and are continuing these updates with an estimated end date of spring 2025.
BETAS
Sometimes we release betas of our interfaces so you can try them out before they become live.
Reports beta
New look and lots of new features! Also, Notices and Labels betas.
- Keep an eye out for:
- Report format previews (know which report it is before you run it!)
- Prompts to save your report for later
- Easy category or list viewing
Once you’ve tried it, let us know what you think!
Utilities beta
Looks just like Reports.
Feedback
Tell us how Alexandria is working for you! How are we doing with the new improvements and features we added? Take the survey.
Get beta early access! Do you want to see early concepts and beta releases of new features? The easy way is to sign up for our beta access list, where we’ll send information, sneak peeks, and early access to beta modules. (If the form doesn’t show to the right, sign up here.)
Join our user group! If you are interested in giving more in-depth feedback and contributing to ideas before they reach beta, sign up for our user research group.
Upcoming
Here are a few things we’re working on now. Contact us with any questions, or send us your ideas!
Cool new features, coming “sooner”
- Updated Inventory interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this fall)
- Updated Authority Control interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this fall)
- Updated Imports interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this fall/winter)
- Updated Exports interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this fall/winter)
- Updated Policies interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this winter)
- Updated Calendars interface in the style of the Makeover (beta coming this winter)
- Saving multiple Slideshows (coming this winter)
Performance and reliability
- Depreciate Circulation Groups in Alexandria, as they are not being used — starting with Circulation Groups Imports and Exports.
- Add Circulation Groups to Textbook Tracker
- Depreciate Routes
- Re-engineered Admin (for self-hosted users) (coming this summer/fall)
- Improved sessions (not have to log in as often)
- Improved password security
Ongoing (almost every release)
- Enhanced operations (ongoing)
- UTF-8 support (character optimization) (ongoing)
- Speed and security optimization (ongoing)
Cool new features, coming “later”
- Enhanced email notices (more control over ‘automatic’ emails)
- More advanced selections for reports/labels
- Textbooks Coming Due Items Notice & Overdue Items or Unpaid Charge Notice for TT
- Special Status Copies report for TT, Recompute Due Date utility for TT
- Customize Email Subjects for Report Notices
- Reports for cross Library/Textbook Tracker information
- Inventory Management for Textbook Tracker
- Cute graphics for the other Scout styles
More on our list…
- Operation summary report (see all saved operations)
- New Researcher style (color theme)
- Patron Reading Level report
- Patron History report from Reports (run it for multiple patrons at once)
- New Copy label report for 5×10 TALL
- Hold Confirmation “Letter”
- Hold Queue Summary report
- Custom 3-column reports (make your own report)
- Widget Builder & more widgets
- Slideshow Builder module
We’re also considering…
- Advanced Data Retention (options to keep old data)
- BestMARC for new titles
- Waivers
- A way to run favorite reports from command line, or explore buttons
- A way to consolidate grade table vs authority grades
- Alexandria Researcher iOS app
- A way to browse public saved lists
- A way to automatically change copy condition based on age etc.
- Textbook Tracker “Courses”
- Recommended Titles
- A way for patrons to request items (can do now with a google form)
Once we have drones, they will work on these…
These real answers from a 2018 survey still make us smile!!!
“What is one thing we could do to make you happier?”
- You could send collectors to retrieve overdue books from students 🙂
- come do my inventory for me!
- establish world peace LOL
- sell pizza?
- Come clean the library for us? 🙂
- Increase your market share, especially over Follett Destiny. I get tired of hearing how great they are. I have used that system and like yours much better.
- Make it free…… 😉
We care about your ideas!
We love hearing your suggestions for Alexandria. Fill out our form whenever inspiration strikes!
Upcoming
24.5 Release Notes
24.4 Release Notes