[OPEN-ILS-DOCUMENTATION] 2.4 documentation needs

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all!

Evergreen 2.4 beta has been out for a couple of weeks and brings with it 
some nice new features that need documentation. I took some time to go 
through the release notes and identify new features that would benefit 
from some documentation. I've identified those documentation needs at 
http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen-docs:2.4_needs.

The new features that came through Equinox development already have 
documentation on its way - thank you ESI!

We need volunteers to document several other features that came from 
other developers. Some may just require a couple of sentences to be 
added to existing docs while others might require a chapter on their 
own. In many cases, I identified places in the documentation where I 
thought the feature could be incorporated. Some of these new features 
offer a great opportunity for those who are new to DIG to provide a 
contribution. If you would like to volunteer, please add your name to 
the wiki in blue so that we don't have people duplicating efforts. If 
you don't have a wiki account, you can get one by sending an e-mail to 
docs at evergreen-ils.org.

Although DIG uses AsciiDoc as the format for documentation, you can 
contribute your documentation in any format, such as Word or Open Office.

I also have a question for the larger group regarding the Evergreen in 
Action manual. I identified a couple of new features that should make it 
into the manual if we decide to offer a 2.4 version of the manual. It 
doesn't look like it will take a lot of work - there were a couple of 
OPAC features, something for Vandelay, and possibly a couple of 
acquisitions features. Is there any interest in keeping this manual up 
to date for 2.4? If so, I'll be happy to update the sections for 
acquisitions and Vandelay; we would then just need a volunteer to handle 
the two OPAC features.

Robert, ESI already has documentation for the link checker that is 
available in 2.4 - 
http://www.esilibrary.com/esi/docs/asciidoc/2.4_Link_Checker_doc/2.4_Link_Checker.txt. 
I also noticed that the documentation for hiding fields in the copy 
editor (2.2) did not appear to make it into the official docs. Would you 
be willing to add those?

Thanks!
Kathy

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Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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