Version 6.3

Muscat 6.3 brings numerous enhancements. The most prominent features include more updated and corrected translations and some field rearrangements that create an environment that is easier to work in.

• Field 033 has been completely removed; dates related to performances are no longer encoded. Use a 518 note for any performance information. Data previously in this field has been moved to a General Note.
• Field 740, which was only used for imported data, is no longer needed and has been removed.
• The function Associated name (asn) was added to 710 $4 for Sources and Holdings
• The field groups in the secondary literature have been rearranged to better follow the cataloguing workflow
• It is now possible to create new people directly from the secondary literature interface
• Folders can be downloaded as CSV or MARCXML
• Folders can be validated
• Editors have the option to skip validation when saving records if needed
• Rails was upgraded to 5.2 and to bundler 2.0; gems and dependencies were updated
• Solr was update to work with java 11
• A new landing page was added so users can see the news for upgrades directly from the dashboard
• From the catalog it is now possible to download the searches as CSV or MARCXML
• An internal class to pretty-print marc records was added
• muscat-css now contains some global variables to aid customization
• A message is show when the system is reindexing
• Many fixes and cleanup in translations, added new languages and labels.

And many more, which can be found in the long Changelog

Version 6.2

Muscat Spring 2020 Edition. It brings many "under the hood" enhancements to provide a more stable, refined and performing cataloguing platform.

• Improved PT, ES and IT translations
• New multiple catalogues support
• Bugfixes and improvements in catalog search
• New faster reindexing engine
• Better maintenance reports
• Cleanup of many editor pages

And many more, which can be found in the Changelog

Version 6.1.1

Small hotfix for #905.

Version 6.1

Welcome to Muscat 6.1, 55th release! This release includes many new features, bug fixes and updates. In particular:

• New template change mechanism
• New configuration for Composite Volumes
• New role Junior Editor
• New and improved source modification report
• New improved Spanish translation

And many more, which can be found in the Changelog

Version 6.0.1

Quick interim release relating to #896, so the issue is fixed before 6.1 is released.

Version 6.0

First major release in the 6.0 series of Muscat. This version adds many improvements particularly to the backend, and features support for merging the RISM CH data into the International RISM data pool. Some highlights of the new features:

• Added New Portuguese translation of Muscat interface and guidelines
• Improved translations and corrections in the other languages
• Support for the RISM CH migration
• Fixed critical updates in the backend
• Various fixes in the VIAF, GND and SRU interfaces

The complete long changelog details all the changes.

Version 5.2.1

Maintenance release, many small improvements in the translations

Version 5.2

Version 5.2 is the new major release of Muscat, containing may improvements and fixed. Most notably:

• Added links for works
• New template for composite volumes template
• New and improved template selection
• Better email notifications with formatted names

...and many many more. As usual, the complete long changelog details all the changes.

Version 5.1.2

Fix a critical bug with multiple material groups, #752.

Version 5.1.1

First hotfix of the 5.1 series, fixes issue #746.