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December 2014

LibCal v2 - Recent Updates

Since LibCal v2's release on September 18th, we've been uber-busy adding in a ton of features!

From Release Date: September 19th to Today!

Room Bookings Upates:moving rooms within LibCal

  • Room Sorting - Create a manual sort of rooms within groups to create a custom, non-alpha order.
  • Move Rooms - Made a mistake and need to move rooms from one group to another? Now you can!
  • Room Capacity Customizations - Customize the Room Capacity filter ranges to whatever you'd like!
  • Room Bookings iCal Feed for Public Consumption  - Working in a shared calendar that your public utilizes? Embed an iCal feed that's suitable for public consumption! Public iCal feeds strip out patron-identifiable information and displays booked/available timeslots using just the booking nickname.
  • Occupancy Ratio - Calculate the percentage of hours booked by total hours available for each room.

adding a libsurvey to a libcal ebentCalendar Updates:

  • Internal Calendar API - The Calendars API now gives you the option to include internal calendars.
  • Transfer Events when Campus/Location Deleted - When deleting a campus/location, you'll now be prompted to reassign all events to a new Campus/Location.
  • XML Export - Grab an XML Export of your Calendar events under Calendar Settings > Embed/Export Options.
  • LibSurveys Integration - Using LibGuides CMS v2? You'll get automatic integration between your LibSurveys Surveys & Forms and your LibCal Events. Setup events with follow-up emails that direct users to your 'Feedback Survey.'