No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
Added double-page view capabilities to Mac app
What’s changed?
Added double page spread page view capabilities to ePubs on Bookshelf Mac version 10.5.
Who does this change affect?
- Learners
- Instructors
Updated ePub text sizing options for Mac reader preferences
What’s changed?
Improved the ePub text sizing capabilities in Reader Preferences to make it easier for users to read their content on Bookshelf Mac version 10.5.
Who does this change affect?
- Learners
- Instructors
Update reader help modal User Interface
What’s changed?
Small User Interface update to the Help modal in the Bookshelf Online reader.
Who does this change affect?
- Learners
- Instructors
Read Aloud (Text-To-Speech) Improvements
What’s changed?
Read aloud is a commonly used feature, we conducted user research for insight into improvements.
Who does this change affect?
- Learners
- Instructors
Update back to library Icon
What’s changed?
We have received feedback from several key clients, that it can be challenging for users to navigate between the reader and their library, so we updated the back to library button that is displayed when navigating from the Reader to the library.
Who does this change affect?
- Learners
- Instructors
Fixed Text to Speech not reading Radical signs and Greek letters issue
What’s changed?
Fixed an issue in Bookshelf Online that caused the radical signs and Greek letters to not be read by Read Aloud.
Who does this change affect?
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- Learners
- Instructors
Updated EA Dashboard Participation statistics
What’s changed?
We have updated the Connect Dashboard participation statistics for EA catalogs to better reflect students who have no EA materials.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Remove concept of "Default Student Item Message”
What’s changed?
We have removed the Default Student Item Message functionality from Connect. From here on out, if a Connect Item requires an instructional note it can be applied on the Connect Item > Student Item Message tab or by way of the Item Import which continue to function as it has in the past. The only difference is that there will no longer be an option to apply a default.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Moved tabbed item content to "front" of card
What’s changed?
We’ve redesigned the course material cards in Course Dashboard to make item notes and attachments more accessible to users. We’ve removed the tabbed navigation from the top of the card layout and incorporated the content from those tabs onto the main course material display.
Item notes, which can be edited in Verba Connect, are now displayed on the center of the card. Lengthy notes will be truncated, and a small “view more” link will be added to allow users to see the full note. Short notes will appear in full without having to click anything.
Attachments are now accessed through a button on the card. As before, this only appears when the item has attachments. Attachments can be uploaded in Verba Connect.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Fixed Match & Verify SKU Matchers
What’s changed?
We fixed a bug that caused users to occasionally run into issues when unmatching and rematching SKUs on Connect Items.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Fixed "Students with Only Non-EA Materials" filter
What’s changed?
We resolved a bug that caused the Students page “Students with Only Non-EA Materials” filter to not include students enrolled in inactive sections on Connect Items.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Fixed Students page "Filter by Section" not working from initial page load
What’s changed?
“Filter by Section” now functions when applied before loading “All Students” on the Students page in Verba Connect. The shortcut from Connect Item group section “enrollment” count is also fixed.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Students page: initial page load improvements
What’s changed?
We’ve updated the Student page behavior, for both IA/EA catalogs, to optimize user experience.
Initial page load of the Students page no longer involves loading the “All Students” filter. Instead, it will not load any students and users can search & or filter as needed. Some additional details:
- When no filters are selected, search defaults to querying All Students.
- We’ve added a shortcut link to download the selected catalog’s Students Report when no search/filters are selected.
- Search will continue to respect filters when selected.
- On initial page load there will not be a student count but that does not mean no students exist for the catalog.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Add new fields to Purchase Order reports
What’s changed?
The Purchase Order report now includes content type and delivery method information.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Updated Item Creation Import default template and UI to include "Access Codes Required?" when feature flag is active
What’s changed?
We resolved an issue that was causing unnecessary confusion/errors when trying to user the Item Import tied to new automated access code functionality.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
Change Student Charges & Refunds report from XLSX to CSV
What’s changed?
We have changed the Reports > Campus Reports > Student Charges & Refunds report to be .csv format. This change from .xlsx will make the download much more reliable, especially for catalogs with a large volume of students/charges.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins
No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
No updates for 1/1/24 - 3/31/24
Verba Collect:
Collect: Add OER filters to Courses and Items pages
What’s changed?
We’ve added additional filters in Collect to help bookstores with their workflows.
- On the advanced filters on the Courses page, a checkbox for OER adoptions in the Book Status filter.
- On the Items page, we’ve added a new group of filters called Adoption Type, which has options for books, supplies and OER items.
Who does this change affect?
- LMS Admins
- Institutional Admins