What's New on IU Libraries' Platforms?

Release Notes for February 2026

IUCAT

New Features

  • You can now use IUCAT to generate citations in APA, Chicago, and MLA formats. Just click the Cite button in the tool bar when you’re on an item record page. These are autogenerated based on the information in IUCAT.
  • Updates to the backend infrastructure

Bug Fixes

  • Browse by Call Number at the bottom of the item pages is now consistently displaying Title, author, and Call Number
  • Browse by Call Number is also now consistently displaying on recently purchased items.
  • Link to campus information that had recently changed are now updated

Libraries' Website

New Features

  • Improve the display when the website is undergoing routine maintanence
  • Better display label for locations that are By Appointment only

Bug Fixes

  • Backend permissions for library staff
  • Increase visibility of new blog posts on the library website
  • Changes to CSS to improve
  • Indexing changes to improve search results

Contributors

James Henry Smith.

James Henry Smith

Discovery and User Experience Librarian