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Improved check out workflow, import images from URL (beta), and more!
When trying to check out an item to a user with a reservation that starts “today” myTurn will alert you about the reservation and give you the option to process it via the Build Order page. This will help make sure reservations are marked fulfilled, and give you the option to use the flexibility of the Build Order process (swap

Unified “Check In / Out” field, limit registration by multiple domains, and more!
We’ve made the “Check In / Out” field work for both Item IDs (as it did before) and also User IDs (e.g. staff ID, Library Card #, etc.). This field also receives focus by default which is especially handy for organizations using barcode scanning. When limiting user registrations by domain you can now separate multiple domains with a comma. For

New SAML 2.0 Single Sign On, User Registration Options, & more!
Two important enhancements have been added to the myTurn platform with this release: Initial support for the widely used SAML 2.0 Single Sign On (can be used with Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services/ADFS, LDAP, CAS, and More) For those user myTurn authentication, you can do specify the following fields are required at sign up: Organization Address Phone Date of Birth

Sierra Club features myTurn on how the demand for durability supports radical reuse
Sierra Club. Welcome to the Library of Things, by Amanda Castleman Our CEO, Gene Homicki, is featured in this article as a leader in the effort to promote reuse of durable goods. Interestingly, they point out that 80% of U.S. consumers say they would spend more on durable products designed to be used collectively. We have ample public support to

More Flexible Reservations and Reservation/Loan “Buffers” | April 2019 Updates
In this release we’ve enabled Administrative users to override all buffers and other restrictions on reservations, have a number of new and changed features, and completed many bug fixes. We’ve also revamped the myTurn reservation “buffer” system to makes things clearer and more flexible. There are now two buffers you can set: Now Buffer: how many days from “now” can

New Support Videos!
We’ve started to add a number of “How To” videos to our Support site and will continue to add more to help make myTurn either to use for our customers and their customers. If there are specific topics you’d like us to explain via a video, please contact us.

Closed Days & Holidays, Hide Address by Location, Embedded Site Improvements | March 2019 Updates
We’ve added a number of new features to the platform to make managing your myTurn sites easier. The highlights include being able to specify the days your organization is closed (reservations can’t start or end on those days), hiding address and contact information by location (for organizations using our multiple location support), a number of improvements to how myTurn works

Start Reservations for Users, Pick Self-Renew Date, Additional Pickup Options | February 2019
Our February 2019 release brings a number f new features and fixes. Admins can now create a reservation for a user directly by clicking “reserve” on the User Details page. Users can now pick their return date when they self-renew items. There are a number of new pickup options and improvements! The full list is below: [LEND-5604] – Allow users

Parent Categories, Maintenance Plans, Reservation Buffers Account for Closed Days | January 2019
Our January 2019 release is just packed full of updates including our new Maintenance Plans (for items) are now in beta testing, categories can have parents so you can group similar product categories together, you can account for closed days in loan/reservation buffers, and much more! [LEND-5223] – Apply membership discount to kiosk api [LEND-5423] – Add ability to self-renew

New Features: Pickup Location and Transfers | December 2018
We have a number of new features for our customers that work with multiple locations. Specifically, this releases builds upon our recent work to specify and control how pickup locations are handled, and allows you to transfer items between locations. New features allow your users to specify where they want to pick up a reservation and myTurn will help ensure