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This page will list current versions and releases of Spotlight and related software.  Institutions that may have a "forked" version of the software may want to list it here as well.  This information will help sites plan for new releases and keep their curators informed about upcoming features and versions.

Technical overview of Spotlight

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On November 28, 2017, Travis Lilleberg posted a Spotlight Resource Overview on the Spotlight Community Slack channel.  It is included here for convenience and as a reference.  Travis has indicated he will continue to refine this diagram.

Current Project Release

As indicated on the The Project Blacklight site for Spotlight, the current  lists the current release in the Github Repository is v0.34.1.   Please see the Release Notes for details.

Developer Information

The developer community has used to have regularly scheduled calls to discuss the Spotlight Application as well as the ecosystem that surrounds it (calls are currently in hiatus).  A link to their notes page is provided here for convenience.   Please watch the Blacklight Developer Google Group for details on developer calls and Spotlight Application updates.

From Cathy Aster:

We've received numerous requests, and we're happy to share our inception deck and sprint demos from our current development work underway on Spotlight here at Stanford (https://github.com/sul-dlss/exhibits). The inception deck provides key context: http://bit.ly/2hV3xPS. Sprint demo playlist is here: http://bit.ly/2zs1hqP

Brainstorming Ideas

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 Developer questions about Spotlight will be best addressed by slacking the code4lib #blacklight channel.