April 2002 - Koha - lists.katipo.co.nz

RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class
by Yaogeng Cheng 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

>Here it gets tricky > >What you actually see as class on the screen on the item details page is an almagation of >3 fields. > >it goes classification,dewey,subclass > >Looking in the database for the above book >it has classification=J >dewey=612.82 >subclass= > >Hence J612.82 > >So for something like J612.32aa >You'd have >classification=J >dewey=612.32 >subclass=aa Yet, where should/could I put classification (J) into the database from your web interface? I did not find a field called classification or similar in koha web site. Please enlighten. Thanks a lot! Yaogeng

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RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class
by Williams, Olwen - SAL 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

I'd be wary of this approach. I don't remember well what happens, but the dewey number is decimal for sorting, and the J will be in a separate field (but I can't remember where precisely. If you are using the Dewey system don't tamper with the datatype. On the other hand if you are using another system feel free to modify the type to suit, but there may be some other validation and formatting that has to change, for example formatting that puts leading zeroes on dewey numbers less than 100. -----Original Message----- From: Roger Buck [mailto:rog@saas.nsw.edu.au] Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2002 11:07 To: rachel(a)katipo.co.nz Cc: Yaogeng Cheng; koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] A simple question about Class # From the example koha db tables for <biblioitems.dewey>: dewey double (8,6) default NULL I think this means that the dewey entry is restricted to being a numeric data type (double precision - up to 8 digits displayed, with up to 6 digits following the decimal point)? As far as I know, the Dewey numbers are "labels" - their value is not used for computation - so the dewey number could be entered as a "text" data type? I'd guess that simply changing the db entry to something like: dewey varchar (16) default NULL might cover most of your needs? I am just a newbie at this stuff and the above is all just guess-work - so make modifications at your own risk ;^) R. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class
by Yaogeng Cheng 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

Rachel: Thanks a lot for your information. I have the following puzzle to be solved. >> In http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/, if you search by "Understanding your >> brain" by Title in the cataloge page. Then you click the TITLE >> Understanding your brain, You get the Class J612.82. How did J get >> into it? What did J represent and how can I input it into the Koha >> system? >As it's a non fiction book the class is the dewey number. You enter it either >as part of acquisioning a book or if you've already got an entry, by clicking on >the "modify" button in the group record - you get this page. >http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/cgi- bin/koha/modbibitem.pl?bibitem=93999&biblio=41244&submit.x= >41&submit.y >=22 However, if I enter J612.82 as part of acquisioning a book, Koha doesn't take it. By I do can modify it to J612.82 or a123 as you showed me(for that thanks a lot). It seems in acquisionting page, the dewey number can not take anything with letters. It can only take numbers. That is the reason why I ask how did this J get into http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/ dewey part? Thanks again! Yaogeng

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RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class
by Williams, Olwen - SAL 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

I think the J is the class, in this case Junior non-fiction, and is concatenated with the Dewey number. -----Original Message----- From: Yaogeng Cheng [mailto:ycheng@neiglobal.com] Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2002 10:37 To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class I use the simple acquisitions which seems to be the only way for my company to use, because we need to put a lot of our own CD into the library. Thanks, Yaogeng -----Original Message----- From: Rachel Hamilton-Williams [mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:34 PM To: Yaogeng Cheng Subject: RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class Hi > Can you let me know when this get solved? I would like very much to > fix this problem(Maybe the last one to me). Can you confirm what version of acquisitions your using please? Cheers Rachel > Thanks a lot! > > Yaogeng > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rachel Hamilton-Williams [mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:25 PM > To: Yaogeng Cheng > Cc: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class > > > Hi > > > Thanks a lot for your information. I have the following puzzle to be > > solved. > > > > >> In http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/, if you search by "Understanding your > > >> brain" by Title in the cataloge page. Then you click the TITLE > > >> Understanding your brain, You get the Class J612.82. How did J > > >> get into it? What did J represent and how can I input it into the > > >> Koha system? > > > > >As it's a non fiction book the class is the dewey number. You > > >enter > > >it > > either > > >as part of acquisioning a book or if you've already got an entry, > > >by > > clicking on > > >the "modify" button in the group record - you get this page. > > > > >http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/cgi- > > bin/koha/modbibitem.pl?bibitem=93999&biblio=41244&submit.x= > > >41&submit.y > > >=22 > > > > However, if I enter J612.82 as part of acquisioning a book, Koha > > doesn't take it. By I do can modify it to J612.82 or a123 as you > > showed me(for that thanks a lot). It seems in acquisionting page, the > > dewey number can not take anything with letters. It can only take > > numbers. That is the reason why I ask how did this J get into > > http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/ dewey part? > > I suspect for HLT it actually came in with their big data import - but > they may also use a different acquisitions module to you - they use > the full acquisitions within the library, where as at the moment on > the demo site I think it is the simple acquisitions that is running. > > However it sounds like you might have found a bug between the two > systems > - because I'd have thought you could enter in the same info in both. > > Cheers > Rachel _____________________________________________________________ > > Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications > WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 > mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington > http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand > Koha Open Source Library System > http://www.koha.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _____________________________________________________________ Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand Koha Open Source Library System http://www.koha.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class
by Yaogeng Cheng 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

I use the simple acquisitions which seems to be the only way for my company to use, because we need to put a lot of our own CD into the library. Thanks, Yaogeng -----Original Message----- From: Rachel Hamilton-Williams [mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:34 PM To: Yaogeng Cheng Subject: RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class Hi > Can you let me know when this get solved? I would like very much to > fix this problem(Maybe the last one to me). Can you confirm what version of acquisitions your using please? Cheers Rachel > Thanks a lot! > > Yaogeng > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rachel Hamilton-Williams [mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:25 PM > To: Yaogeng Cheng > Cc: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class > > > Hi > > > Thanks a lot for your information. I have the following puzzle to be > > solved. > > > > >> In http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/, if you search by "Understanding your > > >> brain" by Title in the cataloge page. Then you click the TITLE > > >> Understanding your brain, You get the Class J612.82. How did J > > >> get into it? What did J represent and how can I input it into the > > >> Koha system? > > > > >As it's a non fiction book the class is the dewey number. You > > >enter > > >it > > either > > >as part of acquisioning a book or if you've already got an entry, > > >by > > clicking on > > >the "modify" button in the group record - you get this page. > > > > >http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/cgi- > > bin/koha/modbibitem.pl?bibitem=93999&biblio=41244&submit.x= > > >41&submit.y > > >=22 > > > > However, if I enter J612.82 as part of acquisioning a book, Koha > > doesn't take it. By I do can modify it to J612.82 or a123 as you > > showed me(for that thanks a lot). It seems in acquisionting page, the > > dewey number can not take anything with letters. It can only take > > numbers. That is the reason why I ask how did this J get into > > http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/ dewey part? > > I suspect for HLT it actually came in with their big data import - but > they may also use a different acquisitions module to you - they use > the full acquisitions within the library, where as at the moment on > the demo site I think it is the simple acquisitions that is running. > > However it sounds like you might have found a bug between the two > systems > - because I'd have thought you could enter in the same info in both. > > Cheers > Rachel _____________________________________________________________ > > Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications > WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 > mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington > http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand > Koha Open Source Library System > http://www.koha.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _____________________________________________________________ Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand Koha Open Source Library System http://www.koha.org

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RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class
by Yaogeng Cheng 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

Can you let me know when this get solved? I would like very much to fix this problem(Maybe the last one to me). Thanks a lot! Yaogeng -----Original Message----- From: Rachel Hamilton-Williams [mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:25 PM To: Yaogeng Cheng Cc: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: RE: [Koha] A simple question about Class Hi > Thanks a lot for your information. I have the following puzzle to be > solved. > > >> In http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/, if you search by "Understanding your > >> brain" by Title in the cataloge page. Then you click the TITLE > >> Understanding your brain, You get the Class J612.82. How did J get > >> into it? What did J represent and how can I input it into the Koha > >> system? > > >As it's a non fiction book the class is the dewey number. You enter > >it > either > >as part of acquisioning a book or if you've already got an entry, by > clicking on > >the "modify" button in the group record - you get this page. > > >http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/cgi- > bin/koha/modbibitem.pl?bibitem=93999&biblio=41244&submit.x= > >41&submit.y > >=22 > > However, if I enter J612.82 as part of acquisioning a book, Koha > doesn't take it. By I do can modify it to J612.82 or a123 as you > showed me(for that thanks a lot). It seems in acquisionting page, the > dewey number can not take anything with letters. It can only take > numbers. That is the reason why I ask how did this J get into > http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/ dewey part? I suspect for HLT it actually came in with their big data import - but they may also use a different acquisitions module to you - they use the full acquisitions within the library, where as at the moment on the demo site I think it is the simple acquisitions that is running. However it sounds like you might have found a bug between the two systems - because I'd have thought you could enter in the same info in both. Cheers Rachel _____________________________________________________________ Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand Koha Open Source Library System http://www.koha.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Question about 'Dewey' entry!
by Yaogeng Cheng 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

>I am not a librarian so hopefully someone will correct me - I think that the physical >location can be specified/determined from the 'Dewey' entry??? Can someone tell me if this is the right way to do it? -- How to locate the book/CD in the bookshelf when I find them by searching them in Koha web page.? If this is the right way to do it, How can I do it? -- where to input Dewey entry and how to retrieve it? Is this is not the right way to do it, then what is and how to do it? Thanks Yaogeng

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A simple question about Class
by Yaogeng Cheng 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

In http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/, if you search by "Understanding your brain" by Title in the cataloge page. Then you click the TITLE Understanding your brain, You get the Class J612.82. How did J get into it? What did J represent and how can I input it into the Koha system? Thanks a lot! Yaogeng

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how do i insert books into the database (fwd)
by Md. Aftabuddin 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

sir, How do i insert books into the database? I am not getting the screen ( adding new items to the library inventory )displayed on the site hlt.katipo.co.nz after clicking on acquisitions insted i am getting aquisitions page. Whether i have to change the systemprefs table. then what changes ? Thanking you. Md. Aftabuddin

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where do i get koha latest archive
by Md. Aftabuddin 28 Apr '02

28 Apr '02

Sir , where do I get latest koha archive? Aftab

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