December 2004 - Koha - lists.katipo.co.nz

2.2.0 Roadmap
by Paul POULAIN 24 May '05

24 May '05

Hi Koha fans, Chrismas & new year approches, so, i wanted to share with you the roadmap of Koha : * today, i'll release Koha 2.2.0RC5. Fixes a few problems, and adds few features. * I'll be away of the web from tuesday 21 to january, 3rd. But don't worry, i'll continue hacking a little bit Koha. In fact, i plan to do 3 things : - write scripts to migrate a library that will adopt Koha in 2005Q1. - write a DOC to explain deeply how to migrate datas from XX to Koha, and tune all Koha parameters (authorized values, authorities...) to have a perfectly working cataloguing tool. Will be in french, so translators fr => en are welcomed. - "copy" improved virtual shelves tools into OPAC. * On January, 3rd, for my return, unless there is a major problem appearing, i'll release official 2.2.0 !!! This date has been choosen because it will be the 5th birthday of our preferred ILS. A great date, really. TECHNICAL info : i'll create a new branch in CVS for 2.2.0 on january. Until then, please, just commit bugfixes and/of minor improvements in the HEAD branch. At least, commit NOTHING that needs a change in the DB. Note that 2.2.x will probably contain some great tools being developped by Nelsonville at the moment. don't be too impatient, just know that it will be really great (for public libraries, just nice for search libraries) ;-) PRIVATE info : today, it's my 10th wedding birthday ;-) -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)

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Re: [Koha] "link" field
by Steven F. Baljkas 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Monday, December 27, 2004 15:10 CST Hi, Ernesto, If you mean the $6 Linkage subfield, the complete information is available at URL <http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdcntf.html#mrcs6> Depending on the holdings of your library, you might not have any records in which its use would apply (e.g. books in Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, etc., etc.) Hope this info helps. Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada > From: Ernesto Silva - Webmaster <silva(a)ort.edu.uy> > Date: 2004/12/27 Mon AM 07:34:24 CST > To: Koha list <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Subject: [Koha] "link" field > > Hi, > I'm playing with the marc subfields editor and I have one doubt, how > does the "link" field work? I've used it and after running a > bulkmarcimport I'm having some strange results. > > The help page sais: "link: useless for instance", but, what was it for? > > Thanks > Ernesto > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >

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Modifying Z39.50 Servers from Parameters web interface
by Giuseppe.Angilella＠ct.infn.it 30 Dec '04

30 Dec '04

Hi, while I can enter new Z39.50 Servers using the intranet web interface (Parameters - Z39.50 Servers), I cannot edit or delete them with Koha-2.2RC5. E.g., clicking on the "Modify Z39.50 Server" for any of them produces an empty form, much like the one one has to fill to enter a new Z39.50 Server, but with all entries emptied. I can of course modify the appropriate mysql table manually, by entering mysql. I guess it's a problem with the php interface. Regards, Giuseppe. P.S. Please, forward this message to a more appropriate mailing list, if required.

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Re: [Koha] Error launching the Z3950-Daemon
by Giuseppe.Angilella＠ct.infn.it 30 Dec '04

30 Dec '04

Hi everybody, Hi Sebastian, I've got the same problem as reported by Sebastian when launching the z3950. I use RedHat 9.0 and Koha 2.2.0RC5. Strangely enough, I had managed to have z3950 working on the same system, with a previous version of koha. (Note: I did not upgrade, but rather uninstalled the previous version and installed the newest one from scratch. I am still practicing with Koha, so I could do it without much harm.) Attached is the full log file with the errors generated. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. Giuseppe.

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Re: [Koha] Which ISBN is searched for by Z39.50 ?
by BWS Johnson 30 Dec '04

30 Dec '04

>That is, I had to delete the trailing 978 (for "Bookland") and edit the >last ("control") digit, from the 13-digits string usually produced by a >barcode scanner. A lot of times, that digit has nothing to do with the actual ISBN. >E.g., 9780486650159 should be edited to 0486650154. > ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^ > >I think this is a bit unconvenient. Since I am a newbie to Koha, I wonder >whether this is a feature or a bug: which way should one enter one's >ISBNs, with or without the trailing 978? > Currently, that 978 is not part of the NISO standards. In a few years, it will be. See: http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/ISBN.html Cheers, Brooke @ Hinsdale MA

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Re: [Koha-devel] Documentation correction
by Oren Maurer 30 Dec '04

30 Dec '04

Following your advice, Ive installed Perl's extended module libraries. But as for the must add libmysqlclient-dev there seems to be two options. Here is what I get: ================================= mydeb:~# apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Package libmysqlclient-dev is a virtual package provided by: libmysqlclient12-dev 4.0.22-6 libmysqlclient10-dev 3.23.56-2 You should explicitly select one to install. E: Package libmysqlclient-dev has no installation candidate mydeb:~# ================================= I assume that it depends on the MySQL version: libmysqlclient12-dev --> for MySQL 4.0.22-6 libmysqlclient10-dev --> for MySQL 3.23.56-2 Oren Maurer --- Gerry Arthus <garthus(a)lilrc.org> wrote: > If this can be added to the documentation it may > save some work, I have > decided to use Debian for My Koha ionstallation, to > many problems with > redhaT. > > Gerry > > > > Installing Koha 2.0RC4 On Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 > "stable" (woody) > > > Joshua Ferraro > > Several of Perl's extended module libraries are > available via the Debian > packaging system. We can install those using the > *apt-get* utility as > follows: > > koha:/# apt-get install libdbi-perl > koha:/# apt-get install libdbd-mysql-perl > koha:/# apt-get install libdate-manip-perl > koha:/# apt-get install libhtml-template-perl > koha:/# apt-get install libmail-sendmail-perl > > > /Must add/ > > > / koha:/# apt-get install > libmysqlclient-dev/ > > > / > Without the development libraries there is > a problem > installing the NET::LDAP module, it cannot > find the > mysql_config file/ > > > Now of course the real question is how to install > Debian for the > inexperienced. Since I have given up on the Redhat > kernal and decided to > go full open source with Debian I noticed that one > can install Knoppix > running from the CDROM and then do a harddrive > install which give three > choices one of which is Debian installation, this > solves the > configuration problems often associated with drivers > and installing > Debian the usual way. I will refine this document > with my installation > experiences and see about posting at the docs site. > > Gerry > > Gerry Arthus > > Systems Administrator: > > Long Island Library Resources Council > > SUNY at Stony Brook > > Stony Brook, New York > > US 11794-3399 > > Phone: 1-631-632-6652 > > FAX: 631-632-6662 > > Home: 631-289-7565 > > Email: garthus(a)lilrc.org > > > > Professor: > > Departments of: > > Graduate Computer Engineering, Earth and > Environmental Science, and > Engineering Management > > C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University > > 720 Northern Boulevard > > Brookville, New York > > US 11548-1300 > > Phone: 516-299-2293 > > > > > > ______________________________ > > Koha mailing list > > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > ===== _______________________________________________________________ Oren Maurer http://www.meorero.org.il _______________________________________________________________ #=============================================================| # Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. | #=============================================================| # See: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html | #_____________________________________________________________| #_____________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Which ISBN is searched for by Z39.50 ?
by Giuseppe.Angilella＠ct.infn.it 30 Dec '04

30 Dec '04

Hi again, when I used to have a Z39.50 daemon working under RedHat 9.0 with a 1.x version of Koha, I noticed that I could _NOT_ search ISBNs in the format 978...X. That is, I had to delete the trailing 978 (for "Bookland") and edit the last ("control") digit, from the 13-digits string usually produced by a barcode scanner. E.g., 9780486650159 should be edited to 0486650154. ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^ I think this is a bit unconvenient. Since I am a newbie to Koha, I wonder whether this is a feature or a bug: which way should one enter one's ISBNs, with or without the trailing 978? Thanks again. Giuseppe.

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Re: [Koha-devel] Documentation correction
by Joshua Ferraro 29 Dec '04

29 Dec '04

Hi Gerry, I'll put this on the list for additions to a Koha _2.2_ on Debian manual ... the document you refer to is mainly for Koha 2.0 installations. There is a document that should be available very soon entitled "Installing Koha 2.2 on Fedora Core" ... it's written and just waiting for some XML markup before it's posted to kohadocs.org. You can see a sneak preview of the document in plain text at http://kados.org/Installing_Koha_2.2_on_Fedora_Core.txt in case you're interested. Thanks for the note, Joshua On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 12:37:05PM -0500, Gerry Arthus wrote: > If this can be added to the documentation it may save some work, I have > decided to use Debian for My Koha ionstallation, to many problems with > redhaT. > > Gerry > > > > Installing Koha 2.0RC4 On Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 "stable" (woody) > > > Joshua Ferraro > > Several of Perl's extended module libraries are available via the Debian > packaging system. We can install those using the *apt-get* utility as > follows: > > koha:/# apt-get install libdbi-perl > koha:/# apt-get install libdbd-mysql-perl > koha:/# apt-get install libdate-manip-perl > koha:/# apt-get install libhtml-template-perl > koha:/# apt-get install libmail-sendmail-perl > > > /Must add/ > > > / koha:/# apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev/ > > > / > Without the development libraries there is a problem > installing the NET::LDAP module, it cannot find the > mysql_config file/ > > > Now of course the real question is how to install Debian for the > inexperienced. Since I have given up on the Redhat kernal and decided to > go full open source with Debian I noticed that one can install Knoppix > running from the CDROM and then do a harddrive install which give three > choices one of which is Debian installation, this solves the > configuration problems often associated with drivers and installing > Debian the usual way. I will refine this document with my installation > experiences and see about posting at the docs site. > > Gerry > > Gerry Arthus > > Systems Administrator: > > Long Island Library Resources Council > > SUNY at Stony Brook > > Stony Brook, New York > > US 11794-3399 > > Phone: 1-631-632-6652 > > FAX: 631-632-6662 > > Home: 631-289-7565 > > Email: garthus(a)lilrc.org > > > > Professor: > > Departments of: > > Graduate Computer Engineering, Earth and Environmental Science, and > Engineering Management > > C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University > > 720 Northern Boulevard > > Brookville, New York > > US 11548-1300 > > Phone: 516-299-2293 > > > > > >______________________________ > >Koha mailing list > >Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > >http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > >

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Weird behaviour?
by Andrés Tarallo 28 Dec '04

28 Dec '04

Hi every body !!!! Hope you had enjoyed christmas.We have some things that are not clear, maybe you can help us. Our library has two branches, each branch has in it's collections books, magazines, CDs (audio and software) and and Video recordings (mostly VHS, some other formats). We are using frameworks and modified the bulkmarcimport to make it aware of the frameworks. Now when we catalog a new item koha uses the proper framework. We noticed in the OPAC search when we look for a video that the director's name doesn't appear, and some anoyances like that. Since the mapping between Non-Marc and Marc are unique I can't stablish different bindings for different kind of item, the author of a book goes to a different field that the director of a movie. Is anybody expiriencing something like this ? any suggestion? Thanks Andres

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"link" field
by Ernesto Silva - Webmaster 27 Dec '04

27 Dec '04

Hi, I'm playing with the marc subfields editor and I have one doubt, how does the "link" field work? I've used it and after running a bulkmarcimport I'm having some strange results. The help page sais: "link: useless for instance", but, what was it for? Thanks Ernesto

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