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

List of what each field in the various tables do
by Freddie Cash 21 Apr '04

21 Apr '04

We're just starting out with Koha 2.0 to see if it could be used as a replacement for Follett. However, we are running into a few snags that should be fairly simple to fix. Our major snag is lack of documentation for the internals of Koha. For instance, is there a description of the various database tables, and what each field is used for? This would make mapping fields to MARC fields much simpler. We're running into problems with our mappings, especially with the distinction between items and biblioitems, for instance. Is this kind of low-level documentation available anywhere?? -- Freddie Cash District HelpDesk / Network Admin fcash(a)sd73.bc.ca helpdesk(a)sd73.bc.ca (250) 377-HELP [(250) 377-4357]

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Migrating to Koha document
by Stephen Hedges 06 Mar '04

06 Mar '04

I've just finished the first draft of some documentation on migrating data from an existing ILS to Koha. You can see it at http://www.skemotah.com/Migrating_to_Koha.html If folks could take some time to look at this, I'd like to know if I've made any errors or omissions. I'm going to be using this document as a guide for a workshop on Koha I'll be doing later this month, which should also give me a chance to collect "user" feedback. The goal is to get the document whipped into shape, then submit it for inclusion in the overall Koha documentation. Thanks! -- Stephen Hedges Skemotah Solutions, USA www.skemotah.com -- shedges(a)skemotah.com

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We need to confer with anyone that is running KOHA on a commercial server servic
by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com 25 Feb '04

25 Feb '04

We need to confer with anyone that is running KOHA on a commercial server service rather than having the box sitting next to their desk.. please respond off list Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC

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doubt
by Shebina K 25 Feb '04

25 Feb '04

hai , Here we implement koha-2.0.0. i would like to know what is the difference between koha1.2.3 and this. please let me know thank you shebina

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Upcoming OSS Library Automation Systems presentation
by Edward M. Corrado 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

I have been asked to do a presentation about Open Source Library Automation systems at the New Jersey (USA) Library Association meeting in April. I've been playing around with a few systems (so far Koha seems the most developed, so I'll probably spend a good deal of the time on Koha). If anyone who has done such a presentation (either on OSS Library Automation Systems in general, or Koha in particular), and has some ideas on what to include, I'd appreciate it. I imagine most of the attendees will not be very technologically literate. I saw some slides and other materials on the website that has given me some guidelines but a little more advice can't really hurt. In particular, if there are any common questions that have been asked from the audience, or if other things came up that you didn't expect that you thought you should have covered. I'm also doing one just on Koha for our LUG that will be geared to people who don't really know much about working with Library systems next month, so any ideas for that will also be appreciated although I think I've got a good idea on how I want to go with that. Edward Corrado

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Please remove me from your mailing list now
by Denise Sharp 22 Feb '04

22 Feb '04

My presentation is over. It went well. If anyone wants to see what we said, you can find my speech at <http://minilop.net/onlinenw>. Thank you for all the help I got from all of you. --Denise Sharp -- "We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails."

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plz help
by Shebina K 21 Feb '04

21 Feb '04

helo, here we are trying to implement ur koha library automation system the present status is we make a virtual host , but throw the browser i can connect to it, but I got the error 500 !!!!!!!! so i need ur help. thank you shebina

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Check digit bug
by JAVIER RICARDO MEJIA C. 20 Feb '04

20 Feb '04

Hi, everybody The bug is again, the system Koha2.0.0-RC2-W32-R0 the system check digit is not working when dont use the katipo checkdigit and the autoMemberNum is disable. In the last version the check digist was working... what happend on these. Javier

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Koha on Mac OS X
by Stephen Hedges 20 Feb '04

20 Feb '04

Has anyone out there done a successful Koha install on a Mac OS X system? (Or even an OpenBSD system?) I found an old message from micheas about an install on a FreeBSD system, so I'm thinking it should be possible, with the right tweaking of the OS X subsystems and the dependencies -- at least in theory. I'd like to know if anyone has actually _done_ it. It seems like this would be valuable for the schools in the US, who would probably be comfortable with a "Mac" server but nervous about a "Linux" server. If no one has done it, I may try it. If so, I'll be sure to share the details. -- Stephen Hedges Skemotah Solutions, USA www.skemotah.com -- shedges(a)skemotah.com

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Possibility of setting up and then exporting MARC tag structure?
by baljkas＠mts.net 20 Feb '04

20 Feb '04

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 22:22 CST Greetings O Wise Koha'ites! I've been trying to help Doc with puzzling out some of the MARC set up stuff and I have what is probably a ridiculously naive question (err, questions), but here goes anyway: Is the configuration of the MARC tag structure (what I'll call the MAP for convenience sake) saved to any particular file in such a way that one could do the set up at Point A and then export it to Point B? Or alternatively, could it be remote accessed so that the work could be done for Koha installation at Point B online from a Point A? And as a corollary to that (with the hopeful answer of YES to at least one of the above): Would it be useful to the community to have a default MARC21 and/or UNIMARC MAP, one which would include all possible tags and subfields, set up, from which one could then just delete what one didn't need instead of trying to worry about adding everything that might possibly come up? (BTW, if it were possible, I imagine it could be offered as part of the installation package in the near future, or at least off the Koha site, to facilitate and even encourage adoption of Koha.) **This is based on my understanding that Koha won't map MARC tags properly unless all encountered tags are mapped completely in the MARC tag structure admin.** If that is not in fact correct, please let me know as I don't think I'm alone in having made that interpretation, based on what's been said in the listserv and in documentation. I would be more than willing to take the time to create such a MAP for the Koha community, if it would be possible and desirable. I have the current IFLA and MARC21 reference materials and could invest the time starting this weekend. Looking forward to a response from the PTB's anytime soon'ish. Thanks in advance, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte

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