December 2021 - Koha - lists.katipo.co.nz

Sorry, your Google login failed
by tony.h 18 Jan '23

18 Jan '23

Greetings, I'm having trouble getting the Google login to work since upgrading/rebuilding Koha (we rebuilt the VPS and followed the install guide: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Debian) *The problem:* 1) I can log in through my local account, no problem. 2) I then try to login through my Google account 3) After pressing allow from the accounts.google.com site, a message is displayed: /Sorry, your Google login failed. .../ The full message is below. "Log in to your account Google login Sorry, your Google login failed. The email address you are trying to use is not associated with a borrower at this library. Please note that the Google login will only work if you are using the e-mail address registered with this library. If you want to, you can try to log in using a different account Log in with Google If you do not have a Google account, but do have a local account, you can still log in:" There are no errors in the Apache log files. *Configuration* Since we had troubles, I'm following the testing guide to configure the OAuth login: https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=10988#c68 I removed the Google OAuth entries: DELETE FROM systempreferences WHERE variable LIKE 'GoogleO%'; I then ran the upgrade schema tool, as I did when I imported the db: sudo koha-upgrade-schema keiin_lib I added values back in admin panel (Home › Administration › System preferences > Google OpenID Connect I confirmed the 4 values are displayed in the MySQL DB: SELECT * FROM systempreferences WHERE variable LIKE 'GoogleO%'; Any thoughts? Tony -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Sorry-your-Google-login-failed-tp5895227.… Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Request for Libraries using Koha to participate in the 2021 Library Automation Perceptions survey
by Marshall Breeding 03 Nov '22

03 Nov '22

To all libraries using Koha: I'm collecting data for the 2021 edition of the International Library Automation Perceptions survey. This survey, conducted annually since 2007, provides an opportunity for libraries to register their perceptions of the strategic automation products they use, organizations that provide these products, and the quality of support delivered. The survey also probes at considerations for migrating to new systems and the level of interest in open source products. As open source software supported both by the general community and by a variety of different service organizations, some special considerations apply to Koha. In the libraries.org directory, Koha is represented by a combination of the name Koha and the primary support organization involved. (For example Koha - Catalyst IT, Koha -- ByWater Solutions). Libraries relying entirely on community support or internal resources are represented as Koha - Independent. If there are any special support arrangements not covered by these conventions, just mention that in the comments area of the survey. In this way the survey will be able to reflect both the functionality of the Koha software and the quality of support provided. This model of representing libraries using Koha isn't perfect, but is a pragmatic approach that aggregates all users of Koha while also segregating the different support scenarios. Participation in this survey will help amplify the visibility of Koha among those interested in library automation. While the numeric rating scales support the statistical results of the study, it's the comments offered that provide the most insight into the current state of library automation satisfaction. Comments will be published in the survey results, redacted to conceal text that might identify the individual or organization responding. The raw data for the survey will not be shared, but reports are available that provide a variety of ways to view results. Please help your fellow librarians who might be in the process of evaluating library automation options by responding to the survey. Any information regarding vendor performance and product quality can be helpful when making strategic decisions regarding automation alternatives. A large number of responses strengthen the impact of the survey and the subsequent report. If you have responded in previous years, please respond again this year to help identify any trends regarding improvement or worsening of the products or support services. For more information about the survey, for instructions on how to participate, and to see results of previous year's survey reports, see: https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2021/invite/ I hope that all libraries using Koha will respond. Feel free to forward this request to any other library-related list. You can view the report summarizing the results of last year's survey, including data from all previous editions, here: https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2020/ Please let me know if there are any questions regarding the survey. Marshall Breeding Editor, Library Technology Guides www.librarytechnology.org Marshall.breeding(a)librarytechnology.org twitter.com/mbreeding

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Error
by Himanshu Aggarwal 20 Jun '22

20 Jun '22

While doing batch record modification I am getting following error Cannot enqueue this job. (The error was: Job has not been enqueued. See the Koha logfile for more information). Kindly help -- Assistant Librarian, Confucius Institute Scholar 13-14, R.D. National College, Bandra (W.)

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Koha on Debian 10
by Clogher Historical Society 09 Jun '22

09 Jun '22

Hi, Thanks for the replies, it seems that I need to be running Debian 9 ( Stretch) not version 10 (Buster) but there is someone called: mtj on IRC who is working on Debian 10. There doesn't seem to be a downgrade option in Debian so reinstalling the whole operating system is pretty awkward. I hope (MTJ) includes Debian 10 support soon. Best Regards, Aindriú

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New BibLibre's sandbox server
by Jonathan Druart 15 Feb '22

15 Feb '22

Hi all, I think I haven't announced it here yet. BibLibre offered the community a new server for the sandboxes. It's a replacement to the old BibLibre one. Note that PTFS-E and Bywater's are still around :) The only difference is that this one is using elastic search as the search engine by default. https://sandboxes.biblibre.eu/ More info about sandboxes can be found on the wiki: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Sandboxes Issues or enhancement requests can be done at https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-sandboxes-docker Regards, Jonathan

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Linking via 830$w
by Thomas Klausner 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Hi! We have encountered an interesting behaviour and are not sure if it's a bug in Koha, in our data, or something else: We have a bibliographic record A where 830$w points to another record B (to the other records' 001 value, to be precise): A: 830$w = 12345 B: 001 = 12345 When Koha renders record A, it produces a link to B, but with a bad param: http://intranet/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?q=rcn:12345 Changing the param from 'rcn' to 'control-number' finds the correct record: http://intranet/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?q=control-number:12345 We're using ElasticSearch with default mappings. Looking into those, I see that there are defintions for record-control-number (rcn) and control-number. control-number points to 001, and rcn to various 7/8nn$w fields. Now it makes sense that the search for rcn did not find the value stored in record B.001, and why chaning the search to control-number finds the record. Which leads to my question; * Should we add 001 to the fields mapped to record-control-number? * Should we use a different field than 830w$? We are quite sure that we shouldn't, as the DNB is also using 830$w: https://portal.dnb.de/opac/simpleSearch?query=9783847703389 "Beziehungen: Die Andere Bibliothek ; Bd. 338", linking to (DE-101)015935620: https://portal.dnb.de/opac/opacPresentation?cqlMode=true&reset=true&referre… * Should we change the template to produce a link using a different param? Feels wrong, becuase it does make sense to link to 'rcn' and not to 'control-number'. Also we don't want to mess with the core Koha templates... Any ideas / pointers? Greetings, domm -- #!/usr/bin/perl https://domm.plix.at for(ref bless{},just'another'perl'hacker){s-:+-$"-g&&print$_.$/}

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Opening bids for KohaCon22
by Katrin Fischer 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

Hello dear Koha community, another year is coming to an end. It's time to turn our attention to the new year that's coming up, full of possibilities! If you or your organization would like to organize KohaCon22, please enter all relevant information on this wiki page: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon22_Proposals (if you do not already have an account to edit the wiki, you can request one, it is usually pretty fast to get access). The community has agreed that KohaCon conferences must be either hybrid with an in-person conference streamed online, or entirely online. Apart from keeping the community members safe, this will also allow for greater accessibility, so that everyone can attend and learn from each other no matter their availability, ability to travel, or budget. Know that the community stands behind anyone who volunteers to organize and that help is always available if you're unsure how to proceed. Call for proposals will end on January 8, 2022 at 23:59 UTC. If there is more than one proposal, we will organize a vote, which will be announced on this mailing list. Best regards, Katrin

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Brief Report on KohaCon2021 International Conference held at National Library of Pakistan
by FullStack Solutions 05 Jan '22

05 Jan '22

*Dear International Koha Community * KohaCon2021 International Conference is being held at the National Library of Pakistan from 13 to 18 December 2021. KohaCon is a yearly get together of the Koha Community. The first Koha Conference was held in Paris, France in 2006. This year, with the efforts of the Pakistani Koha Community (especially of its President, Mr. Sher Afzal Khan), Pakistan was voted to host the International Koha Conference. This is a moment of great pride for all Pakistanis, especially for Library Science professionals and academia, as it will not only improve the soft image of Pakistan, but it will also establish its credentials as a leader of the Free Open Source Software (FOSS) movement in the world. The inaugural session started on 13th December with the Recitation of the Holy Quran and National Anthem of Pakistan. The KohaCon2021, being held Hybridly, was attended by a large number of delegates from all over Pakistan and from around the world physically as well as through online mode. Mr. Zakria Qasmi, the Session Secretary, compared the whole event. Mr. Mudassar Mushtaq, the Director Genera*l* of the National Library of Pakistan (NLP), welcomed the delegates and briefed them about the NLP. Thereafter, Mr. Sher Afzal Khan, the Conference Secretary, briefed about the importance of FOSSs, especially Koha, and its pivotal role in modernizing the libraries around the world, especially in the resource constrained developing world. He said that the main purposes of these annual international KohaCons are exchanging experiences in new functionalities; training and bug squashing; promoting collaboration to enhance the use of open source integrated library system (ILS) Koha; and to encourage new developments in Koha. He also said that these conferences play a vital role to enhance regional, national and international cooperation in respect of knowledge and resource sharing. Afterwards, a recorded address of the Conference Chair, Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood (Dean, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore), was played. He also welcomed the delegates and paid tribute to Mr. Sher Afzal Khan for his tireless efforts in promoting Koha, us, saving millions of rupees that would have been needed to purchase commercial software. He also lauded his efforts to bring KohaCon2021 to Pakistan which will enhance our country’s image and standing in the world. Then, Chief Guest of the inaugural session, Honourable Ali Muhammad Khan (Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Pakistan), addressed the delegates. He stressed the need to take libraries to the users, especially to the youth, using ICT tools. He summed up his address in a point that “readers are leaders”, by giving his own example and sharing his experiences of libraries. More than 20 national and international researchers, practitioners, academicians, and Library & Information Science professionals presented their research papers; and shared their experiences regarding Koha during the conference. Around 200 people, including Library & Information Science professionals, IT professionals, educationists, dignitaries; and representatives from more than 18 countries including USA, Canada, India, Turkey, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Cypress, participated in this conference. The closing session of the conference on 15th December also started with the recitation of the Holy Quran by Mr. Zakria Qasmi. The conference report was presented by Mr. Sher Afzal Khan. Thereafter, the guest of honor of the session Mr. Nasir Jamal Khan (Chief Operating Officer, COMSATS Internet Services) announced pro-bono provision of the internet as a gift to the NLP. Engr. Qaiser Nawab, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of “THE '' Society International - Together of Health and Education has participated as a Guest of Honour in the closing ceremony of the 1st ever International Conference “Kohacon21'' with a theme of Digitization of libraries in the developing world happened in Islamabad, Pakistan. In his address, Mr. Nawab urged the youth to take active part in readership for effective leadership to bring sustainability in the world. Today's world is a world of information and knowledge, therefore the young people must equip themselves with modern digital learning tools and open source technologies. Open Source applications provide easy access to the sources of knowledge. He added . Afterwards, Dr. Khalid Mahmood, the conference chair, candidly talked about the history of library automation in Pakistan, especially his own experiences, and the contributions made by Ms. Bushra Almas Jaswal (renowned and seasoned library professional of Pakistan) who was also present as a delegate. He, again, lauded the efforts of Mr. Sher Afzal Khan, and lluded him to Koha which is open source, freely accessible and always ready to help others. Thereafter, the chief guest of the closing session, Honourable Shandana Gulzar Khan (Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan & Chairperson of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians) addressed the delegates. She also stressed the need to bring libraries to users, especially to women and to the people of far flung areas who cannot access physical libraries. She not only congratulated Mr. Sher Afzal Khan and the organizers of KohaCon2021, but also showed her surprise that such an international event is being organized by a few individuals without any financial support by the government of Pakistan. Then, Mr. Javed Iqbal (Deputy Director, NLP) briefed about the NLP, and talked about the demand of library users to make the NLP a 24/7 library which can be fulfilled if adequate funds and human resources can be provided by the government to the NLP. He also invited all the delegates to visit the NLP and explore its collections. The three-day conference concluded after shields to the guests, organizers, and the delegates. Mr. Sher Afzal Khan the organizer of the conference shared the details of the sessions and highlighted the outcomes of the conference. Mr. Nasir Jamal Khan COO, COMSATS Internet Services during his speech appreciated the organizers and announced to provide complimentary internet service to the National Library of Pakistan. In the end, certificates and shields were distributed among the participants of the conference and a group photograph was taken outside the library building. A two day Hackfest also held as part of KohaCon2021 from 16 to 17 December. The 1 and 2d day was observed as Heckfest day and the two days’ sessions were held at the computer lab of National Library. Different participants of the Kohacon2021 participated in both days. Mr Sher Afzal, President Koha Pakistan and conference chief organizer guided and trained all the participants about the Heackfest. The Koha Wikis, Librarian page, Koha Manuals, Koha translation, Koha newsletter, Bugzilla was introduced and guided with all of the Participants. We are very much thankful to all our sponsors especially Catalyst New Zealand for their great contribution and making this event successful. We are also very much thankful to the organizers , Participants, HODs, LIS community , Guest, Chief Guest and Guest of Honor for participants in the International Conference. The last day of the KohaCon2021 was celebrated as Cultural day but due to the extraordinary moment of the OIC conference in the capital the Cultural day was postponed, however the participants visited and explored the world's second most beautiful capital by their own arrangement. *For complete pictures, information, and other details please visit the following links: * *Conference website*: https://kohacon2021.org/ *Conference Blogs:* https://blog.fullstack.com.pk/international-conference-kohacon-2021/ *Facebook Group page ink:* https://www.facebook.com/groups/965873873493081 <https://www.facebook.com/groups/965873873493081> *Facebook page: Koha Pakistan Community:* https://www.facebook.com/kohacon20pk *Twitter link:* https://twitter.com/KohaPakistan *YouTube Link: *https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4OZY1NBKPwzUtqqtjy0Kg (All Lectures, PPT will be upload Soon) *Best Regards * *Sher Afzal Khan | President Koha Pakistan| Lead Consultant* *HEC & NUST Approved trainer * *Pioneer Country Ambassador DSpace MIT USA| Successfully done 50 + Modern libraries projects* *Web: www. <http://www.au.edu.pk/library>Kohapaksitan.org | Email: kohapaksitan(a)gmail.com <kohapaksitan(a)gmail.com>* *http://fullstack.com.pk/ <http://fullstack.com.pk/> | http://blog.fullstack.com.pk/ <http://blog.fullstack.com.pk/>*

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Do a federated search in OPAC
by Pedro Miguel Nunes Ferreira 05 Jan '22

05 Jan '22

Hello, Is there a way of making a fererated search in OPAC , or making the same federated search using an CMS like joomla or wordpress ? I have 10 koha libraries, each with its own instance and diferente server and database. I Need to implement something that searches all the kohas and merge the results in one place. Thanks for the help -- Pedro Ferreira

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Issue with "Additional contents (HTML customizations)"
by Michael Kuhn 03 Jan '22

03 Jan '22

Hi We are working on a completely new host with Debian GNU/Linux 11 and Koha 21.11.00. I have also tested this on my demo installation with Koha 21.11.00 - same problem. We found the following issue with menu "Tools > Additional contents (HTML customizations)". When adding a new entry (e. g. for display location "OpacMainUserBlock") we are able to add e. g. text "ABC" and then save. The OPAC will show "ABC" as expected". It is also possible to delete this entry in the menu. But the OPAC will still show the original text "ABC", even after emptying the browser cache (Ctrl+F5) or restarting memcached, apache2 and koha-common. But even more, if we add another entry e. g. with text "XYZ" the OPAC will now show "ABC" and then "XYZ" on another line. After deleting the entry in the menu the OPAC will still show both texts, "ABC" and "XYZ". Can anyone please confirm this issue? But especially: How can we get rid of the unwanted old texts? Best wishes: Michael -- Geschäftsführer · Diplombibliothekar BBS, Informatiker eidg. Fachausweis Admin Kuhn GmbH · Pappelstrasse 20 · 4123 Allschwil · Schweiz T 0041 (0)61 261 55 61 · E mik(a)adminkuhn.ch · W www.adminkuhn.ch

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