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Koha fully on secure port
by Tom Hanstra 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

I was able to address my CAS problems by having Koha *only* use port 443 and ssl. This allows the jump from CAS and back to work properly. Does anyone foresee problems with this solution? I have not found anything which will not work, but perhaps others have found things or know of places where this way might cause a problem. Thanks, Tom -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Hanstra Systems Administrator Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Phone: (574)631-4686 213 Hesburgh Library Email: tom(a)nd.edu Notre Dame, IN 46556 Please stop, I'm bored. Miss Sweetie Poo -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CAS questions
by Tom Hanstra 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Some questions about CAS authentication: I have been able to link in our CAS service with Koha. I get the "Log in to your Account" page and choose to login via CAS. This jumps me out to our site CAS server. OK so far. Now for the wrinkle. Our site wants to have the CAS login transaction secure from end to end so it sends me back to: https://kohapprd.library.nd.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-user.pl?ticket=<ticket #> So, I had do create a secure server for the return trip. I've tried to do that via apache, but evidently don't have something set up properly. When it comes back from the return trip, it is sending me back to the Log In screen, whereas if I remove the "s" from https in the same URL: http://kohapprd.library.nd.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-user.pl?ticket=<ticket #> I get properly sent to the Koha screen with loans, fines, personal details, etc. But the URL I see is still the same (opac-user.pl). So, where is the redirection to this screen happening? And why is my secure host not getting to it? Thanks, Tom -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Hanstra Systems Administrator Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Phone: (574)631-4686 213 Hesburgh Library Email: tom(a)nd.edu Notre Dame, IN 46556 Please stop, I'm bored. Miss Sweetie Poo -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Holding problem
by Chris Nighswonger 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Please send support questions to the user's list. Kind Regards, Chris ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear friend, I am Phuong from Vietnam. My library are using Koha 3.2. I was add documents into Koha successfully to search in the catalog. However, when the Koha user clicked on "Place hold", it tell that "*Sorry*, none of these items can be placed on hold". I would like to ask you that which kind of problem I met and how to solve it? I am waiting to hear from you! Phuong

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Re: [Koha] Opac place hold
by Nicole Engard 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Always remember to reply to all so that other list members can help you and learn from your questions. Setting up a cron in Koha is no different than on any other web server. I don't know what operating system you're using but this guide (and many more out there) should probably help you. http://www.linuxclues.com/articles/15.htm Nicole On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Abdulsalam Yousef <ayousef(a)kwareict.com> wrote: > Thanks so much Nicole for your help > There is another problem how to run the cron job script build_holds_queue.pl > thanks so much > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:47 AM, Nicole Engard <nengard(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Do you have a circulation rule for the default library, default patron >> category and default item type? You need this rule even if you've >> defined all other possibilities in order to allow holds. More info >> here: http://koha-community.org/documentation/faq/circulation/#25 >> >> Nicole >> >> 2010/10/27 Abdulsalam Yousef <ayousef(a)kwareict.com>: >> > Hello All, >> > I've a big problem when trying to place holds on any item when trying >> > to >> > place holds this message appears to me "Sorry, none of these items can >> > be >> > placed on hold." Also I've tried to change circulation policies several >> > times but there is no good news about that so I need to know in details >> > plz >> > the steps to make these circulation rules. Thanks a lot >> > ayousef(a)kwareict.com >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >> > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >> > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >> > >> > > >

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Koha Z39.50 server for ex Yugoslavia books
by Pomorska škola 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

I'm interested if there is any server from which Koha can acquire cataloging data for ex-Yugoslavia books. I know there is COBISS but I can't get that because it's not free, and some other political circumstances. -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Koha-Z39-50-server-for-ex-Yugoslavia-book… Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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What kind of IT skills required...?
by Smurk 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Hello Sorry, it will definitely be a bunch of silly questions, but I really don't know... What kind of IT skills are required for someone to run Koha on a private server (for a small network of about 6 libraries, each with a very limited collection) and do the maintenance etc? I have been asked to help a little library who would like to have her own server and centralize for the few other libraries of its network. I know Koha very well, I am quite good with computers and training people and all library things. I create websites, I know PhP and MySql (but not really the other languages). But I have never installed or used a server, I have no idea what that involves. Is it like setting a new computer and let's go? Will the server be delivered with Windows or Linux or I don't know what other OS? I will have to organise daily back-ups, is that something easy? I will have to link the server with a website or something like that (I told you I don't know anything), is that really tricky? Do I have to know Perl or can I just install whatever package ares required and that would do it? Are there other important things that I need to know before I may plan to do it...? Ultimately, can I ask someone else to set up the server and I only step in when it's all ready to go? I mean, is that really something that we can ask an IT company to do for us? Many thanks for your help! Sonia. -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/What-kind-of-IT-skills-required-tp4840358… Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Official Koha Newsletter : Volume 2, Issue 10: October 2011
by Daniel Grobani 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

[Below is the text of the newsletter. For active links and a more readable format, please visit http://koha-community.org/koha-newsletter-volume-2issue-10-october-2011] Official Koha Newsletter (ISSN 2153-8328) Volume 2, Issue 10: October 2011 Edited by Daniel Grobani, Koha Community Newsletter Editor. Please submit news items to danielg.koha(a)gmail.com. Table of Contents Koha Developments Koha 3.4.5 Released Koha 3.6.0 Released Enhanced Koha 3.6.x Release Notes Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, Which Witch? Koha 3.8.0 Release Team Elected A Message from the Koha 3.8.0 Release Manager Koha Community New Koha Libraries Community Gossip Koha in a Norwegian Library School Koha OPAC Web App Past Koha Events Koha 3.6.0 Released During Access2011 Conference October General IRC Meeting Upcoming Koha Events KohaCon11 Global Bug Squashing Day Proposed November General IRC Meeting KohaCon12: Welcome to Edinburgh! Koha Developments Koha 3.4.5 Released by Chris Nighswonger It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.4.5. The package can be retrieved from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.05.tar.gz You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.05.tar.gz.MD5 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.05.tar.gz.MD5.asc http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.05.tar.gz.sig Release notes for 3.4.5 are below the fold. Come and get it! Continue reading “Koha 3.4.5 Available” » Koha 3.6.0 Released by Chris Cormack It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.6.0. This is major feature release, containing 85 enhancements and 356 bugfixes. A total of 728 patches have been included from 60 developers in this release. A big thanks goes out to all of them, plus all the other people involved in this release. You can download this release at http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.000.tar.gz or you can wait a couple of days for the packages to appear at http://debian.koha-community.org. Release notes are available below the fold. Continue reading “Koha 3.6.0 Released” » Enhanced Koha 3.6.x Release Notes by Nicole Engard Just like with the release of 3.4, I have edited the release notes for Koha 3.6 to include links to related manual pages and tutorial videos. I hope this helps you find the new features in your Koha installation. For more info, see http://bywatersolutions.com/2011/10/28/koha-3-6-x-release-notes Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, Which Witch? by Chris Cormack This guy! With the release of Koha 3.6.0 my tenure as Release Manager is over. I’d like to thank everyone who has helped my the last 2 releases happen. I am of course not leaving the community, but I am now freed up to do more coding again. Also, as I am no longer RM I can speak a little more freely about things which is nice also. I am sure Koha 3.8.0 will be a great release, and I hope to get a bunch of my code into it also. The RM is dead! Long live the RM! Koha 3.8.0 Release Team Elected by Chris Cormack During the October General IRC meeting, amongst a lot of other discussion and agenda items, the positions for the 3.8 release of Koha were filled. Congratulations to all those appointed: Release Manager: Paul Poulain, BibLibre, France Release Maintainer: Chris Nighswonger, FBC, USA (Unless someone volunteers before the 3.6.0 release) QA Manager: Ian Walls, ByWater Solutions, USA Assistant QA Managers: Marcel de Rooy, Rijksmuseum, Netherlands; Jonathan Druart, BibLibre, France Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians, Tamil, France Assistant Translation Manager: Katrin Fischer, BSZ, Germany Documentation Manager: Nicole Engard, ByWater Solutions, USA Bug Wranglers: Katrin Fischer, BSZ, Germany; Magnus Enger, Libriotech, Norway; Owen Leonard, ACPL, USA Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat, Catalyst IT, New Zealand Assistant Packaging Manager: Mason James, KohaAloha, New Zealand Bus Driver (AKA meeting chair): Brooke Johnson, USA We are still looking for people to be Module Champions, what this role entails is advocating for a module of Koha. Do you think circulation is important? You could be the Circulation Champion, how about serials? You know you have secretly always wanted to take ownership of a section of Koha you care about, now is your chance! A Message from the Koha 3.8.0 Release Manager by Paul Poulain Koha 3.6.0 has been released, so it’s time to start working on Koha 3.8.0. I’ve been chosen as Release Manager, which is a big responsibility. I’ll continue the good work Chris has done and promote some new ideas or ways of doing things. In the next weeks, I plan to submit a global roadmap that will include short-term as well as long-term goals for Koha, on both functional and technical areas. Stay tuned on the koha-devel mailing list if you’re interested. And don’t hesitate to join us and participate! Koha Community New Koha Libraries Cornish College of the Arts (via ByWater Solutions) Corpus Christi Public Libraries (via ByWater Solutions) Fox Chase Cancer Centers’s Talbot Research Library (via ByWater Solutions) Green Mountain College’s Griswold Library (via ByWater Solutions) Kenya Human Rights Commission Resource Center (via Busara Core Solutions) Service Commun de la Documentation de l’Université de Limoges (via BibLibre) Community Gossip Chris Nighswonger has been working on getting the master branch of Koha running on Windows XP. He’s posted his progress to the wiki at http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_3.4. Adrien Saurat has joined BibLibre as Support/Maintenance Manager. Gaetan Boisson has joined BibLibre as Project Lead. Nicole Engard has made her fast add framework even faster. Details are at http://bywatersolutions.com/2011/10/17/faster-fast-add-framework-redux. Kathryn Tyree has joined Catalyst as Koha project manager. Robin Sheat of Catalyst will be giving a talk titled “Koha: Bringing libraries into the present day” at the OSDC conference in Canberra, Australia, on 16 November. For more info, see http://osdc.com.au/schedule/#kohabringinglibra. And lots of people are doing lots of fun things at KohaCon11! Koha in a Norwegian Library School by Magnus Enger The library program at the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (http://www.hioa.no/eng/) is now offering personal Koha installations to all first and second year students – a total of about 225 students. Installations will be used during the whole of the education, including for mandatory assignments in cataloging. The installations utilize the Debian packages, and the university college is handling all hosting and installation in-house. Koha OPAC Web App by Stefano Bargioni I’ve created a Koha OPAC for smartphones and tablets. It is located at http://catalogo.pusc.it/mobile/ and can be accessed not only from smartphones but also from desktop PCs using any modern browser. It is a very simple OPAC interface, up to now. Based on jQuery Mobile, it accesses Koha using its SRU server. So it is not an app, nor a set of CSS that adapt Koha web pages to little screens. It is a web app, if I may say so. For more info, contact bargioni(a)pusc.it. Past Koha Events Koha 3.6.0 Released During Access2011 Conference by Chris Cormack Last Thursday 20th October I gave a talk at Access2011: The Library is Open in Vancouver titled Tātou tātou: Caring and sharing in a Free and Open source Project. The talk focused on lessons learned by the Koha community that would be of interest to other emerging open source software communities. It was particularly appropriate to the international nature of the Koha community that a kiwi guy could write the release notes, push patches and release Koha 3.6.0 while away in Vancouver. As many of you know Koha 3.6.0 was a major and very satisfying release to be part of. With 85 enhancements and 356 bugfixes Koha 3.6.0 included 728 patches from 60 developers. You can find out who those developers were and what they contributed here. The release notes are published here. One last huge thanks to everyone that contributed to to 3.6.0 and all the best to the release team for 3.8.0! October General IRC Meeting The October general IRC meeting was held on 5 October 2011. For more info, including the agenda and links to the minutes, see http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/General_IRC_Meeting,_5_October_2011. Upcoming Koha Events KohaCon11 KohaCon11 is being held 31 October 2011 to 6 November 2011 in Thane, India. The program for KohaCon11 is at http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs/index.php/k/k11/schedConf/program. For more info, see http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs/index.php/k/k11. Global Bug Squashing Day Proposed by Magnus Enger Dear Community! After colluding with my fellow bug wrangler Katrin I’d like to propose 04 November as the date of the next GBSD: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/2011-11-04_Global_bug_squashing_day. This coincides with the first day of the hackfest at KohaCon11. Maybe we could get a bit of a Google Hangout going, or something? We’ll see… Anyway: Be there or be [_]! November General IRC Meeting The November general IRC meeting will be held on 16 November 2011. For more info, see http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/General_IRC_Meeting,_16_November_2011. KohaCon12: Welcome to Edinburgh! by MJ Ray I’d like to send thanks from software.coop to everyone who voted for Edinburgh in the recent vote. I look forward to welcoming you next summer and we’ll release more details as soon as they are confirmed, as well as asking for feedback on a couple of social event ideas. 2012 is software.coop’s tenth anniversary and also the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives, so it’s a great time for a celebration and collaboration. On that note, I’d also like to thank the people who have sent expressions of interest in helping out with running the event. We’ll ask other co-ops to assist too, but we may well take up some of these offers. Finally, all the best to the KohaCon11 team for the conference that’s about to start. I’m sorry I’m not there, but we’ve already started work on KohaCon12. Have a great time for us and I look forward to hearing much news from India!

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Problem with entering Personall Name
by Raphael Muonga 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

I am currently entering manually Biblio records using MARC 21 Format in Koha Live CD version 3.02.00.04 but I cannot type in anything in tag 100 subfield $a which suposed to be Personal name field since the text area is like "prohibited" from typing in. So we used subfield $b which accepts being typed in but it is for something else. Hence we are getting null information on Author when we query on author field in SQL reports. So how is Personal name entered using MARC 21 Cataloguing? Thanking you in anticipation. Raphael Chisanga Muonga

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Record matching for biblios without ISBN or ISSN
by Elaine Bradtke 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Ours is a rather quirky collection, I know. But an awful lot of it doesn't have an ISBN or ISSN (1364 biblios in a collection of 1664 fall into this category). I am working on a project to batch change all the biblios in a particular collection. Selecting them, downloading them, and editing the MARC records was easy. Now I would like to upload them and overwrite the old records. This only seems possible for the 300 biblios with an ISBN. We have unique internal control numbers (001). Is there any way I can match the records with this field instead? If not, what are my other options? -- Elaine Bradtke Data Wrangler VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52)

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Best way to import marc files
by Perch 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

I have several marc files that I need to import to Koha. What is the best way to do this? I would also like to have Koha automatically add one item for each bibliographic record in these marc files. The marc files contain only one type of items each (i.e. cd's, dvd's, books and so on are in separate files). How can this be done? -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Best-way-to-import-marc-files-tp4952701p4… Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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