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Fwd: Guidance
by Tim Bateson 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Hi Gary, Thanks for your help. I should have used wireshark in the first place :) I have added some UK libraries, the National Library of Wales seemed to have a good collection for UK books. The name of our schools is Houghton Kepier Sports College and we are in a town called Houghon le Spring in the North East of England. http://www.houghtonkepier.org.uk/ http://moodle.houghtonkepier.org.uk/ I have included a moodle link to show we use more than one open source application at our school :) Regards, Tim 2011/6/7 G. Laws <glawson(a)rhcl.org> Hi Tim, and welcome to the Koha community. > > In a slightly different order than your questions below: > > 1. Yes, I would recommend Koha 3.4, and it's completely appropriate for a > small school library. Version 3.2 is still supported, but 3.4 is much > improved and it's pointless to start with an older version, do the work to > configure it, then decide, probably quite quickly, to upgrade to 3.4. > > 2. Z39.50 commonly uses port 210, TCP, but apparently UDP is part of the > spec. Here's a quick link I found: > http://www.speedguide.net/port.php?port=210 > It's actually interesting to watch Wireshark while the computer is doing a > Z39.50 search--you'll see the TCP connections. > > 3. Koha vs "Liblime" Koha (Harley) . That's a political decision, but > clearly the Koha community promotes what we see as the "real" Koha, the best > source of information for which is: > > http://koha-community.org > > Only a couple of people on the IRC chat or the Koha mailing list will be > able to help you much with the Liblime version; we are enthusiastic > supporters of "community" Koha. I think it's relatively safe to say that > Koha is under much more active development by a wider group of people than > Liblime's ILS. Don't be misled by the version numbers for each; they are not > comparative. > > 4. I don't know much about using Active Directory with Koha, but someone > else might respond to that. If not, wait a while and ask again; I know some > work has been done with LDAP as recently as v3.2 to address some issues. > > 5. Your questions are welcome! > > If you don't mind, would you care to share the name of your school and/or > your location in the UK? We all like to know where Koha is being used. :) > > Greg > ----------------- > > > On 06/07/2011 09:30 AM, Tim Bateson wrote: > > Hi All, > > I am a new Koha user, looking to get Koha 3.4 installed and integrated > with Active Directory for client access for a UK secondary school. > > I have got Koha 3.4 installed and running on a Debian squeeze server. Is > version 3.4 the best version to use for a new install in a relatively small > school library? > > We are behind a managed firewall so asked for relevant z39.50 ports to be > opened. Can anyone confirm if z39.50 uses udp or tcp (or both)? > > I am also a little confused by whether I should have used the Koha > community or Liblime versions. I chose the community version as I am trying > to promote the use of open source in our school. Can anyone point me to what > the differences are between the community and Liblime versions? > > In relation to LDAP integration for Active Directory is there any > documentation for how this can be done for version 3.4 I have found some > threads on the mailing list, but not found a definitive source for how to do > this. > > Sorry for all the questions :) > > Tim > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.orgKoha@lists.katipo.co.nzhttp://lists.katipo.co.nz/m… > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Guidance
by Tim Bateson 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Hi All, I am a new Koha user, looking to get Koha 3.4 installed and integrated with Active Directory for client access for a UK secondary school. I have got Koha 3.4 installed and running on a Debian squeeze server. Is version 3.4 the best version to use for a new install in a relatively small school library? We are behind a managed firewall so asked for relevant z39.50 ports to be opened. Can anyone confirm if z39.50 uses udp or tcp (or both)? I am also a little confused by whether I should have used the Koha community or Liblime versions. I chose the community version as I am trying to promote the use of open source in our school. Can anyone point me to what the differences are between the community and Liblime versions? In relation to LDAP integration for Active Directory is there any documentation for how this can be done for version 3.4 I have found some threads on the mailing list, but not found a definitive source for how to do this. Sorry for all the questions :) Tim

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introduction
by lennart 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Hi @ all, I just wanted to shortly introduce myself. I'm in the middle of my internship at a library, where they are considering koha as their future ILS. I've already started to configure a few things, created the item types and so on. The whole server administration however is upon another member of the university (which the library belongs to). So I'm not the _really_ responsible one to make the system work. I joined the koha-community.org for more information and maybe help. But a few names from the mailing archive (like Nicole and Chris) are already familiar to me. Thanks for all the information I already used for my humble part of the project so far to the whole community. Greetings, Lennart

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Report: List of item check in
by Vimal Kumar 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Dear Friends, Can you help me to write an SQL query to prepare a report for items check in a particular day. Following elements likely to be include in the report, Patron Number, Name, Author, Title of the book etc Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White

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Query about koha
by Mamta Arora 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

-- Dear Sir/Madam goodafternoon I Mamta Arora working as a librarian in academic library am using KOHA software from last one year i have done approximate one thousand entries previous entries were transfer from delnet software to koha now i want edit the call no. of previous entries those were from delnet is there another method to edit single entry at a time beyone open koha For eg. may it possible if i all the call no. edit in excel sheet after this it will import in koha. Please reply Best Regards Mamta Arora Librarian Chitkara College of Education for Women Patiala Chandigarh National Highway Village. Fatehpur Gari, Teh. Rajpura -140401 Phone 01762-507096 Administrative Office : Saraswati Kendra, Plot 11-12, Dainik Bhaskar Building, Sector 25-D, Chandigarh-160014, India. Phone : 91.172.4691800 "Success occurs when opportunity and preparation meet."

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LDAP can't connect with Active Directory
by uknet80 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Hi all, I am having problem connecting LDAP koha with windows server Active directory, following is my server detail Active Directory Server detail: Server IP: 10.1.1.5 Domain: stud-ndtc.local user under Active directory: moodle Password: PASSWORD /etc/koha/koha-config.xml Configuring <ldapserver id="ldapserver" listenref="ldapserver"> <hostname>10.1.1.5</hostname> <base>cn=users,dc=stud-ndtc,dc=local;ou=students,dc=stud-ndtc,dc=local</base> <user>cn=moodle,cn=users,dc=stud-ndtc,dc=local</user> <pass>PASSWORD</pass> <replicate>1</replicate> <update>1</update> <auth_by_bind>1</auth_by_bind> <mapping> <firstname is="givenName" ></firstname> <surname is="sn" ></surname> <userid is="sAMAccountName"></userid> <password is="userPassword" ></password> <address is="address">Default Address</address> <city is="city">Default City</city> <branchcode is="branch">Default Branch Code</branchcode> <categorycode is="category">Default Catefory Code</categorycode> </mapping> </ldapserver> am I missing anything?? I do appreciate your support -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/LDAP-can-t-connect-with-Active-Directory-… Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Looking for former Voyagers
by Toleno, Greg 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Hi! We are a small community college library in the process of switching from Voyager to Koha (hosted by ByWater) and are looking for fellow library staff who have gone through or are going through the same migration. Thanks! Greg Toleno College of the Redwoods Eureka, California http://twitter.com/CRLibrary <http://twitter.com/CRLibrary>

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Upgrading koha-common debian package
by Olugbenga Adara 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Hello all, I currently have a Koha installation installed from the Debian squeeze Koha package version 3.2.05. How do i upgrade to the current 3.2.09? Can i upgrade using the standard koha package? Regards Olugbenga Adara Mobile: 234 (0) 8033220288 Home: 234 (2) 8721720 Skype: gbengaadara Blog: http://gbengaadara.blogspot.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/gbengaadara Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gbengaadara

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bulkmarcimport.pl "MARC dumping" option NOT displaying MARC record, for "verbose mode" with UNIMARC records in ISO 2709 format
by Ricardo Dias Marques 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Hi all, It's been a long time since I last posted to the Koha mailing list! :) Today (7-Jun-2011), I'm doing some testing with "bulkmarcimport" tool (the "bulkmarcimport.pl" script available at "misc/migration_tools") in a Koha 3.0.x git installation (this git version has the last commit dated from Sep-2010). I'm doing the testing with a "ISO 2709" file that contains a single record in UNIMARC. By running the bulkmarcimport command with the help option - "bulkmarcimport.pl -h" - I get the following info for the "v" ("verbose mode") switch: ---------------------------------------- # /koha/koha30xclone/misc/migration_tools/bulkmarcimport.pl -h Small script to import bibliographic records into Koha. Parameters: h this version/help screen file /path/to/file/to/dump: the file to import v verbose mode. 1 means "some infos", 2 means "MARC dumping" [...] ---------------------------------------- So, I thought that if I ran the command with the "v 2" option, I would get a "dump" of the MARC record. That doesn't seem to be case, however. First, this is the (correct) content of the MARC record using the tool "yaz-marcdump": ---------------------------------------- # yaz-marcdump sample.iso 00531 a2200181 4500 100 $a 20100121 pory50 ba 090 $b 790290 101 $a eng 200 $a STANDARDIZATION OF DATA FORMATS FOR A NETWORK OF PROCESS COMPUTERS IN:PROC.OF THE EURO IFIP 79, LONDON, SEP.25-28, 1979 210 $a AMSTERDAM $c NORTH-HOLLAND $d 1979 606 $a NORMALIZAÇÃO 606 $a REDE DE COMPUTADORES 606 $a IFIP 606 $a REUNIÕES 830 $d 19990127 $e 20070320 $m ricardo 990 $c 8 994 $a ARQUIVO 995 $f 2064 $k 0097 ---------------------------------------- OK. Now, the output of a "test" bulkmarcimport run with this ISO file, with the "v 1" option ("some infos"): ---------------------------------------- # /koha/koha30xclone/misc/migration_tools/bulkmarcimport.pl -t -c UNIMARC -v 1 -file sample.iso TESTING MODE ONLY DOING NOTHING =============== Characteristic MARC flavour: UNIMARC . 1 MARC records done in 0.00444483757019043 seconds ---------------------------------------- And finally, the output of a "test" bulkmarcimport run with this ISO file, with the "v 2" option ("MARC dumping"): ---------------------------------------- # /koha/koha30xclone/misc/migration_tools/bulkmarcimport.pl -t -c UNIMARC -v 2 -file sample.iso TESTING MODE ONLY DOING NOTHING =============== Characteristic MARC flavour: UNIMARC . 1 MARC records done in 0.00458002090454102 seconds ---------------------------------------- As you can say "-v 2" is displaying the same output as "-v 1". Shouldn't the "-v 2" option of "bulkmarcimport" display the content of the MARC record? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance! :) Cheers, Ricardo Dias Marques lists AT ricmarques DOT net Installation Guide for "Installing Koha 3.0.0 on openSUSE 11.0" http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_3.0.0_on_openSUSE_11.0

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overdue charges
by TSBC Librarian 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong please? We have loaded Koha 3.02.00.004 using linux and it is running sweet. We are really pleased with it. However, it is not calculating charges. Running a script will do a manual calculation. Manually loaded charges appear but not automatically calculated charges for overdues. Does anyone have any ideas please? Rachel Black (RLIANZA) Library Manager The Shepherd's Bible College 354 Te Aute Road, RD 2, Hastings 4172 New Zealand PO Box 8229 Havelock North 4157 New Zealand Phone: +64-6-873-0054 Fax: +64-6-877-7545 Mobile: +64-22-034-3752 Email: library(a)tsbc.org.nz Web: www.tsbc.org.nz/library MSN: library(a)tsbc.org.nz Skype: rachel.e.black

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