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Koha item type used to select MARC Framework?
by Peter Huerter 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

How does Koha select which "MARC Framework" is relevant to a particular item? Is "item type" used for this? We have several pre-defined MARC Frameworks: SR, IR, BKS, CF, VR, FA, KT, AR, SER and Default framework. I am trying to figure out which one to modify for a book (we have an item type BK = Book). I'm wondering if Koha uses the "BKS" MARC Framework for a book? (Really what I'm trying to do is force the call of callnumber.pl.) Thanks, Pete. -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Koha-item-type-used-to-select-MARC-Framew… Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Re: [Koha] Can't import MARC records
by Thomas Dukleth 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Reply inline: On Sun, November 28, 2010 18:54, Steven Santos wrote: > Hi folks. I am looking for a little help with Koha. I am using the Koha > VM, which used the built-in git system to update to 3.03.00.003. > > Any time I try to import a MARC record from the LOC or any other source, I > get the following error: > > Software error: > Can't call method "add_subfields" on an undefined value at > /home/koha/kohaclone/cataloguing/addbiblio.pl line 144. > > For help, please send mail to the webmaster (webmaster@koha), giving this > error message and the time and date of the error. > > Any help? You might try upgrading to Koha 3.2.1, although, I am not certain if that will help. Multiple configuration remedies have been posted for the problem in the past which do not quite address the core problem. The code is making an inappropriate presumption. Please provide some example MARC records for which you have failure. MARC records for which you have success are certainly also of interest. The issue has been reported as bug 5333, http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=5333 . I suspect that I will not have the time presently to solve the problem for you but there is a curious feature of the two example records in the bug report. Having more example records would be helpful. Thomas Dukleth Agogme 109 E 9th Street, 3D New York, NY 10003 USA http://www.agogme.com +1 212-674-3783

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need a help on the " how to configuration ldap with koha "
by tibabu beza 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

hello everybody how to ldap configration on koha. i try to configra ldap on koha like below but it give me the following fantal error. how I can correct it ? <useldapserver>1</useldapserver>  <ldapserver id="idm"> <hostname>192.168.5.55</hostname> <base>dc=idmdomain,dc=edu</base> <user>cn=kohaadmin,ou=koha,dc=idmdomain,dc=edu</user>  <pass>adama</pass>  <replicate>1</replicate>  <update>1</update>  <auth_by_bind>1</auth_by_bind>  <principal_name>%s(a)my_domain.com</principal_name>  <mapping>  <firstname is="givenname" ></firstname> <surname is="sn" ></surname> <address is="postaladdress" ></address> <city is="l" >Athens, OH</city> <zipcode is="postalcode" ></zipcode> <branchcode is="branch" >MAIN</branchcode> <userid is="uid" ></userid> <password is="userpassword" ></password> <email is="mail" ></email> <categorycode is="employeetype" >PT</categorycode> <phone is="telephonenumber"></phone> </mapping> </ldapserver> Koha error The following fatal error has occurred: No "ldapserver" in server hash from KOHA_CONF: /etc/koha/koha-conf.xml at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Auth_with_ldap.pm line 53. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Auth.pm line 44, <DATA> line 275. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Auth.pm line 47, <DATA> line 275. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/mainpage.pl line 23, <DATA> line 275. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/mainpage.pl line 23, <DATA> line 275. Apache Server version: Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu) Server built: Apr 13 2010 19:28:27 Koha 3.00.06.010 Koha DB 3.0006010 MySQL mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.41, for debian-linux-gnu (i486) using readline 6.1 OS Linux tibabu-desktop 2.6.32-22-generic-pae #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 14:57:29 UTC 2010 i686 Perl 5.010001

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Re: [Koha] Where to put item information
by Nicole Engard 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Oh ick ... well I'm not sure how to help on that one so I'm including the list again so maybe someone else will have an idea ... Sorry I couldn't help more :( On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Darla Grediagin <dgrediagin(a)bssd.org> wrote: > Hi Nicole, > > My problem is more with the Koha mapping. It won't let me choose 952 as the > line for item information. The only choice I have is 995. Itemtype is > mapped to 990. I would love to change it back to 952, but I am having > trouble mapping the program to that level. > > Thanks, > > Darla > > Darla Grediagin > District Librarian > Bering Strait School District > Unalakleet, Alaska > Web Address : http://bssdonline.org/course/view.php?id=51 > Blog: http://aklibrarian1.edublogs.org/ > OPAC: http://opac.bssd.org:8181/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl > > > On 12/1/10 12:18 PM, Nicole Engard wrote: >> >> Darla, >> >> You might want to look into MarcEdit which has a swap fields function. >> You can swap data in the 995 to the 952 and then import that file to >> Koha instead. >> >> Also, you might want to upgrade that 3.0 install to 3.2 if it's new >> cause 3.2.1 was just released :) >> >> Nicole >> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Darla Grediagin<dgrediagin(a)bssd.org> >> wrote: >>> >>> Good morning, >>> >>> I have just gotten a new install of koha 3.0 Everything was going great >>> until I went to look at >>> the Koha Field for Items. Instead of being mapped to 952, every item is >>> mapped to 995. I have >>> tried to edit these to 952, but I couldn't do this. I can edit my Marc >>> records so the >>> information matches being on the 995 fields, but I wasn't sure if this >>> would make a difference >>> to having it in 952. >>> >>> I am using MARC21 as the flavor of MARC. >>> >>> Any suggestions would be appreciated. >>> >>> Darla >>> >>> -- >>> Darla Grediagin >>> District Librarian >>> Bering Strait School District >>> Unalakleet, Alaska >>> Web Address :http://bssdonline.org/course/view.php?id=51 >>> Blog:http://aklibrarian1.edublogs.org/ >>> OPAC:http://opac.bssd.org:8181/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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FW: Koha and Banner
by jowitt_al 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Talofa Everyone from Samoa It was great to meet some of you recently at the KohaCon10 Conference in Wellington. We are progressing towards migrating to Koha here in Samoa and are looking at the system for all of the USP libraries across the pacific. I have one question for you all just now, has anyone used Banner with Koha to import patron records and details? I see the following post back in April in the Archive. Was there any response to this? From: Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre@... <http://gmane.org/get-address.php?address=lori.ayre%2dxeNClPxZI2dBDgjK7y 7TUQ%40public.gmane.org> > Subject: ***SPAM*** integration with Banner, DataTel or PeopleSoft <http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3ck2n6aaa5a161004140940 zb8fad50ck8262165ea75f0769%40mail.gmail.com%3e> Newsgroups: gmane.education.libraries.open-ils.general <http://news.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.open%2dils.general> , gmane.comp.misc.koha <http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.misc.koha> Date: 2010-04-14 16:40:23 GMT (33 weeks, 5 hours and 14 minutes ago) I'm doing a presentation for community college library directors tomorrow about open source library system software and I recall that the last time I spoke to this group, they were concerned about whether Koha or Evergreen intregrated with the following systems: 1. Banner 2. DataTel 3. PeopleSoft Does anyone have any experience with any of these? If you are in a community college setting running either Koha or Evergreen today, I'd love to know about you! Lori Ayre Thanks for your help Angela (()())) (| |) (((o) (o))) =========oOO===(_)===OOo========= Angela Jowitt Senior Librarian USP - University of the South Pacific Alafua Campus Library Private Bag Apia Samoa PH: +685 21671 ext 299 WEB: http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=5699 ------------------Oooo---------- oooO ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( (_/ \_)

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Checkouts with overdues in 3.0
by Tim McMahon 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Is there a way to block checkouts/issues from a patron with overdues but no fines in version 3.0? -- Tim McMahon Technical Services West Liberty Public Library

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Fwd: Fwd: Help - results of your email commands
by Rachel Hamilton-Williams 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Help - results of your email commands Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:55:27 +0300 From: librarian(a)ihsu.ac.ug To: koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Hullo, I have tried sending my inquiry below but it has bounced. Please assist me or advise me on how to direct it to the koha list serve. Thank you, Florence Mirembe Librarian IHSU ----- Forwarded message from koha-bounces(a)lists.katipo.co.nz ----- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:44:07 +1300 From: koha-bounces(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: The results of your email commands To: librarian(a)ihsu.ac.ug The results of your email command are provided below. Attached is your original message. - Unprocessed: I am using Koha 3.0 on linux but am unable to view generated reports using the download feature. I always get an error message "Error exporting report!" This is under the Reports feature of Koha. Please advise me. Florence Mirembe Librarian IHSU - Done. ----- End forwarded message -----

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Proposal to form Koha Technical Committee
by Irma Birchall 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Below are notes that Bob and I compiled from a meeting at the KohaCon10 hackfest in Wellington last Sunday. We're trying to put these up on the wiki but haven't found how to edit the relevant page. In the meantime, we'll just share them here on list. The notes are self explanatory, we hope. We look forward to a vigorous discussion (as usual). Irma CALYX Discussion about decision making for Koha technical issues kohacon10 hackfest 31 October 2010 At the kohacon10 hackfest, Paul Poulain of Biblibre initiated a discussion about the way strategic decisions are to be made in relation to the Koha software. Paul is concerned that there is no forum for decision making beyond the next release. The role of Release Manager is focused on ensuring there is a stable, on-time release incorporating agreed features. But there are other longer-term architectural issues to be determined beyond the scope of the RM role. In the broad-ranging discussion, the following points were made: Pending decisions include: move to solR; mod_perl or plack; move to T::T ; move to time based release; how to coordinate developments like EDI and RFID, amongst others. It is not clear how to get decisions made about major software issues. There is also the problem of coordinating development of features. * how do we coordinate development? * who decides? * what is the structure for deciding? The current decision-making forum is the monthly irc meeting. Other forums for discussion include the developers' list and the wiki (especially RFCs). Issues discussed on irc and koha-devel sometimes don't get resolved. No clear roadmap about what will get included in next official release. Some other open source projects have a suite of core code and plug-ins for extra or alternative features. Commitments made to clients have to be met often between official releases. This has affected Biblibre, Xercode, Software Coop and Liblime. Risk of more forks if structure to decide is not clear. The problem applies to both software architecture issues and features. There may be one solution or several strategies to mitigate the problem. Suggestion to create a Technical Committee. Alternatively a committee structure : small working groups to make recommendations. Observation that arranging meetings across world time zones is difficult. Meetings are time consuming. Hard for key developers to attend multiple meetings. Keep difficulties in mind. Current meetings deal with the immediate, not the long term. A structural development meeting could be held regularly to discuss longer term development. The need may be for: * a transparent process about what development will make it into official Koha; plus * each company must have its own procedure for dealing with client-sponsored features that will not be selected into a release version. RFCs are the usual way to elicit discussion of proposed features. But because everyone is so busy, they usually don't attract much discussion. For example, a number of RFCs were submitted in September by Nucsoft OSS but don't seem to have received much comment. Suggestion for developers to make an on-line (skype or irc) presentation of major proposed new features. Forum for input by others. Follow up discussion would be on list. Technical Committee could have 6 to 8 members -- rotating. Opportunity for Librarians Discussion Group as another regular meeting? Ensure library standards are applied and kept up to date. Could link project with academia. Another potential forum is an Opac Advisory Committee. Current practice is that all meetings are open to all to attend. Mood is to retain this approach. People scheduling a meeting should add the event to the Calendar on koha-community.org and send an email to the list. (To check if this can be automated?). Format for minutes of meetings was discussed. For further discussion and resolution at the Monthly IRC Meeting on 10 November. -- Irma Birchall CALYX information essentials Koha & Kete implementations and services T:(02) 80061603 M: 0413 510 717 irma(a)calyx.net.au <mailto:irma@calyx.net.au> www.calyx.net.au <http://www.calyx.net.au/> http://koha-community.org/ http://kete.net.nz/

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Koha getting authorities and bibliographic records to link
by Linda Culberson 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

All, After migrating and indexing both the authority and bibliographic records, could someone direct me to the documentation about how to get the two to connect? For example, how does merge_authority.pl work with /usr/share/koha/bin/link_bibs_to_authorities.pl ? The merge_authority.pl says that it is "a script that rebuild thesaurus from biblio table" I'm sure that I'm not finding all the documentation available, and I apologize in advance, and thanks for your help. -- Linda Culberson lculber(a)mdah.state.ms.us Archives and Records Services Division Ms. Dept. of Archives& History P. O. Box 571 Jackson, MS 39205-0571 Telephone: 601/576-6873 Facsimile: 601/576-6824

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Displaying of catalog information in one screen
by sheldon_tappin 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Hi All, Can anybody tell me if there is anyway how i can disable the tabbed format of entering bibliographic records and just have every thing in one screen. The staff at our library prefer to have everything in one screen. <u>Here is a screen shot of the format that's not desired by the staff </u> http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/file/n3288164/tabbed_catalog_screen_shot.… Regards, Sheldon -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Displaying-of-catalog-information-in-one-… Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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