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How to delete all the records at once?
by arun j 02 May '10

02 May '10

Hello, how do i delete the records? is there any option for deleting all the records at once.? thank you

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Koha 3 very slow and cannot place hold
by Marty 02 May '10

02 May '10

I don't know if anybody else has this issue, but my librarians are all complaining about the speed of Koha 3. If we enter the name of a patron it takes a minimum of 6 seconds for that person to appear on screen, or people with similar names. Actually, these 6 seconds seem to be needed for almost any operation. Queries straight in mysql are almost instantaneous. It is much, much slower than Koha 2.2.9. We are running Debian Lenny, Koha 3.00.05 with Zebra on a Pentium 4 box. Any ideas to make it faster? Would it be a hardware issue? The other thing is that it won't place holds. I can click on "place a hold" and then it sits there forever, doing nothing. The funny thing is that on a parallel system (on a Pentium 3) it works fine, even from a backup made from the Pentium 4 box, with the --add-drop-table option. Am I missing something? Marty

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Introducing myself, advice please
by Lynn Pryor 02 May '10

02 May '10

I am Lynn Pryor. I am a retired librarian (Australian), presently spending three months in Tanzania, assisting in the library of St John's University of Tanzania (SJUT). The University opened less than three years ago, so the library is struggling to maintain services to 3000 very enthusiastic students. A month ago I arrived to find no catalogue, the shelves in disarray, etc. They need a lot of help. One of my first tasks was to find, set up and have installed a LMS suitable for this setting. A colleague in Melbounre, who herself has been using KOHA for only a matter of months, recommended that I try KOHA. I have waited a month but yesterday a computer was delivered to my desk with KOHA installed. I sat down to assess it in order to determine that this is the right system for us here. I like the look and I enthusiastically set out to set Parameters, before attempting to create any records. However - and here's my first problem for which I seek a solution via the koha list - as I entered information and clicked Enter or Submit, the next screen required me to login again! This happened every time I proceeded to a next page/screen! After about 30 times of this I was about ready to scream!!! I sought out the IT fellows who had installed the program from the downoad. One of them assured me that this is normal, it's the way the program is written. I cannot believe this. Can someone in koha land please resolve this for me? I need to decide by Monday whether to go ahead with KOHA, as I have only 9 weeks remaining here and cannot afford to waste time playing around with programs! Please HELP! Lynn Pryor Consultant Librarian St John's University of Tanzania lynnexcal(a)gmail.com

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3.2 Features
by vtl＠scls.lib.wi.us 01 May '10

01 May '10

Hey Folks, Is there a list of features that will be available with 3.2? I'm the librarian type and a simple list will do. I did find a partial list in a news post on the koha-community.org web site, but I would like to see a list of all of the new features. Thanks! Vicki -- Vicki Teal Lovely Helping our 52 member libraries provide the best possible service to the public. ILS Project Manager South Central Library System Madison, WI vtl(a)scls.lib.wi.us (608)242-4713

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Re: [Koha] Zebra Search Problem, need help
by Koustubha Kale 01 May '10

01 May '10

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 2:28 PM, vishnu varthan <vishnu09.perumal(a)gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Koustubha Kale <kmkale(a)anantcorp.com>wrote: > >> Can you check if this number matches with your database by running queries >> against it through command or phpmyadmin? >> >> SELECT count( itemnumber ) FROM `items` WHERE itype = 'BOOK' >> and >> SELECT count( itemnumber ) FROM `items` >> >> My test install shows 21049 and 21057 respectively. Means I have 8 >> records where item type is *NOT* BOOK. I find that in 8 places my itype is >> NULL. Obviously a problem with my imported data not zebra.. >> > > Its work fine running queries through command or phpmyadmin > > But using opac search i got these problems. > >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 12:59 PM, vishnu varthan < >> vishnu09.perumal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> How did you search for *ALL* records? >>>> >>> >>> >>> select particular item types without using any keyword in opac. >>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Koustubha Kale >>>> Anant Corporation >>>> >>>> Contact Details : >>>> Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes >>>> Naka, Thane (w), >>>> Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. >>>> TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 >>>> Mobile : +919820715876 >>>> Website : http://www.anantcorp.com >>>> Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 12:01 PM, vishnu varthan <vishnu(a)e-ndicus.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi sir, >>>>> >>>>> i am using koha in centOS and using Zebra for indexing purpose. >>>>> >>>>> 1. i inserted 5000 Records in catalog all the records are been >>>>> stored. >>>>> >>>>> 2. Rebuild Zebra for indexing purpose. >>>>> >>>>> 3. now i am trying to search records using opac,but i am unable to >>>>> view >>>>> all the records. only few records(1000) are displayed. >>>>> >>>>> can anyone please explain What would be the problem? >>>>> >>>>> with regards >>>>> vishnu varthan p >>>>> vishnu(a)e-ndicus.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > If possible show us the output of these sql queries and you zebra log. Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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LibLime Thoughts from a Librarian
by Lee Phillips 30 Apr '10

30 Apr '10

Koha Friends, We are a Koha library and I am just a librarian. We migrated with LibLime in 9/09 and I was one of LL's biggest fans. One of the things LL did right was allow libraries to decide for themselves on install and config issues. We are self-hosted (thank God, in hindsight) and we have customized a little. We liked having developers that we could go to to get our needs met for our installation and contributed our customizations (Overdrive SIP) to the community (except it is in the manual on Koha.org. I think). When the craziness started almost a year ago I was sad to see something with such potential crash and burn (LL and Koha-Community). It made me physically ill. Now we have PTFS. I guess the money is in creating one hosted product with one solution so that it is economical to manage in "the cloud". I am sure other librarians feel as I do that I like having my "stuff" on this box right here (pointing under desk). I won't even presume to understand the complexities of "taking Koha to the next level" in the PTFS world but it is a different animal with the same genus as Koha - Community. As Nicole Engard tweeted, it is not even the same concept of Open Source. I will take the higher ground and say I wish PTFS well as they create some hybrid version of Koha (forked code). Librarians stake their careers on the concept of free information and universal access to the information. Open Source = universal access to information for me. Maybe the community should start thinking of a way to help those who thought they were getting FOSS Koha migrate out of LEK and Koha Express. Maybe a vendor could provide that service? I can tell you if I was in their shoes that's what I would be looking to do. I am just saying, its not enough to just move on as the community. There are some casualties from this deal and I hope some one offers a solution to help them back to where they thought they would be, a part of the Koha-community. I am glad (tickled pink actually) my library is part of the community. Cheers and see ya in NZ! Beer and Pizza on me. Lee Phillips

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LibLime Thoughts
by Kelly Sherman 30 Apr '10

30 Apr '10

LibLime Thoughts LibLime (a division of PTFS) is disappointed to learn that the HLT Koha Committee has chosen to cancel our scheduled conference call. We thought that we would discuss issues important to the ongoing development of Koha and that we would form a partnership that would permit us to work together globally to build a better open source ILS solution for libraries. LibLime wants to assume the best and understands that the HLT Committee is new to business matters, acquisitions, and financial transactions on the scale required to move the Koha project to the next level. Perhaps the newness of these experiences has resulted in their one-sided point of view; their conflicting and inaccurate web posts; and their decision to participate in a conference call, only to decline it the next day. The PTFS acquisition of LibLime *will* take the Koha project to the next level by utilizing agile software development and systems engineering methodologies. Working closely with libraries, this effort will result in advancing Koha into the ultimate open source ILS solution. We will support Koha through the koha.org website and we will continue to work towards our goal of developing and deploying a true next generation system that manages both print and digital collections in a single application. We are asking for participants from Koha libraries that may want to partner with us to maintain documentation, design new development features, catalog bug issues, and promote Koha successes world-wide. If you are ready to help build a better Koha please contact ksherman(a)ptfs.com. Kelly Sherman [image: cid:image001.jpg@01C93493.7636F5C0] Progressive Technology Federal Systems, Inc. 6400 Goldsboro Rd., Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20817 301-654-8088, ext. 176 301-654-5789 (fax) http://www.ptfs.com

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Seeking comments on "Return all" function
by Owen Leonard 30 Apr '10

30 Apr '10

Nicole reports in Bug 4416 (http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=4416) "On the patron record the renew all and the return all buttons are very close together and librarians are accidentally clicking return all (as I have on many occasions) - can we put more space between them - or right align one and left align the other so they're far apart and require reading?" I agree, and my librarians have already had me hide the button in our system. My take on it: I'd like to [officially] get rid of the "Return all" button altogether. Returning all items is a step which one wouldn't take lightly or even regularly. Since the interface has a means of selecting all checkboxes in the "Check in" column, removing the "Return all" button wouldn't eliminate the means of doing so, it would just require more deliberation. That seems appropriate. Does anyone object? Thanks, Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org

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ALA meeting of Koha users
by David Schuster 30 Apr '10

30 Apr '10

Seems like only yesterday people were gathering in Boston! If we don't act now we won't be gathering! ALA is in Washington DC June 25-29. I would love to get together with some of you if possible to talk about KUDOS and any other topic that might be relevant. You don't have to be a customer of a particular vendor just show up. First things first we are looking for a place and time to meet! It would be best if we could meet on Sunday or Monday if possible. Does anyone have connections with the DC public Library? I see the main branch is near by, but all of the rooms are booked... hmmm wonder why... Otherwise we could meet at a restaurant or where ever to at least have some together time face to face. Looking forward to hearing from everyone! I actually will get to go to ALA meetings now as I am part of the AASL affiliate assembly!! Thanks! David Schuster -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/ALA-meeting-of-Koha-users-tp28415424p28415424.html Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Barcode scanner, labels, and receipt printer
by J M 30 Apr '10

30 Apr '10

Hello, everyone, A pleasure to join this listserv! I'm using Liblime's Koha Express and now I'm about to start shopping for a barcode scanner, a receipt printer, and preprinted barcode labels. Does anyone have any advice/suggestions? I would like to know other people's experiences, particularly with Koha Express. The Koha version I have is 3.00.02.012. Any specific scanner to get or not get? Any specific receipt printer to get or not get? Should I order standard 14-digit labels? Are they compatible with Koha? Anything else I should know? Many thanks in advance, JM

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