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Script for printing labels using KBarcode
by Amir Seni 23 Apr '10

23 Apr '10

Hi there, I've been trying to use kbarcode to print labels from the koha db. Does anyone have a php or perl script to populate the kbarcode db with the label information. thanks

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Koha, ILL & FulfILLment™
by Magnus Enger 23 Apr '10

23 Apr '10

Hi! A while back there was some talk about adding ILL-functionality to Koha, resulting in this wiki page: http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:development:inter_library_loan Then Equinox announced the FulfILLment™ project: http://fulfillment-ill.org/ "FulfILLment will join the basic process of the scalable Evergreen library software with "connectors" to other integrated library systems creating a virtual union catalog for library systems or networks implementing FulfILLment." So my question is this: Do you think this project makes it unnecessary do develop ILL-functionality tightly integrated into Koha? I can't help notice that the (brief) descriptions on the website seems to indicate that FulfILLment™ will only be useful among libraries that use FulfILLment™, there is no indication of talking to the world at large, using some of the protocols mentioned on our wiki page. This may be the result of FulfILLment™ being a sponsored project and the spec from the customer not saying anything about talking to the wider world. And since this is free software it will of course be possible to implement desired functionality once the source is out in the open. My second question: is this worth waiting for or is there enough ILL-momentum in Koha to implement the functionality without waiting for FulfILLment™? Regards, Magnus Enger (a.k.a. magnus on IRC) libriotech.no

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About KOHA Search functionalities & Data Migration
by nitesh rijal 23 Apr '10

23 Apr '10

Hello all.... I am using KOHA 3.00.03 in Debian Lenny. I have not looked into new versions of KOHA and I don;t know if the following features are there. I just wanted to know if it is possible to list all the records in the library in a single search. I mean to say that is there a function like "List all Records". I have a requirement from client that what if they want to keep all their records sorted Alphabetically and get them Printed in sheets so that they know what records are available. I think this kind of feature is not available in KOHA right now. If this is available please tell me where is it located. If not available then I'd like to start making one such function, please give me some guidelines as where to start. Another request I got was the ability to export all the records into Document format. I guess that is not possible because the records are in MARC. I'd like to try that as well if it is acheiveable. Lastly, I'm facing a problem while entering a record in Nepali Unicode. While I try to save the record it gives an error saying "Wide Unicode Character", something like that. What may be the possible error? Please Help. Thank you. -- Nitesh Rijal BE IT rijal.it(a)gmail.com http://niteshrijal.com.np http://facebook.com/openrijal http://twitter.com/openrijal +9779841458173

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The Potential Death of Koha in Pennsylvania Libraries
by Jim Minges 23 Apr '10

23 Apr '10

I certainly don't know any details of what is planned in Pennsylvania. However the concerns expressed underline the need for seamless interconnection of disparate systems (and not only Koha and Evergreen) so that all libraries can be interconnected for resource sharing process. An interesting project is the open source project that Equinox is developing for the state of Ohio to interconnect different ILS systems. Ohio is paying for the primary programming but the intent is that other states can utilize that software at a modest cost for the programming to connect their states. However, I believe it will be based on the NCIP protocol. It would be useful for the Koha community to sponsor integration of the NCIP standard into Koha, so that we could utilize this connection option. Jim -- Jim Minges, Director Northeast Kansas Library System 4317 West 6th Street Lawrence, KS 66049 Phone: 785-838-4090 FAX: 785-838-3989 jminges(a)nekls.org

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Re: [Koha] Koha problems with zebra and opac searches after new bukmarcimport
by Chris Nighswonger 22 Apr '10

22 Apr '10

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Linda Culberson <lculber(a)mdah.state.ms.us> wrote: > When I tried to kill the zebra daemon I got Can't locate Unix/Syslog.pm in > @INC > Do you know what that is about? Or should I ask the list? It seems that Unix::Syslog is not installed. Try installing your package maintainer's version first. If it is not available there then 'sudo cpan Unix::Syslog' should do it. Kind Regards, Chris

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Koha problems with zebra and opac searches after new bukmarcimport
by Linda Culberson 22 Apr '10

22 Apr '10

All, We need a new bulkmarcimport this morning and everything looks wonderful in the staff client. The searches and links all work beautifully. However the opac searches pull up nothing. I double/triple checked and we do have some 942$n with suppressed in so that shouldn't be the problem. If I save titles a public list in the staff client, I can see those records and they appear as they should, except the links don't work, of course. In the koha-error_log I see repeated errors that are like: addbybiblionumber.pl: "my" variable $shelflist masks earlier declaration in same scope at /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/virtualshelves/addbybiblionumber.pl line 106., referer: http://koha.mdah.state.ms.us:8080/cgi-bin/koha/virtualshelves/addbybiblionu… with only the biblionumber changing in the koha-opac-error_log the repeated error is opac-search.pl: Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/koha/opac/cgi-bin/opac/opac-search.pl line 405. The koha-zebraqueue-output.log is huge and the repeated error is Can't locate Unix/Syslog.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/share/koha/lib /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/koha/bin/zebraqueue_daemon.pl line 14. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/koha/bin/zebraqueue_daemon.pl line 14. The koha-zebraqueue.err is large (but not as huge as the output.log) and it repeats koha-zebraqueue-ctl-koha: client (pid 19827) exited with 2 status We are on version 3.00.05.003 PERL version 5.008008 and Zebra 2.0.43 (C) -- 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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hidelostitem & biblios without any item
by Paul Poulain 22 Apr '10

22 Apr '10

Hi, an interesting question : if you set the hidelostitem syspref in Koha, then all biblios without any items ... are hidden as well. so, it's not only a matter of having an item declared "lost". In France/UNIMARC/our customers, there are sometimes biblios without any items (like websites). So, is it relevant to have this behaviour in hidelostitems ? Shouldn't we use the rule : "if there is at least 1 item, and it is lost" ? opinion welcomed ;-) -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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The Potential Death of Koha in Pennsylvania Libraries
by Kyle Hall 22 Apr '10

22 Apr '10

The State Library her in Pennsylvania has started planning for a state-wide ILS. My Director, John Brice attended a tech committee netting this past Friday, bringing myself and Cindy Murdock as well. At the meeting, it was announced that HSLC and Equinox will be installing Evergreen in 33 libraries currently using Millennium. In all likelyhood, in the future all the libraries in the state will be required to switch over to Evergreen. Needless to say, my boss and myself are extremely upset by this proposition to say the least. I would applaud the choice of a FOSS ILS, but the choice would not bring any advantage. It appears to me to be a strictly financial decision. The idea being pushed at the meeting was to give libraries as little choice as possible to keep down costs. If we were forced to switch to Evergreen, not only would our huge investment in Koha via time and money be thrown away, but we would be forced into a new system over which we would be no control or ability to customize. We would have no control over the quality of service, as the servers are planned to be centralized somewhere within the state. I do not relish the idea of our current freedoms being taken away. Kyle http://www.kylehall.info Information Technology Crawford County Federated Library System ( http://www.ccfls.org )

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labels and barcodes: name replaced by "patron" or "staff"?
by David M. Bucknell 22 Apr '10

22 Apr '10

Hi, As I try to get patron cards printing to a pdf in Koha 3 (not 3.1), no matter what I choose for layout, I never get names to print, just "patron" or "Staff" -- is this a feature? Also, barcodes with call numbers are right-aligned, no matte what alignment I choose ... pointers would be appreciated. ;-) Thank you, David -- *http://iteachnet.org *http://flossed.org *http://ischoolnet.org *Web Ideas, Tools and Sites for Teachers, Schools, and You. *Cell: +66(0*)84 329 1183; Office: +66(0*)2 980 9464 (*No "0" if calling from overseas.) ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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import subject heading record
by Thomas Krichel 22 Apr '10

22 Apr '10

Hi koha gang, consider, for example, this subject heading MARC record from LoC http://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?AuthRecID=4717226&v1=1&HC=… Is it possible to import this record into a koha installation? I have imported item record via Z39.50 from LoC, but I don't seem to be able reach this authority record using Z39.50, let alone import it. Transcribing it is a solution, but it's a masochist's idea of fun. Cheers, Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel http://authorclaim.org/profile/pkr1 skype: thomaskrichel

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