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Survey on Integrated Library Automation Packages
by Anuradha KT 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear Professional, As part of an ongoing project on Integrated Library Automation Packages (ILAP) carried out at National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, an online survey is carried out. The survey instrument consists of three parts: personal information, professional information and library activities. We know that you are busy and hard pressed for time. But your response will help us to get a clear view of the present scenario in our country. Also, a workshop will be conducted shortly wherein fellow professionals are trained to install a few open source ILAP. Based on the response to this questionnaire, we will be selecting a few people for the workshop. Hence we request you to take some time off to fill in the questionnaire. We assure you that whatever information you provide us will be used for academic purpose only and kept confidential. Please note that at present the survey is restricted to professionals from India. The online survey form can be accessed at: http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/index_files/surveyinstrument.html Thanks and Regards, Anuradha -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms.K.T.Anuradha E-mail: anu(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Senior Technical Officer URL:vidya-mapak.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science FAX:(+91-80) 23601426/23600683 Karnataka, Bangalore 560 012 Tel:(+91-80) 23600271/22932511 India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Re: [Koha] Cataloguing
by Nicole Engard 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Rafael, You'll have to request that of the entire Koha community as I don't work on development. --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce(a)liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:28 PM, <rafael.antonio(a)sapo.pt> wrote: > Nicole, > > I am working with Koha in Portugal and very soon I will send staff > translation which is being finished. > I would like to ask and sugest an improvement for Koha which could allow to > work with multiple databases. Instead to have just one MySQL database how > can we select an alternative database with the same framework? > If we can do it I will develop a MARC framework do Archives and then we > could cope both with libraries and archives. The only thing is to change > framework and switch between databases. > > Best regards, > > Rafael Antonio > > > > > Citando Nicole Engard <nicole.engard(a)liblime.com>: > > The manual can be found here : > http://sites.google.com/a/liblime.com/koha-manual/ > > > --- > > Nicole C. Engard > Open Source Evangelist, LibLime > (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 > nce(a)liblime.com > AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard > > http://liblime.com > http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ > > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 6:25 AM, MJ Ray <mjr(a)phonecoop.coop> wrote: > >> Rakesh Mistry <rmistry(a)ori.org.za> wrote: >> > Does every single author/journal title/etc. have to exist in the >> > Authorities list? >> Sorry this is only a quick reply. I think you need to look in Admin >> Home: System Preferences: BiblioAddsAuthorities if you don't want >> author/journal title/etc to have to exist in the Authorities already. >> Or change your MARC setup to not use the authorities. >> >> > Am I missing something about the way the data should be captured? >> > Any help or guidance would be really appreciated. >> There should be a link to the manual's current location on koha.org >> somewhere, or on kohadocs.org - let me know if not and I'll fix it. >> >> > BTW Will Koha allow me to store e-journals within the system? In other >> > words, people browsing the catalogue will be able to download an >> > e-journal article or e-book. >> I think it's better to use a repository and then add a link in the 847 >> field of a MARC record, but I still want to look at some stuff there. >> >> Hope that helps, >> -- >> MJ Ray (slef) >> Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small >> worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ >> (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237 >> _______________________________________________ >> Koha mailing list >> Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >> http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >> >

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003 field
by Kate Blair Elliott 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

We are having an issue when importing records using the z39.50 server. When can import, but when we go to save it says that there is an error because the 003 field is not filled in. 1: I thought that this normally was automatically filled in based on the 001 field. 2: In the "Books, Booklets, Workbooks" framework, this does not seem to be an issue, but if using the Default framework it is. Any ideas? Thanks, Kate Elliott Hopewell Public Library

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Cataloguing
by Rakesh Mistry 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Hi all, I've just managed to successfully install and configure Koha on my local computer. I am now trying to add electronic books/journals as test entries, but have a few issues. I am curious to know whether the default Marc method of entry is used by the majority of people for capturing of catalogue information? In my (non-librarian) eyes it seems very picky and unintuitive. For e.g. Trying to add a Title for a Serial (440) doesn't allow me to type one in but requires a predefined list? Does every single author/journal title/etc. have to exist in the Authorities list? Am I missing something about the way the data should be captured? Any help or guidance would be really appreciated. BTW Will Koha allow me to store e-journals within the system? In other words, people browsing the catalogue will be able to download an e-journal article or e-book. Thanks Rax

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how to add new framework
by vijay kumar 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear Member, Please suggest me how to add a new framework in koha 3 Like Audio Cassettes, CDs, Books, Booklets, Workbooks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, General Online Resources I added a new framework at Home › Administration › MARC Frameworks but after adding this framework its showing blank pages, no marc tag will appear. So where I have to modify or add something so that framework will work... With regards, vijay

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Re: [Koha] regarding problem with yaz-client
by vijay kumar 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear Sir, I am getting again same error in step 2. Z> open tcp:z3950.loc.gov Connecting...error = System (lower-layer) error: Connection timed out As to network problem,Internet is comparatively fast upto 100 Mbps but I donot know about firewall that prevents IP connections on 7090 port? So suggest me how to overcome this problem? Is there any solution ???? with regards, vijay On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Frederic Demians <frederic(a)demians.fr> wrote: > >> I am using koha-3 on ubuntu 8.04 and yaz -version is 3.0.26-1 >> I am getting error during testing of yaz-client >> >> Z> open >> tcp:z3950.loc.gov:7090/voyager?version=1.1&operation=searchRetrieve&query=dinosaur >> >> Connecting...error = System (lower-layer) error: Connection timed out > > Network error? Your host is to slow to reach z3950.loc.gov host? Or your > firewall prevents IP connections on 7090 port? > > You can try to use steps: > > 1. yaz-client > 2. open tcp:z3950.loc.gov > 3. base voyager > 4. f dinosaur > > If you have a timeout error at step 2, it's for sure a connection error. > -- > Frédéric > >

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regarding problem with yaz-client
by vijay kumar 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear List, I am using koha-3 on ubuntu 8.04 and yaz -version is 3.0.26-1 I am getting error during testing of yaz-client Z> open tcp:z3950.loc.gov:7090/voyager?version=1.1&operation=searchRetrieve&query=dinosaur Connecting...error = System (lower-layer) error: Connection timed out So please suggest me where is the problem? Thanks, vijay

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no mysql administrator
by Carmel Young 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Installing koha 2.2.9 on Windows. Problem: Despite numerous attmepts, unable to install Koha 2.2.9 on Windows with Mysql Adminsitrator - thus can't save the data base. We receive error on the repository 122 (perl Modules) and 781 (koha). Error reads "perl command line 122 and 781 encountered a problem" Can anyone help, please???? Thanks heaps, Carmel YOung

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Re: [Koha] Satisfaction with free/open source software: survey invitation
by BWS Johnson 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Salvete! I have to second that, Brenda. It's rather commonplace for the Ethics Departments, with psychology in particular, to ensure that data is kept confidential. There are a number of good reasons for this - for example, if one were studying reactions to race, folks that _think_ their answers might be monitored might produce a different answer. (There's a lot of press about the Bradley effect in US Politics at the moment; this is a similar thing.) On one hand, it keeps a lot of very cool experiments from happening. I don't think you'd be able to repeat the Milgram experiments in quite the same way, for instance. On the other hand, it protects respondents from touchy answers and pressures they might not have faced, else. I think we both speak our minds regardless of how others might react, MJ. I respect you for that, but there are some in more delicate positions than our own. The line on what is and is not ethical ia very hazy in the US when it breaks down to LIS. ALA's kind of irresponsibly sidestepped the issue. IFLA's been a bit more forthright, fortunately. In general, there just *isn't* that much on ethics and Library science. There's enough (if you ask me) on Computer Science (ya'll are almost always ahead of us). There's some on Law Librarianship (since they're lawyers, and love rules...) The first hit on google is actually not too bad http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/1820/ I'm kicking myself right now, since I used a book for a presentation on Ethics, and I can't remember the authors and the title save that it was published rather recently in the UK, and the whole thing was on Ethics and Information Science, and in part Library Science. It was short, too. I think it was purple. (Man I feel like a patron!) I already took Brenda's survey, and think it's fine for my response to be a public matter, but I'm not sure there's a way to flag which response is mine without messing up Brenda's work. Generally if its anonymised, then it's fair play, but it's hard to do that without reducing a lot to hard numbers. Cheers, Brooke

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Satisfaction with free/open source software: survey invitation
by Brenda Chawner 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, and my research topic is an investigation of factors that influence participant satisfaction with library or information management free/open source software projects. Some library-related examples are DSpace, EPrints, Koha, Evergreen, Greenstone, and MyLibrary. More general information management software includes web content management software such as Drupal, wiki software such as MediaWiki or PmWiki, or blogging software such as WordPress. If you use or are involved with a relevant project, I would like to invite you to complete an online survey. I am especially interested in hearing from people in a range of roles, for example user, developer, release manager, or system administrator. I am keen to have responses from people who have had either positive or negative experiences with free/open source software, to ensure that I get a perspective on factors that diminish satisfaction, as well as those that contribute toward it. The results of this project will help developers of free/open source application software projects identify opportunities to increase user satisfaction, and it will also help users identify ways in which they might contribute to projects. I expect the survey to take between 15 and 20 minutes of your time. You may receive several copies of this message, since I am sending it to a number of project and library technology email discussion lists; however, I ask that you only complete the survey once. If you have colleagues who you think would be interested in completing it, please forward this invitation to them. The survey is available at: http://surveys.sim.vuw.ac.nz/survey.aspx?surveyid=205 It will be available until Friday, 14 November, 2008. I will post a summary of the results to relevant project and library technology email discussion lists, once the thesis is finished in mid-2009. A copy of the thesis will be deposited in the Victoria University of Wellington Institutional Repository (http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/) If you have any questions about this survey, please contact me at brenda.chawner(a)vuw.ac.nz or phone +64 4 463 5780. My supervisors are Professor Gary Gorman, email gary.gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz and Professor Sid Huff, email sid.huff(a)vuw.ac.nz. Regards, -- Brenda Chawner School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington P O Box 600 Wellington NEW ZEALAND (04) 463 5780 fax (04) 463 5446 brenda.chawner(a)vuw.ac.nz

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