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Does Koha support barcode scanners and more questions?
by Karthick Babu Sai Sankar Gupta 08 Jun '22

08 Jun '22

Dear Community Support Team, I am very new and glad that such software exists and great people supporting it. I have following questions 1) Could this software be installed in a webspace and used or should this be in a standalone (local) computer ? 2) Could any barcode scanners be integrated with this software, to update whether it is loaned or returned or any specific way to scan the books ? 3) Is it possible to use a mobile camera to scan and update the software about the books? Thanks and looking forward to knowing the answers. regards, Karthick

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koha-US General Meeting reminder: Wednesday, June 8th
by Jennifer Marlatt 07 Jun '22

07 Jun '22

The next koha-US general meeting is *tomorrow, *Wednesday, June 8, 2022. When: 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET (time converter <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+March+Gen…> ) Where: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/648572897?pwd=TUpsRE1TYlFPWWxTWFl4TVovSTJ3Zz09 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EXZUeCqC9ogUd_p_23LT-3_SPwNBprdYf8mekd6… If you have additional topics for the agenda, please send them to secretary(a)koha-us.org Meetings are held via Zoom video conferencing. A microphone and webcam are recommended but not required. Zoom is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux on desktops, and Android and iOS on mobile devices. For help getting started, visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697 These meetings are always free and open to any and all. Jennifer Marlatt koha-US secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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"Use Restrictions" option on Item Level
by Ms. Naveen Ali 07 Jun '22

07 Jun '22

Dear All, I am using Koha 21.11 on Ubuntu 20.04 Koha version: 21.11.03.000 Linux KOHA 5.13.0-44-generic #49~20.04.1-Ubuntu According to the documentation, an item with non zero Use Restriction value is blocked from circulation. I would like to use this restriction to block circulation of DAMAGED Books. Therefore I created an authorized value of 2 with description "Damaged" But the restriction on circulation is only applicable for value 1 which is default and not for other values. Am I doing something wrong? Is there some other way to achieve my requirement. With best regards, Naveen Ali ITM-JE (EAKL) Inst Representative for HEC Digital Library Resources. NEDUET, Karachi.

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Error 500 in Staff Catalog when clicking at record.
by Shafrizan Affendi 07 Jun '22

07 Jun '22

Hello all. 5 days ago I upgraded my Koha from version 19.* to 21.11.05. During the upgrade there is no error message that I notice. Then I upgraded my OS from Debian 9 stretch to 11 bullseye. Same no error message. When I searched in staff opac the result came out fine. For example i search for "management" and the list related to management shows up. The problem started when a certain record from the result gave me An Error Has Occurred! Error 500. When I hit the back button and click 'Edit Record' or 'Edit Item' it worked fine. I tried to look at the record detail when I clicked Edit Record or Edit Item but I found nothing unusual. I compare with no problem records. Not all records gave me this error but I noticed some of it. I already tried running /usr/share/koha/bin/maintenance/touch_all_biblios.pl -v but the result came out with no error at all. I do have full access to the server and database if anyone can help me and need extra information. FYI Opac worked just fine if i clicked on the record. Only at staff Opac. If anyone here can help please reply or maybe can lead me to where i can investigate to solve this problem. Thank you very much...

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Re: [Koha] Zebra indexing error on upgrade to 22.05.00.000
by dcook＠prosentient.com.au 07 Jun '22

07 Jun '22

Hi Scott, I would say that you have bad data in at least one of your records. (The error is basically saying it can't find the 999 field in one of your records.) If you run "/usr/share/koha/bin/maintenance/touch_all_biblios.pl -v", it'll probably show you which record has the error (or it'll automagically fix it for you). That record will be creating errors in other parts of your Koha as well and not just when it tries to export that record for indexing. David Cook Senior Software Engineer Prosentient Systems Suite 7.03 6a Glen St Milsons Point NSW 2061 Australia Office: 02 9212 0899 Online: 02 8005 0595 -----Original Message----- Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 17:59:07 -0500 From: <skaman.tx(a)gmail.com> To: <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Subject: [Koha] Zebra indexing error on upgrade to 22.05.00.000 Message-ID: <003501d8779d$88632780$99297680$(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We upgraded our Debian 10 install from 21.11.xx to 22.05.00.000. When we manually try to reindex Zebra, the process fails with the "1Can't call method "subfield" on an undefined value" error message below. # koha-rebuild-zebra -v -f library Zebra configuration information ================================ Zebra biblio directory = /var/lib/koha/library/biblios Zebra authorities directory = /var/lib/koha/library/authorities Koha directory = /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin Lockfile = /var/lock/koha/library/rebuild/rebuild..LCK BIBLIONUMBER in : 999$c BIBLIOITEMNUMBER in : 999$d ================================ Job started: 17:24:20 skipping authorities ==================== exporting biblio 17:24:20 [00:00:00] ==================== 1Can't call method "subfield" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Filter/MARC/EmbedItemsAvailability.pm line 75. Something went wrong rebuilding biblio indexes for library Zebra configuration information ================================ Zebra biblio directory = /var/lib/koha/library/biblios Zebra authorities directory = /var/lib/koha/library/authorities Koha directory = /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin Lockfile = /var/lock/koha/library/rebuild/rebuild..LCK BIBLIONUMBER in : 999$c BIBLIOITEMNUMBER in : 999$d ================================ Job started: 17:24:21 ==================== exporting authority 17:24:22 [00:00:01] ==================== Records exported: 0 17:24:22 [00:00:01] ==================== REINDEXING zebra 17:24:22 [00:00:01] ==================== skipping biblios ==================== Indexing complete: 17:24:22 [00:00:01] ==================== CLEANING Any thoughts on how to fix this? Scott Leafe Scriptel Minitries ************************************

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Zebra Reindex Error Message
by skaman.tx＠gmail.com 06 Jun '22

06 Jun '22

Any help would be appreciated here. After upgrading our installation to Koha 22.05.00.000, we are now receiving Zebra indexing errors and no records show in Opac searches. Running "koha-rebuild-zebra -f -v library" yields the following: Zebra configuration information ================================ Zebra biblio directory = /var/lib/koha/library/biblios Zebra authorities directory = /var/lib/koha/library/authorities Koha directory = /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin Lockfile = /var/lock/koha/library/rebuild/rebuild..LCK BIBLIONUMBER in : 999$c BIBLIOITEMNUMBER in : 999$d ================================ Job started: 16:50:26 skipping authorities ==================== exporting biblio 16:50:27 [00:00:01] ==================== 1Can't call method "subfield" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Filter/MARC/EmbedItemsAvailability.pm line 75. Something went wrong rebuilding biblio indexes for library Zebra configuration information ================================ Zebra biblio directory = /var/lib/koha/library/biblios Zebra authorities directory = /var/lib/koha/library/authorities Koha directory = /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin Lockfile = /var/lock/koha/library/rebuild/rebuild..LCK BIBLIONUMBER in : 999$c BIBLIOITEMNUMBER in : 999$d ================================ Job started: 16:50:28 ==================== exporting authority 16:50:28 [00:00:00] ==================== Records exported: 0 16:50:28 [00:00:00] ==================== REINDEXING zebra 16:50:28 [00:00:00] ==================== skipping biblios ==================== Indexing complete: 16:50:28 [00:00:00] ==================== CLEANING ==================== Thank you, Scott Leafe Scriptel Ministries ====================

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Re: [Koha] [EXTERNAL] Re: Koha on Debian 10
by King, Fred 06 Jun '22

06 Jun '22

Right now I’d suggest a cup of tea, if you have something other than an electric kettle. But never mind that for now. Have you considered Ubuntu? It’s a derivative of Debian, but slightly easier. If your computer has enough RAM and disk space, you can even install the desktop/GUI version and then install Koha in a terminal window. (Don’t tell the hardcore Debian folks I said this.) What follows might horrify some people, but I’m a librarian who learned Koha/Ubuntu because I needed to—I didn’t start out as an IT expert. It sounds like you’re in the same situation I was back in 2013 when I started messing about with Koha. I didn’t have support (support vendors are lovely and charming people, but we didn’t have the money), so I had to learn things on my own. It’s a lot easier these days, trust me. I started with Vimal Kumar’s Live DVD, which lets you run Koha as a demo but also lets you install it on a computer. I learned by installing it, breaking it, installing it again, breaking it again, until I knew enough to go to my boss and say “here’s a fully-functional ILS with all our bibliographic data on it. All I need is a more powerful computer to run it on.” Vimal Kumar’s site is http://kohageek.blogspot.com/. The Koha-live DVD is at https://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivedvd/files/?source=navbar. It’s not the current version, but you can upgrade it. There are other ways, of course. You can download Ubuntu, burn it to a DVD, and start from there. My (slightly outdated) video https://youtu.be/B02ooewdQhs will take you from the Ubuntu command line to the Koha admin page. Part 2 will be out soon. See www.avengingchicken.online<http://www.avengingchicken.online> under Handbooks, manuals, etc. and www.koha-us.org<http://www.koha-us.org> under Learn for more information. Keep at it! If I can do it, you can do it. And now I’ll crawl under my desk and await the replies from people who think my advice is terrible. Fred King, MSLS, AHIP Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center fred.king(a)medstar.net 202-877-6670 ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279 MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org I, for one, like Roman numerals. --Trad From: Ah Win <ahwin2006(a)gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 6, 2022 11:03 AM To: Joel Coehoorn <jcoehoorn(a)york.edu> Cc: King, Fred <Fred.King(a)Medstar.net>; sawnyi san <sawnyi86(a)gmail.com>; koha <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Subject: Re: [Koha] [EXTERNAL] Re: Koha on Debian 10 **ATTENTION: This email originated from outside the MedStar Health network. ** DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Joel, Thank you for your suggestion and we tried by installing Debian over top of it. Unfortunately, we have the power and internet cut off for the whole day. It is very difficult to make the installation work these days. After installation, we could not get user name and password screen. After the 2nd time, we got the error message please see the file. We all are librarians and learning hard about Debian. Thank you very much for your support. Best regards, Ah Win On Mon, 6 Jun 2022 at 20:38, Coehoorn, Joel <jcoehoorn(a)york.edu<mailto:jcoehoorn@york.edu>> wrote: You remove Windows by installing Debian over top of it, replacing the partition when you do it. Joel Coehoorn Director of Information Technology York College of Nebraska On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 8:38 AM King, Fred <Fred.King(a)medstar.net<mailto:Fred.King@medstar.net>> wrote: Sorry if someone else has replied already and I missed it. I can think of two options. First, would your Powers that Be let you remove the hard drive and replace it with a blank one on which you could install Debian? Probably not, but maybe worth asking. Second, you could install VirtualBox, then set up Debian and Koha on it. This may be more palatable to the Powers that Be. Fred King, MSLS, AHIP Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center fred.king(a)medstar.net<mailto:fred.king@medstar.net> 202-877-6670 ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279 MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/medstarauthors.org__;!!D7IIWT94AA!8OCkjZ7…> I, for one, like Roman numerals. --Trad -----Original Message----- From: Koha <koha-bounces(a)lists.katipo.co.nz<mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz>> On Behalf Of Ah Win Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 10:54 AM To: jcoehoorn(a)york.edu<mailto:jcoehoorn@york.edu> Cc: koha <Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz<mailto:Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Koha] Koha on Debian 10 **ATTENTION: This email originated from outside the MedStar Health network. ** DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Joel, Thank you for your immediate response. Yes, we have requested NOT to install windows and it turned out that windows 11 was installed when we received it. Due to the windows 11 license version, we could not remove it. It came back again and we lost hope. Best regards, Ah Win On Fri, 3 Jun 2022 at 21:09, Coehoorn, Joel <jcoehoorn(a)york.edu<mailto:jcoehoorn@york.edu>> wrote: > Debian does not install in Windows. It **REPLACES** Windows on > whatever machine you use. If you start the machine and see the Windows > logo, it's already too late to begin the Debian installation. You must > start the installer before the operating system begins to load. > > Joel Coehoorn > Director of Information Technology > York College of Nebraska > > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 9:09 AM Ah Win <ahwin2006(a)gmail.com<mailto:ahwin2006@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> >> We are a group of librarians from Myanmar and we need help fixing the >> problem of installing debian 9 or 10 on a PC which has windows 11. We >> are helping one Buddhist University Library using Koha and now facing >> the hard time to install Debian. >> All guidance and suggestions are appreciated in advance. 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Cannot delete a news entry
by Antonio Muñoz Flores 06 Jun '22

06 Jun '22

Hello, I recently upgraded to 21.11.05 and I realize that the way to deal with News and HTML customization at Tools have changed. I found that News older entries cannot be deleted through the user interface. >From opac_main.pl, I found that the News entries are retrieved with the following code: /cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl?news_id=2 The question is, which is the table where I can find the column news_id? Thank you! Antonio M. Flores Spark Devs sparkdevs.com.mx

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Patron Self registration system preferences
by Elaine Bradtke 05 Jun '22

05 Jun '22

Koha 21.11.o5 I'm finding contradictory information regarding Patron self registration with email verification. What I would like to do - be able to delete self registrations that are not completed (not verified by email) using a cron job. What I don't want to do - delete patron accounts that are in the default self registered category, that have completed the email verification. The manual says: "Do not use a regular patron category for this, as any patron who has not completed the registration verification process will be deleted by the cleanup_database.pl script after the number of days indicated in PatronSelfRegistrationExpireTemporaryAccountsDelay, including regular patrons who have not registered online." Meanwhile the system preference says: "*Delete users still in the category indicated by PatronSelfRegistrationDefaultCategory"* So what does this really do? Elaine Bradtke VWML <https://www.vwml.org> English Folk Dance and Song Society <https://www.efdss.org> Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999

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Show Calendar in OPAC and Staff
by Charles Kelley 05 Jun '22

05 Jun '22

Hello, all! Is there a way to show the calendar in the OPAC and/or staff view? My library has been using the calendar for events and closed days, so it would be beneficial to our patrons. In a YouTube video ByWater [cap.] Solutions shows a webpage on showing a Google Calendar but not the Koha fine calendar. I understand that access to the Google Calendar has be enabled. But suppose one's library or its parent organization requires use of the internal Koha calendar not Apple Calendar or Google Calendar or another calendar. My library has been using the calendar for events and closed days, so it would be beneficial to our patrons. Currently running v. 20.05 but upgrading to v. 21.11 this summer. Many thanks. -- よろしくお願いします。 -- Charles. Charles Kelley, MLS PSC 704 Box 1029 APO AP 96338 Charles Kelley Tsukimino 1-Chome 5-2 Tsukimino Gaadenia #210 Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 〒242-0002 JAPAN +1-301-741-7122 [US cell] +81-80-4356-2178 [JPN cell] mnogojazyk(a)aol.com [h] cmkelleymls(a)gmail.com [p] linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls Meeting Your Information Needs. Virtually.

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