- Koha - lists.katipo.co.nz

Seeing help in koha implementation
by deepak 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Hi all, I am working at DESIDOC, the information service provider and technology laboratory of DRDO. It has a huge library too. I am exploring options to migrate to open source ILS KOHA. Presently, we are using in-house developed automated library system called DLAS (developed in VB, MS Access and JSP). I have installed KOHA (v2.2.9) in one server along with other required software and it seems to be working fine. but it is barcoded. our existing ILS can export data in ASCII and ISO 2709 formats which can be used to import data in koha. but the main problem use of barcodes...our library is not barcoeded and koha v 2.2.9 works with barcode... Kinldly let me know whether can we use Koha without getting our library BARCODED. Is there any version of koha wihich works without barcodes (using accession or acquisition number). Looking forward for prompt reply... Regards, Deepak kumar Vishwakarma Scientist, DRDO DESIDOC, Metcalfe House Delhi, India. -------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________ The contents of this Email communication are confidential to the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient you may not disclose or distribute this communication in any form but should immediately contact the Sender. The information, images, documents and views expressed in this Email are personal to the Sender and do not expressly or implicitly represent official positions and policies of DRDO and no authority exists on behalf of DRDO to make any agreements, representations or other binding commitment by means of Email.

1 0

Status of Koha 3 Translations (two weeks remaining)
by Joshua Ferraro 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Hi all, Since the announcement on January 8th (8 days ago) that Koha 3 is ready to be translated, we've heard from dozens of translators around the globe who have collectively agreed to translate Koha into over 26 languages! So first off, a big round of applause to all who have volunteered! Just to give you all an update, I just approved all pending translations, and we're up to about 16% completion for all translations. Some are finished, and some haven't been started yet. Please bear in mind the deadline for submissions is 1 February, just two weeks away! I'll send another reminder in about a week. In the meantime, happy translating everyone! Finally, for those who would like to translate Koha into their langauge, and missed the original email, here are the relevant instructions (most folks seem to be using the web-based translation manager FYI): 1. Please take a look at http://translate.koha.org. Some translations already exist; please consider taking over an existing translation rather than starting a fresh one, unless the existing one is un-usably poor :-) 2. Please post your intent to translate Koha to the koha-translate list: http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate In your email, please specify your Language, and Country/Region (and if your language uses a non-latin script, please also indicate the Script). Koha uses RFC4646 for managing language subtags, so it's important that we know all of those aspects of the language you're providing. It's important that you post your intent, this way we can avoid overlap and perhaps can even do some collaboration. Note: even if you've contributed a contribution previously, please announce your intent so we can have you on record for the 3.0 version. 3. Determine the application you intend to use to do the translation. You have a few options: a. http://translate.koha.org will allow you to add your translations via a web-based interface. If your language, region, country and script are not listed, please email me and I will add them. b. Desktop Application - there are a few: LocFactory Editor (for OSX), POEdit (for Windows), Kbabel (for Linux). If you use a desktop application, please ensure that your encoding is set either UTF-8 or UTF-16, depending on your language's script support in UTF-8. Most languages should use UTF-8. c. Text file -- yes, you can edit POT files directly in a text editor, but please make sure you have the proper encoding as with the Desktop application. 4. Obtain the Translation Files. (doesn't apply if you use translate.koha.org) You need to copy two files from the Koha 3.0 repository, one for the OPAC, and one for the Staff Client: http://git.koha.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=Koha;a=blob_plain;f=misc/translato… http://git.koha.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=Koha;a=blob_plain;f=misc/translato… 5. Naming your files. (doesn't apply if you use translate.koha.org) Starting with Koha 3, we're using RFC4646 language subtag naming conventions, (have a look at http://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/ for an intro). RFC4646 has a concept of 'extensions' that Koha uses to tag for the 'theme' (t) 'interface' (i) and 'version' (v). For example, if you're creating a French translation from France, for the staff interface, and version 3.00.00.00, the filename would be: fr-FR-i-staff-t-prog-v-3000000.po 6. If you've used translate.koha.org to submit your translation, when you have finished, the system will have that indicated on the report (100%). Otherwise, you'll have to send the file to us somehow. You can do that via email to the list (in which case i recommend creating an archive of the completed files, rather than sending them through in raw format). Or, if you are reasonable comfortable with the command line, you can submit them via Git as a patch. Here are the basic instructions for how to contribute using Git: http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:development:git_usage Translations go in the misc/translator/po file, and should utilize the standard naming conventions. If you have a question, don't hesitate to ask. Cheers, -- Joshua Ferraro SUPPORT FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE President, Technology migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Featuring Koha Open-Source ILS jmf(a)liblime.com |Full Demos at http://liblime.com/koha |1(888)KohaILS

1 0

batch load from koha reservoir to catalogue
by Deb Bergeron 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

We've loaded MARC records into the Koha (v. 2.2.9) reservoir--how do we get the records into the catalogue? Thanks, Deb -- Deb Bergeron <mailto:bergeron@macalester.edu> System Admin: User Support CLIC Consortium <http://clic.edu> 1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 204A Saint Paul, MN 55104 O:*651.644.3878* C:*651.487.7609* F:651.644.6258

3 2

Re: Re: [Koha] Thumnail images in catalog search results? (Was:details automatic
by BWS Johnson 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Salvete! Is this in the current version? There are so many new bells and whistles it's staggering :) >Anyone interested can let me know either on the listserv or off and I'll get to it pronto. > If it's not, I can only imagine there are a lot of folks that are interested. There's a way to make images for Patrons show up, and I know I'm not a coding guru, but I would think that you might wish to look at the way that code is handled in hopes of saving you a bit of time. >up one's own number. That way, items without ISBNs could be made to display something (now or in the future, as one chooses) e.g. CDs, websites. Items with ISBNs could have their numbers copied over into the linking field using a utility like MARCEdit, etc. to make such global changes easier. > *nod* That sounds great. I abuse the poor 856u field, but this sounds more flexible than a URL thang, which is awesome. >Very excited about the new release, Joshua. Congratulations to you and all the programmers and developpers who've made this great step forward possible! > Yes, thanks guys :) I have to wonder about folks in the Library community starting a hoot and hollerin' over public domain cover images. It seems as though in an ideal world LOC would have a bank of images as part of the CIP process so that everyone would be able to link or copy to it... (I know this is beyond the scope of the Koha project, but heck, it's important enough to mention, methinks...) Cheers, Brooke

1 0

Z39.50
by Mohammed Abu Khaled Chowdhury 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Hi, I am using Koha 2.2.7 version on XP. But I have failed to get Z39.50 benefits. Whenever I searched book through the protocol, I receive 500 Internal Server Error. Khaled MIST Dhaka Mohammed Abu Khaled Chowdhury Librarian Research and Development Wing Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) Mirpur Cantonment, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216 Phone: 88-02-8012511-20, Ext 517 Fax: 88-02-9011311 E-mail: makc75(a)yahoo.com and khaled(a)mist.edu.bd --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

2 1

Re: Re: [Koha] Thumnail images in catalog search results? (Was: details automatically from the internet)
by Steven F.Baljkas 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 00:38 CDT Hi, Joshua, Fred, et al., Sorry for taking so long to chime in on this, but years and versions ago, Stephen Hedges sent me an example of what would need to be changed to have one's own image bank (the issue I had mentioned at the time was the fact that Amazon cycles through what images it keeps currently available, which kind of defeats patrons' expectations of always being able to see the cover). I don't know how applicable it would be to the current state of the coding, and Lord knows I don't know if the message containing it has survived the multiple traumas my computer has suffered since then, but if there is still interest, I am more than willing to spend some time looking for it. Anyone interested can let me know either on the listserv or off and I'll get to it pronto. BTW, I know the Mandarin system works in the way that Joshua explained: in the options for set-up there is a radio button menu to allow the library manager to choose whether an image will be linked to ISBN or to another field. It seems best to me to make use of an arbitrary non-used linking field so that one can set up one's own number. That way, items without ISBNs could be made to display something (now or in the future, as one chooses) e.g. CDs, websites. Items with ISBNs could have their numbers copied over into the linking field using a utility like MARCEdit, etc. to make such global changes easier. Very excited about the new release, Joshua. Congratulations to you and all the programmers and developpers who've made this great step forward possible! Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large, Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada ============================================================ From: "Joshua Ferraro" <joshua.ferraro(a)liblime.com> Date: 2007/12/30 Sun AM 09:11:39 CST To: "Fred.King(a)medstar.net" <Fred.King(a)medstar.net> CC: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] Thumnail images in catalog search results? (Was: details automatically from the internet) On 12/28/07, Fred.King(a)medstar.net <Fred.King(a)medstar.net> wrote: > > This question finally prompted me to post my own comments and questions to > the list. I've been experimenting with Koha for the past couple of > months--I've set up Koha for Windows on a couple of computers, and I have > the Ubuntu VM version on a couple of PCs to play around with as well. Our > library (8000 or so books, plus a few thousand bound journals) is > considering changing ILSs, and I've been looking into both Koha and > Evergreen. > > However, that doesn't have a lot to do with my current question: is there a > way to link a locally-stored thumbnail image to a record so that it displays > in a catalog search? I'm thinking of putting a photo archive into Koha as a > way to teach myself how to use it. (If we do switch ILSs at work, I'm going > to know a lot more about structures, etc., than I do know, and the best way > I learn is by wading in doing it.) I know it's possible to include a link to > a URL in the 856 tag, but that's not quite what I want. I'm looking for > something a bit more like the Gallery View of the photo collections in the > Library of Congress' American Memory project (see > http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngphome.html > for an example). It's not hard to do, but will require some customization of the template ... and you'll have to have a web space to store the images and name them by ISBN or some other identifier (like biblionumber). There's been talk of fully-integrating a image upload feature into Koha, but I'm not sure if anyone's working actively on it. Hope that helps. Cheers, -- Joshua Ferraro SUPPORT FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE President, Technology migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Featuring Koha Open-Source ILS jmf(a)liblime.com |Full Demos at http://liblime.com/koha |1(888)KohaILS _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha ============================================================

1 0

ANN: Koha Community Website announces Plone Theming Contest
by darcihanning 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Koha Plone Website Contest In conjunction with the upcoming Koha 3.0 release, the Koha community is proud to announce a Plone Skinning/Theming contest for a new Koha community website. Koha is an open-source integrated library system application with users from around the world and the Koha community has chosen Plone as its CMS for the Koha community website. Contest Prizes Grand Prize for the selected Plone skin/theme is $2,500 USD and full design and implementation credit given on the Koha website. Honorable mentions will be announced via press release with contact information included (if so desired). Complete details are available here: http://koha.org/about-koha/news/nr1199901668.html Please pass along this announcement to any potentially interested folks! :) Cheers! Darci Hanning -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ANN%3A-Koha-Community-Website-announces-Plone-Theming… Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

1 0

Wiki Section on Bar Code Scanners
by Chris Nighswonger 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Sorry for the cross post... FWIW, I added a section to the wiki containing bar code scanner info. The namespace follows 'en:documentation:barcode_scanners:foobrandscanner' I have munged up a section containing some config notes I made while getting my Metrologic VoyagerGS up and working. Any additions/corrections/criticisms (constructive) would be appriciated. Also, if you use a different scanner it would be nice to add a section for others as well. http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:documentation:barcode_scanners:ms9590_v… Regards, Chris -- Chris Nighswonger Faculty Member Network & Systems Director Foundations Bible College & Seminary www.foundations.edu www.fbcradio.org

1 0

Using Koha for photo archive
by Doug Dearden 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

We have a large photo archive, which we are scanning into image files as time goes by. Is there a way to use Koha to catalog this archive and attach the image files to the record so they can be downloaded by the user? There may be more than one image file per record - for instance if it was scanned as both a jpg and a tif file. Is there a way to handle that situation? Thanks for the look. Doug

2 4

failed to load Net::Z3950::ZOOM on ubuntu 'no.such.host' exists error
by Andy 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

I'm trying to get Koha 2.2.9 running on Ubuntu server 7.10. When I try and get the ZOOM package in perl perl -MCPAN -e 'install "ZOOM"' I get the following output CPAN: Storable loaded ok Going to read /home/andy/.cpan/Metadata Database was generated on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:37:46 GMT Running install for module ZOOM Running make for M/MI/MIRK/Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok Checksum for /home/andy/.cpan/sources/authors/id/M/MI/MIRK/Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21.tar.gz ok Scanning cache /home/andy/.cpan/build for sizes Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/trivial-async.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/zdump.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/async.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/zoomscan.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/zhello.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/zoomtst1.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/zselect Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/update.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/zoom/zoomtst3.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/README Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/net-z3950/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/net-z3950/zoomtst1.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/records/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/records/esdd0006.grs Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/ccl/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/ccl/default.bib Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/cql/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/cql/pqf.properties Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/net-z3950-zoom/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/net-z3950-zoom/async.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/net-z3950-zoom/zoomtst1.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/samples/net-z3950-zoom/zoomtst3.pl Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/README Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/Changes Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/META.yml Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/MANIFEST Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/ZOOM.xs Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/MANIFEST.SKIP Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/Makefile.PL Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/29-events.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/11-option-callback.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/15-scan.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/16-packages.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/13-resultset.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/24-sorting.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/17-logging.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/20-options.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/12-query.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/10-options.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/1-Net-Z3950-ZOOM.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/22-query.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/27-logging.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/25-scan.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/19-events.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/14-sorting.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/28-charset.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/23-resultset.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/26-packages.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/18-charset.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/2-ZOOM.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/t/21-option-callback.t Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/typemap Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/lib/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/lib/ZOOM.pm Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/lib/ZOOM.pod Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/lib/Net/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/lib/Net/Z3950/ Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/lib/Net/Z3950/ZOOM.pm Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21/lib/Net/Z3950.pm Removing previously used /home/andy/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21 CPAN.pm: Going to build M/MI/MIRK/Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.21.tar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Net::Z3950::ZOOM cp lib/Net/Z3950/ZOOM.pm blib/lib/Net/Z3950/ZOOM.pm cp lib/ZOOM.pm blib/lib/ZOOM.pm cp lib/ZOOM.pod blib/lib/ZOOM.pod cp lib/Net/Z3950.pm blib/lib/Net/Z3950.pm /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap /usr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap ZOOM.xs > ZOOM.xsc && mv ZOOM.xsc ZOOM.c cc -c -pthread -DYAZ_POSIX_THREADS=1 -DYAZ_HAVE_XML2=1 -DYAZ_HAVE_XSLT=1 -DYAZ_HAVE_EXSLT=1 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -DVERSION=\"1.21\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.21\" -fPIC "-I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE" ZOOM.c Running Mkbootstrap for Net::Z3950::ZOOM () chmod 644 ZOOM.bs rm -f blib/arch/auto/Net/Z3950/ZOOM/ZOOM.so cc -shared -L/usr/local/lib ZOOM.o -o blib/arch/auto/Net/Z3950/ZOOM/ZOOM.so \ -lyaz -lexslt -lxslt -lxml2 -lssl -lcrypto -lwrap -lpthread \ chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/Net/Z3950/ZOOM/ZOOM.so cp ZOOM.bs blib/arch/auto/Net/Z3950/ZOOM/ZOOM.bs chmod 644 blib/arch/auto/Net/Z3950/ZOOM/ZOOM.bs cp samples/zoom/zselect blib/script/zselect /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::MY" -e "MY->fixin(shift)" blib/script/zselect Manifying blib/man3/Net::Z3950::ZOOM.3pm Manifying blib/man3/ZOOM.3pm /usr/bin/make -- OK Running make test PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/1-Net-Z3950-ZOOM......ok 1/23 # Failed test 'connection to non-existent host 'no.such.host' fails' # at t/1-Net-Z3950-ZOOM.t line 22. t/1-Net-Z3950-ZOOM......ok 5/23# Looks like you failed 1 test of 23. t/1-Net-Z3950-ZOOM......dubious Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) DIED. FAILED test 4 Failed 1/23 tests, 95.65% okay t/10-options............ok t/11-option-callback....ok t/12-query..............ok t/13-resultset..........ok t/14-sorting............ok t/15-scan...............ok t/16-packages...........ok t/17-logging............ok t/18-charset............ok t/19-events.............ok t/2-ZOOM................ok 1/23 # Failed test 'connection to non-existent host 'no.such.host' fails' # at t/2-ZOOM.t line 20. t/2-ZOOM................ok 5/23# Looks like you failed 1 test of 23. t/2-ZOOM................dubious Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) DIED. FAILED test 4 Failed 1/23 tests, 95.65% okay t/20-options............ok t/21-option-callback....ok t/22-query..............ok t/23-resultset..........ok t/24-sorting............ok t/25-scan...............ok t/26-packages...........ok t/27-logging............ok t/28-charset............ok t/29-events.............ok Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail Failed List of Failed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- t/1-Net-Z3950-ZOOM.t 1 256 23 1 4.35% 4 t/2-ZOOM.t 1 256 23 1 4.35% 4 Failed 2/22 test scripts, 90.91% okay. 2/714 subtests failed, 99.72% okay. make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255 /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK Running make install make test had returned bad status, won't install without force How do I fix this? From looking around it seems that there might be something wrong with my version of YAZ, but I don't know what. Or can I (and how do I) force the installation? Or would that break things further down the line?

2 4