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addbiblio.pl
by Grant Johnson 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

hi, I have Koh sucessfully running with mysql5 on Etch. It seems to work fine. Except if I try to add a Biblio with a Z39.50 search(works) and click the "Add record" button I get prompted to save the .pl file. It doesn't execute on the server. What's going on. I figure it's an Apache2/perl issue but I can't work it out. Thanks in advance.. I'll try the MARC load in batch next week. Cheers

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Self Checkout
by Andrew Yager 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Hi, A couple of weeks ago there was some discussion about a self checkout module that went something along the lines of "there was one, but it doesn't work, there's a workaround but anyone can borrow to anyone... etc..." Has anyone written their own or updated the old module to work with the 2.2.x codebase since then, or prior to then but missed the email? If you have one and are willing to share please let me know. Failing that, I think I'll be engineering one in the coming weeks, so if anyone has any great ideas on how this should work really well then it would be great to know. I'm foreseeing something that is ultimately pretty simple: * Patron scans card and optionally enters password * Patron scans books * Patron says they're done * Machine prints receipt with books and due dates on it * Patron leaves library, books under arm happy that they will be reading for months to come. Of course there are some what-ifs, e.g. non-returned loans, over book count that need to be dealt with in the most lovely way for a user, but that's just semantics :-) Thanks, Andrew _________________________ Andrew Yager, Managing Director (BCompSc MACS) Real World Technology Solutions Pty Ltd ph: 1300 798 718 or (02) 9563 4840 fax: (02) 9563 4848 mob: 0405 152 568 http://www.rwts.com.au/ _________________________ Real World Technology Solutions is an Authorised Apple Reseller, Telstra Dealer, Microsoft Small Business Solutions Specialist, Cisco Registered Partner and Member of Open Source Industry Australia.

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Complex Issuing Rules
by Miano Njoka 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Hi everyone, I'm implementing Koha for a large university library that has complex issuing and fining rules, for example, if a patron doesn't return a book within two weeks, he/she is charged KShs. 1.00 per day for the first 10 days and KShs. 2.00 everyday thereafter, the book is marked as lost after 90 days and if the patron doesn't pay up or return the book, he/she is barred from using the library. Has anyone written generic code to handle such a problem? Thanks, Miano Njoka JKUAT, Juja, Kenya.

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Admin Timeout
by Catherine Fagan 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Hello, Does anyone know of a way to stop Koha from timing out? I would like to leave it on permamnently in my library!! Cheers, Catherine Fagan Librarian QMS Manager METIER3 PTY LIMITED ARCHITECTS LEVEL 3 BUILDING 5 658 CHURCH STREET RICHMOND VIC 3121 AUSTRALIA PO BOX 4667 RICHMOND VIC 3121 AUSTRALIA TELEPHONE 613 9420 4000 FACSIMILE 613 9420 4001 www.metier3.com.au NOTICE - This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you have received this message in error, please notify Metier3 immediately.

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how install Perl modules for koha
by Mohamed Hussein 15 Aug '07

15 Aug '07

i install koha2.2.9 under fedora7 then when install Perl modules ,the modules installed except these modules perl -MCPAN -e 'install "Date::Calc"' perl -MCPAN -e 'install "ZOOM"' perl -MCPAN -e 'install "You will need PDF::API2 for barcode generator"' perl -MCPAN -e 'install "You will need GD::Barcode for the new barcode generator"' perl -MCPAN -e 'install "You will need Data::Random for the new barcode generator"' perl -MCPAN -e 'install "You will need PDF::Reuse::Barcode for the new barcode generator"' perl -MCPAN -e 'install "You will need Net::LDAP if you want to authentify patrons through a LDAP"' help me, thanks Mohamed Hussien _________________________________________________________________ Got a favourite clothes shop, bar or restaurant? Share your local knowledge http://www.backofmyhand.com

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Spine Labels, Card Labels and mystery perl scripts
by Anthony Manzo 15 Aug '07

15 Aug '07

Hi Everyone, I am trying to find a way to print out spine labels with our call number and a library card label with author,title and inventory code on this paper: http://www.librarysuppliers.com/user-cgi/display.cgi? id=197# I am the programmer working with our Librarian to roll out Koha and this is our last task before production! We are using Koha version 2.2.7 and I have managed to get the barcode thing to work with PDF::API2. I have read the faqs, docs, and this list and have found a few mentions of similar requests although I haven't found anything that works yet. Does anyone know how to do this? I'd really like to avoid writing something from scratch as I am not a native perl coder. Looking at the cgi-bin/barcodes folder there are several perl scripts besides the barcode related ones that suggest that it may be possible: cards.pl, label-manager.pl, label-home.pl, etc. However I can't find any docs on these scripts. I recently tried the Barcode Generator, revision 1.00 from the Extensions Manager. It didn't work for me when I tried to go to the label manager my koha-error_log quacked about it not having a corresponding tmpl file (Which it did not!). Thanks! Tony

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Question for a librarian
by Silvia Soto-Bussard 15 Aug '07

15 Aug '07

Dear All: I need to be able to delete an entry, one bibl. record at a time. Also, later on we will start deselecting books from a small specialized library, of about 7000 volumes. Please send me the instructions. I tried the recipe from 13/6/07 it did not work. Regards from New Zealand, the land of the future, to you all, from a librarian fond of soccer, not rugby. Cheers, Silvia.

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Automation Survey
by Joshua M. Ferraro 15 Aug '07

15 Aug '07

Hi folks, Just thought I'd pass along this survey from Marshall Breeding, in case anyone in the Koha community would like to participate. See the forwarded message below. 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 ----- "Marshall Breeding" <marshall.breeding(a)vanderbilt.edu> wrote: > I am conducting a survey on library automation trends. The survey > aims to measure how well libraries are satisfied with their > automation systems and the companies or other organizations that > support them. It also attempts to get some indication of whether > libraries are looking favorably on open source software for their > automation system. > > The survey works through the lib-web-cats directory within the > Library Technology Guides web site. This approach eliminates the > need to retype any demographic information regarding your library. > You will just need to navigate to your library in lib-web-cats. > > Here are the instructions on how to complete the survey: > > http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-survey-2007.pl > > I am hoping to get a very large response to this survey. I will > publish the results of the study in an upcoming article, provided I > get enough responses to ensure its validity. > > Thanks in advance for taking the time to participate in the survey. > > Please contact me directly if you have any problems accessing or > completing the survey. > > -Marshall Breeding > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Marshall Breeding > Director for Innovative Technologies and Research > Vanderbilt University Library > 615-343-6094 > > Editor, Library Technology Guides > http://www.librarytechnology.org > > _______________________________________________ > Web4lib mailing list > Web4lib(a)webjunction.org > http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/

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2.2.9 Intranet and the wonders of IE 7
by Adam Thick 14 Aug '07

14 Aug '07

Hi all, I have recently upgraded Koha 1.2.3 to 2.2.9 for a client which has so far gone quite well. They are trapped in an IE only environment and are having problems using the Cataloguing module. Has anyone had similar problems and has anyone 'patched' the templates? The default set of templates are currently being used ( the green ones ) not npl. Thanks for any help. Cheers, Adam T. -- Adam Thick Strategic Data Pty Ltd Ph : +61 (3) 9340-9000 Fax: +61 (3) 9348-2015 Mob: 0404 032 763 Email: Adam.Thick(a)StrategicData.com.au Web: http://www.StrategicData.com.au/ Post: P.O. Box 4262 Melbourne University, VIC 3052 Australia

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Import authority records
by José Lagoas 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

I have imported the bibliographic references with bulkmarcimport. For future catalogation I need to import authority records. I suppose that it must be used bulkauthimport. I don't know how to do. Anybody helps me? Jose Lagoas

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