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Tracking in house use in Koha
by Amber Amland 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

We've finished setting up Koha and entering all of our records. We just started using it and really like it! It's our first automated system. Does anyone know how to track in house use in Koha? Thanks! Amber Amland

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Barcodes, any ideas which ones?
by Marty Jongepier 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Hi all, My question is not specific Koha, but I know people must have dealt with this. I am moving a library system for our church from an old msdos based system to Koha. I have the luxury of having almost no constraints, but when I came to barcodes I learned there were more versions of barcodes than I bargained for. Does anybody have any advise to give or ideas about which ones are better for libraries than others? I can assign my own barcodenumbers and borrowernumbers, so I do not have any constraints there. (Some of you people must be soooo jealous...) I am planning to use kbarcode to generate the barcodes Thanks all, Marty Jongepier

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OCLC & Koha
by Lenora Oftedahl 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Has anyone been using OCLC cataloging to import into Koha? If so, would you be willing to share your Marc setup? Thanx. -- *************************************** Lenora A. Oftedahl, StreamNet Regional Librarian Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission 729 NE Oregon St, Ste 190 Portland, OR 97232 503-736-3581 / ARIEL: 207.173.155.8 503-731-1260 FAX OFTL(a)critfc.org http://www.fishlib.org ************************************* "One by one, the penguins are stealing my sanity" ************************************** "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." --(Charles Schultz) ************************************** "The problem with adults is that they are contaminated by experience." --Kumi Naidoo, General Secretary and CEO of CIVICUS **************************************

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Debugging Koha
by Mikel Larreategi 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Hi: I'm using Koha 2.2.3 and I've imported using bulkmarckimport many biblioitems to Koha. Now when searching something through the OPAC I get "Internal Server Error"s from Apache, and error.log doesn't tell me anythin usefull. I've changed the first line of opac-search.pl from #!/usr/bin/perl to #!/usr/bin/perl -w to try getting more info in the apache log, but I can guess what's going on. [Mon Mar 6 16:37:21 2006] [error] [client 192.168.110.114] File does not exist: /var/koha2/opac/htdocs/favicon.ico "my" variable $sth masks earlier declaration in same scope at /var/koha2/intranet/modules/C4/Reserves2.pm line 318. "my" variable $htdocs masks earlier declaration in same scope at /var/koha2/intranet/modules/C4/Koha.pm line 534. "my" variable $result masks earlier declaration in same scope at /var/koha2/intranet/modules/C4/Circulation/Circ2.pm line 619. "my" variable $result masks earlier declaration in same scope at /var/koha2/intranet/modules/C4/Circulation/Circ2.pm line 627. 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[Mon Mar 6 16:37:23 2006] [error] [client 192.168.110.114] Premature end of script headers: /var/koha2/opac/cgi-bin/opac-search.pl [Mon Mar 6 16:37:23 2006] [error] [client 192.168.110.114] File does not exist: /var/koha2/opac/htdocs/favicon.ico Any hint will be appreciated. Regards, -- Mikel Larreategi mlarreategi(a)codesyntax.com Skype: mikel-cs CodeSyntax Azitaingo Industrialdea 3 K E-20600 Eibar Tel: (+34) 943 82 17 80

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LDAP support 2.2.4&In-Reply-To=43984C55.1030907@free.fr
by Mark Flach 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Did you ever get LDAP to work on Koha? I'm getting the same password error. Mark Flach

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Re: [Koha] New to KOHA
by Stephen Hedges 05 Mar '06

05 Mar '06

I believe you need to manually install the MARC frameworks on Windows. See if you can find the batch file of MySQL commands for doing this. It should be called structure_def.sql (Maybe in C:/usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/misc/marc_datas/marc21_en -- I'm not familiar with Windows installations of Koha.) Stephen Abdul Rasheed said: > Dear Stephen > > Thanks for your reply, I am using Koha version 2.2.4 and operating > system is Window 2000. I am using default MARC option, I am not sure it > is marc 21 or unimarc. We are just a small organization and I just want > to make basic information available on our catalogue. > > Regards > > Abdul Rashid > > Stephen Hedges <shedges(a)skemotah.com> wrote: > Abdul - > > What version of Koha? > What operating system? > MARC 21 or UNIMARC? > > Abdul Rasheed said: >> Hi >> >> I am thinking to implement KOHA and have created few records, but when >> I tried to search them in OPAC they are not showing up there.I have also >> tried to seach them through main catalogue seach using all options, but >> it just display Summary, Location, etc but no information under those >> headings. I didn't make any change to MARC parameters is that is one of >> the reason. >> >> I am looking forward to hear from you. >> >> Abdul > -- Stephen Hedges Skemotah Solutions, USA www.skemotah.com -- shedges(a)skemotah.com

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Re: Re: [Koha] New to KOHA
by Steven F.Baljkas 05 Mar '06

05 Mar '06

Wednesday, March 1, 2006 02:11 CST Hi, Brooke, Just one quick comment ... > From: "BWS Johnson" <mhelman(a)illinoisalumni.org> > Date: 2006/02/28 Tue PM 07:08:46 CST > To: <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [Koha] New to KOHA > > Salve! >> > > Also, I don't know that you need to have an easy MARC record per se: > > [snip] ... > > I'd agree that it's better to have too many MARC tags visible than too > few. The neat thing about the harrowing setup of the parameters is that > you may select which tag shows where. When I set up my tags, I put the > absolutely crucial stuff on the first tab. If my clerks never made it to > the next tab, no big deal :) What a incredibly simple and brilliant idea! You rock! There's something that Joshua et al. could consider implementing into the core distribution during the Zebra re-engineering. That way, folks unsure of MARC wouldn't be overwhelmed by it and MARC structures/compliancy not undermined by fears of the new and strange! Cheers for Brooke everyone! :-D Vale! Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Re:Re: I can connect to Koha locally, but not from another
by Craig Andersen 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Thank you for replying. That was the problem. When KOHA set itself up it used the server name instead of the ip address for the Virtual host name. I had to add in two NameVirtual Host Lines NameVirtualHost=ipaddress:80 NameVirtualHost=ipaddress:8080 and change the <VirtualHost name:port> to <VirtualHost ipaddress:port> After that worked I made the koha.http.conf a bit more generic by using wildcards instead of ip addresses. I thought you may find it interesting. It allows you to set up your virtual host files independent of ip address so it is possible to use a dhcp assigned address or in my case have the server on a test network and then move it to a production network. I included my koha.http.conf which is made part of my apache2.conf with an include. NameVirtualHost *:80 NameVirtualHost *:8080 # KOHA's OPAC Configuration <VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin craigrandersen(a)hotmail.com DocumentRoot /usr/local/koha/opac/htdocs ServerName dino ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/koha/ /usr/local/koha/opac/cgi-bin/ Redirect permanent index.html http://dino:80/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl ErrorLog /usr/local/koha/log/opac-error_log TransferLog /usr/local/koha/log/opac-access_log SetEnv PERL5LIB "/usr/local/koha/intranet/modules" SetEnv KOHA_CONF "/etc/koha.conf" </VirtualHost> # KOHA's INTRANET Configuration <VirtualHost *:8080> ServerAdmin craigrandersen(a)hotmail.com DocumentRoot /usr/local/koha/intranet/htdocs ServerName dino ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/koha/ "/usr/local/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/" Redirect permanent index.html http://dino:8080/cgi-bin/koha/mainpage.pl ErrorLog /usr/local/koha/log/koha-error_log TransferLog /usr/local/koha/log/koha-access_log SetEnv PERL5LIB "/usr/local/koha/intranet/modules" SetEnv KOHA_CONF "/etc/koha.conf" </VirtualHost> Your documentation is very impressive. Thanks Again Craig > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:16:10 +0000 > From: Martin Woolley <sysadmin(a)handsworth.bham.sch.uk> > Subject: Re: [Koha] I can connect to Koha locally, but not from > another machine > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Message-ID: <200602270816.10511.sysadmin(a)handsworth.bham.sch.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Saturday 25 Feb 2006 05:00, Craig Andersen wrote: >> I can connect and use Koha locally, either by using http://machinename or >> by http://127.0.0.1 and it works fine. >> >> If I try to connect to it using http:/IPaddress or http://machine name >> from >> another machine I get following error: >> >> NOT FOUND the requested URL/ was not found on this server. >> >> I checked the Apache error log which showed: >> >> [error] [client ipaddress] file does not exist /htdocs >> >> If I type the ip address into the browser on the server, rather than >> http://127.0.0.1 I get the Not Found error. >> >> I'm at a loss. When I first installed Koha I'm pretty sure that I was >> able >> to connect to it from another machine, but now when I'm ready to start >> testing some things out, it seems to get lost after connecting to the >> apache server. >> >> I'm using Firebox to connect. Same thing happens with IE. The server is >> running Debian Sarge and Apache2. > > You have an error in your apache config, but from your description I can't > tell what it is. This url http://www.openhgs.org.uk/it.cgi/koha shows how > I > fixed a similar problem on our koha box (scroll down to 24/11/2005) > > -- > Regards > Martin Woolley > ICT Support > Handsworth Grammar School > Isis Astarte Diana Hecate Demeter Kali Inanna > > > ************************************************************* > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential > and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity > to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email > in error please notify postmaster(a)bgfl.org > > The views expressed within this email are those of the > individual, and not necessarily those of the organisation > ************************************************************* > > > > End of Koha Digest, Vol 4, Issue 27 > *********************************** >

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Re: [Koha] More question on Cataloging using different character set (Arabic, Chinese & etc.)
by Steven F.Baljkas 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Wednesday, March 1, 2006 02:19 CST Hi, Amzari, In follow-up to your question on cataloguing in Arabic ... > From: Amzari Abu Bakar <amzari79(a)yahoo.com> > Date: 2006/03/01 Wed AM 12:00:49 CST > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: [Koha] More question on Cataloging using different character set > (Arabic, Chinese & etc.) > > [snip] > > I am following current discussions on cataloging materials in different > character set[s] (e.g: Chinese pinyin). Actually, it's super that you have been following these discussions, Amzari. Some of the solutions Joshua has pointed out for Carol should be directly applicable to your situation. This is because, from a MARC coding perspective, it does not matter what non-Roman script one is using when considering linkage fields. > It's come to my attention that tags 880 have something to do with this (by > the way, I am still learning cataloging). As are we all, constantly! ;-D If you check the recent train of messages to Carol, you should find a brief explanation of the 880. As for learning about cataloguing, one thing I would suggest is to follow the advice of my cataloguing instructor: if you cannot afford the MARC coding volumes directly from LC's CDS, you can make yourself a "MARC workbook" for the Bibliographic Format by printing out and binding together the online materials that are available for free at URL <http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html> It is a little easier to have it as a reference book on your desk when you are studying examples instead of scanning online (also more convenient for lunch/break studying outdoors! ;-D). > My concern is, how to catalog Arabic Materials. My questions [are] as > follows (assume these questions from beginner level cataloger): > > 1. What should I add in my MARC structure, Links to other fields and etc? Unless Joshua -- or someone more familiar with any (hidden) peculiarities to Arabic cataloguing -- has something to add, I think the examples given in Joshua's answers to Carol should work fine. > 2. Must I modify Koha scripts in order to enable presentation different > character set? [snip] Carol answered that question for you. > 3. Can I directly catalog in [my] native language ([i.e.] Arabic) in tags > other than tag 880, not using transliteration? Example tag 245. If I can, > how? [snip] Yes, you can catalogue in your own language, or for that matter, any language. I don't know if there are special rules put forth by Malaysia's National Library or other authoritative bodies for Arabic language cataloguing, but you should make some effort to see if there are standards to which your library might be expected to comply. Beyond that advice/caveat, you could apply the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules to Arabic. In terms of MARC coding, you would be indicating the language of the material in the normal place (positions 35-37) in the 008 tag. For clarity sake, you might want to code 040 tags (if not present in the records you find) where the $b subfield is clearly coded for Arabic. As for how to code, the examples given in the exchanges between Joshua and Carol apply again. If you want your patrons to be able to search with Arabic words in subject headings as well, you may have to find an Arabic-language thesaurus. I think Dewey (19? 20?) has been translated into Arabic but I am not sure about LCSH. Otherwise, there might be a Malaysian national standard to use. BTW: in case you do need/want to do any transliteration as well, you may want to familiarise yourself with the ALA-LC Romanization Tables, available in print or online at URL <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html> Hope that this helps a bit. Joshua and Carol will have you moving in the right direction in terms of setting up your MARC frameworks. Best of luck in your continued testing and set-up of Koha. Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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Re: [Koha] More question on Cataloging using different characterset(Arabic, Chinese & etc.)
by BWS Johnson 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Salvete! Hey, thanks for the compliment, Steven. :D >If you want your patrons to be able to search with Arabic words in subject headings as well, you may have >to find an Arabic-language thesaurus. I think Dewey (19? 20?) has been translated into Arabic but I am not >sure about LCSH. Otherwise, there might be a Malaysian national standard to use. > After some discussion on this list a looong time ago, if you've not selected a classification system, I would heartily urge you to consider Colon Classification. While you might be a little daunted by it at first, I believe that its flexibility would reward your efforts in the long run. Use an old fashioned Ranganathan version, instead of the newest issue. If I had guts and an army of assistants, that's what I'd use. Dewey, in my not so humble opinion, would be an awful choice for an Arabic library due to it's Western slant. I was helping my clerk classify language tapes that we got in yesterday, and she was justifiably confused. While French, Italian, German and Spanish all played nicely, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic were funky by comparison. I'd be hesitant to commit to something that's not particularly friendly or extensive in your area of focus. Cheers, Brooke @ Hinsdale MA

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