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P.S. Re: Re: [Koha] Setting up a online Rental Video Library using KOHA
by Steven F.Baljkas 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

Monday, December 12, 2005 17:10 CST Hi, all, Just a quick post scriptum to what Thomas wrote. I had pointed out to Stephen Hedges several months back that part of the problem with relying on Amazon -- as brilliant a solution as that was -- is that Amazon is constantly shifting which book images it keeps online. Over the course of time, it is a **certainty** that a patron would find that the familiarising image found upon a first visit to one's Koha OPAC, will not be there at a later one. Short run publications and older ones that go out-of-stock are the first to disappear. Stephen pointed out that the code could be modified to fetch images from another website, although it would necessitate having a standard reference number for the images: I suggested using the record number from the 001 field in the MARC record as a unique identifier. Stephen Hedges had isolated the relevant code for me several months back and my younger programmer cousin hopes to be able to modify it for me over the winter break (for us in Winnipeg, starting at the end of next week) to fetch book (and other) cover images from one's local server. He thinks this will be a simple thing to do -- for him, that is, certainly not for me -- and I hope his confidence isn't the folly of youth. If he manages to do this for me I will send information about it back to the listserv. Best wishes to all, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Winnipeg, MB, Canada ============================================================ From: Thomas D <koha(a)alinto.com> Date: 2005/12/12 Mon PM 03:20:24 CST To: nobin matthew <nobin_matthew(a)yahoo.com> CC: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] Setting up a online Rental Video Library using KOHA The code to include Amazon web services data including images in the results page was mistakenly removed by someone revising files in the Koha concurrent version control system HEAD. Joshua Ferraro had written that code. Presumably, the developer who removed the code did not use it and had assumed the code was unnecessary abandoned code. Developers need to be more careful, but its removal went unnoticed for a little while because it had few actual users. Joshua himself has planned to restore more complete Amazon web services code for Koha 3.0. The original code is still in the Koha CVS system if you wanted to reconstruct it on your own. Sometime after Koha 2.2.2 was released forward revisions had removed that code. The code had functioned in the NPL opac-detail.tmpl and relied upon supporting module code for Amazon web services which was also removed. It was necessary to supply your own Amazon web services developer's token and uncomment the relevant lines of code. Thomas D Quoting nobin matthew <nobin_matthew(a)yahoo.com> : > ---------------- Beginning of the original message ------------------ > > Hi All, > > I got an idea of setting up a online rental > video library in my city. The idea is that user will > acess my online site and they can book the VCDs they > want, and my agents will deliver that to their home. > So that my video shop will get whole city as client > base instead of a single locality. > Is it possible Place Still images for > each VCD title, and if possible some preview in online > site(OPAC). > How to map data base to OPAC searches. > > Thanks in Advance! > > Nobin Mathew > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > ------------------- End of the original message --------------------- _____________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha ============================================================

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Setting up a online Rental Video Library using KOHA
by nobin matthew 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

Hi All, I got an idea of setting up a online rental video library in my city. The idea is that user will acess my online site and they can book the VCDs they want, and my agents will deliver that to their home. So that my video shop will get whole city as client base instead of a single locality. Is it possible Place Still images for each VCD title, and if possible some preview in online site(OPAC). How to map data base to OPAC searches. Thanks in Advance! Nobin Mathew __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Koha members
by Rami El-Gawly 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

Hello, My Koha stopped automatically incrementing member ID numbers after number 10. Now I have to add them manually and I can't always remember the last number i put in, does anyone else have this incrementing problem? Regards Rami El-Gawly

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Mysql problems in Koha
by Alfred Vahau 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

Hi, I'm new to Koha. I came very close to a successful installation of Koha today except I could not enter the correct root word for the mysql server to create a koha database. According to the mysql installation manual, I can by-pass the root password by following these steps kill the mysql server kill `cat /usr/local/mysql/data/kmsqlib.pid` Then restart the server to by-pass the root password. ./mysqladmin --skip-grant-tables If successful, this will allow me to set a new root password for the mysql database. My trouble is that the system does not recognize --skip-grant tables option. How can I get it to skip the grant tables and allow me to set a new root password. Thanks in advance Alfred,

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Koha Printer Question
by Stephon E. McCray 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Is there a way to print in Koha on Windows? how do you generate Barcodes in Koha for Windows? And is there a way for the Barcodes to be auto-generated? Thanks, Stephon McCray Media/IT Coordinator Western Academy Charter School

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LDAP support 2.2.4
by KL Nasveschuk 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

I've seen a little information about LDAP support for Koha but nothing about setting it up or how to use it. If anyone could shed some light on this for me I'd appreciate it. Thanks Kent N

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Re: Koha
by Stephen Hedges 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Carol, I think this would be a problem -- it would certainly result in a strange MARC record. I'm going to post this thread to the Koha list to see if anyone else has an opinion or comment. Stephen On Dec 7, 2005, at 5:50 PM, Carol Ku wrote: > If we choose to stick with Koha cataloging feature, would it corrupt > the record if we repeat the whole tag say 650, several times to get > the number of subfields we need? > > We do not have much technical support, so as much as we can, we would > like to keep things simple by using Koha catalogue. But of course if > this posts an issue about the integrity of the MARC record entered, we > will sure consider getting outside technical support. > Stephen Hedges <shedges(a)athenscounty.lib.oh.us> wrote: >> Nope, it's a commercial program. http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/ You >> won't find it on their website, it's an old product that they no >> longer >> promote. >> >> We are working with a class at Ohio University to develop a really >> nice >> stand-alone (and open source) cataloging utility, but that won't be >> ready fo r another six months or so. >> >> Stephen >> >> On Dec 6, 2005, at 4:16 PM, Carol Ku wrote: >> >> > Do you mean bibliophile that is available for free download at >> > sourceforge.net??Do you think that program is better than koha's >> > cataloguing module? >> > >> > Stephen Hedges wrote:No, we don't use >> > Koha at all for cataloging -- we use a program called >> >> Bibliofile. That creates a file of MARC records which we import >> >> daily. >> >> >> >> Stephen >> >> >> >> On Dec 6, 2005, at 3:33 PM, Carol Ku wrote: >> >> >> >> > But when I look at the MARC record display of books, it displays >> say >> >> > tag 050 twice, but the second display only shows one subfield >> e.g. >> >> > subfield a. >> >> > ?lt;br>> Did you have some programmers change the display page of >> >> the MARC >> >> > record??I think if we know how to do that, we will use the Koha >> >> > interface. >> >> > >> >> > Stephen Hedges wrote: >> >> >> We don't use the cataloging interface -- we prepare our records >> >> with a >> >> >> different utility, then import them into Koha daily. >> >> >> >> >> >> I think the subfield repeat may be a known bug, though I haven't >> >> >> checked kohabugs. >> >> >> >> >> >> Stephen Hedges >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 6, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Carol Ku wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Dear Sir/Madam: >> >> >> > We recently installed Koha for our library automation >> >> project.?One >> >> >> > issue we encounter is how to repeat a subfield item on the add >> >> >> biblio >> >> >> > page when cataloging a book.?I noticed that your library is >> able >> >> to >> >> >> &g t; repeat a subfield e.g. subfield a in the add biblio >> module. >> >> >> > ?lt;br>> Can you share with us how to do that??Thank you. >> >> >> > ?lt;br>> Carol >> >> >> >

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Session log out
by Carol Ku 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

When I am entering data, sometimes koha will request me to re-log in to the intranet interface, when I do that, all the information I entered (but have not been completed) in the add biblio module will be lost. How can I overcome the issue, can i inactivate the session log out? Thanks. Carol --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

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Re: repeating subfields, etc.
by kim＠mad-seumas.net 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Carol, since bibliosubject.subject is mapped to only one field/subfield, I think folks usually change the MARC subfield structure in the framework for 650 $a to use the 'Search also' constraint, such as " see also : 650v','650x','650y','650z', 651a','651v','651x','651y','651z','655a','655b','655c','655v','655x','655y', '655z'..." Again, these are workarounds. You could even make up your own subfield lettering system to avoid repeating letters, as long as you keep track of what you mapped things to and it is consistently done. For example, the first 'x' in a 650 can be mapped to 650 'f' in Koha and the second 650 x goes to 's'. Use MARC Maker/Breaker to recode those subfields in the MARC records, and dump them into Koha. Kim Scannell

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Koha for Windows Question
by Stephon E. McCray 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Does anyone know how to add a printer to the Koha Program? I have a HP, Samsung and Canon printer. Thanks, Stephon McCray Media/Technology Coordinator Western Academy Charter School

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