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addbiblio.pl error
by Ryan L. Hackl 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Good day! I have set up Koha 2.2.2 on our Fedora linux server for school library use. I can successfully add users, etc. When I try to add a 'resource' [A Passage to India, ISBN 0895773341] using the addbiblio.pl script, I get an error, and the resource doesn't add to the mysql database. Upon checking the koha-error_log file, I see Premature end of script headers: addbiblio.pl, referrer: http://MYIPADDRESS/cgi-bin/koha/acqui.simple/addbiblio.pl?isbn=0895773341 As well, I've noticed that the biblio.pl page has an error. Upon further investigation, the error reads: Line: 1963 Char: 4 Error: Object required Code: 0 URL://http://MYIPADDRESS/cgi-bin/koha/acqui.simple/addbiblio.pl? isbn=0895773341 Any suggestions on what I can look for or do next? Thanks for the help! Ryan Hackl Battlefords School Division hackl(a)bsd.sk.ca _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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MARC newbie frustration on Windows XP
by Sandra Smith 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Thanks for the help Rachel But I am still in the dark !! The parameters/biblio/MARC structure/ create default has Tag, lib, repeatable, mandatory, authorised value, subfields, edit, delete Do I need to define each tag? If I put 100 in the field next to the default or click add tag this is displayed Create framework for () using Default Clicking OK just returns to the original screen and nothing has changed All of the dropdown boxes are blank as is the Tag field What am I doing wrong? _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Installing Koha
by Calvin Park 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Hey all, We're working on doing a roll out of Koha this summer for our library. I had wanted to simply use the installer.pl script to make my life easier. However, when I attempted to run it this morning it detected some missing perl modules. I happily installed the missing modules and then reran installer.pl, however it is still convinced that those modules are missing. Any ideas, or should I just go with a manual install? FC3, latest Perl update, just a dual P2 450Mhz Xeon with 385 RAM for a test box. -- Calvin Park Systems Administrator Computer Services Department Davis College: A Practical college of Bible and Ministry web: www.davisny.edu email: linuxsys(a)davisny.edu phone: 607.729.1581 ext 404 _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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marc for a newbie
by Sandra Smith 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Hi all I have installed Koha on Windows XP pro with Mysql 4 and apache 2 I am not a librarian, but I do know what MARC is. Could someone please point me to instructions on how to set up the marc parameters with Koha 2.2.2b I am sort of stuck Thanks in advance Sandie _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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displaying item call numbers
by kim＠secondhandknowledge.net 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Hi all, I am stuck on a problem with my Koha opac. If you've had the same problem, I'd appreciate it if you could give me some pointers. My library uses unique call numbers for each item. But the Normal record view displays the same call number for each copy. For example, for the title "Questions of diversity", I have 3 copies. This displays in the MARC Detail page just great, like this: Copies Call number Barcode homebranch 301.2771 Simons c.2 210002 MAIN 301.2771 Simons 101539 MAIN 301.27 Sim c.3 210003 MAIN But in regular Normal Record View, it looks like this: Type/Format Call Number Location Due Date Last Seen Book 301.2771 Simons Book 301.2771 Simons MAIN Book 301.2771 Simons I think this is because the call number in Normal view is being pulled from the bib record (dewey or classification), not from the item records. I would like both these screens to display call numbers the same way. Do I just change the opac-detail template, or is it more complicated than that? You can see for youself, Normal view: http://www.thecenterlibrary.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?bib=3 MARC view: http://www.thecenterlibrary.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-MARCdetail.pl?bib=3 Thanks for your help! Kim Scannell _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Adding new biblio problem....
by Silva, Ernesto - Webmaster 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

Hi everyone, It's been a while since my last post but Andres and I are still working on Koha for our University (Universidad ORT Uruguay), the system is in production state, about 90% of functionallity running. Now the bad news, our librarians reported some strange problems during the catalog process, it seems that one of them (Mr. A in branch A) adds a new biblio and after a while (minutes, hours) the record is modified by another librarian (from Mr. B in branch B). I know this may be a user mistake but they assure me they haven't modified any record, just added one. I've taken a look at the Biblio.pm code and everything seems to be ok ad the NEWnewbiblio function, the process is almost atomic, there is no big reason to begin thinking in concurrency problems (at least for now). Has anyone had this troubles before? Best regards Ernesto. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Barcodes generator
by Tim McMahon - West Liberty Public Library 02 Jun '05

02 Jun '05

I was trying to test the barcodes generator and when I tried to configure the printer I got a server error. Can't locate PDF/API2/PDF/Utils.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/koha/intranet/modules /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/ perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/ local/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/barcodes/printerConfig.pl line 33., referer: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080/cgi-bin/koha/barcodes/barcodes.pl I found Utils in PDF/API2/Basic/PDF, so I put a symlink to Basic/PDF in the API2 directory (and also one to Basic/TTF just in case I needed that later) and that seemed to fix it. What are the inventory codes? Are they barcode numbers? I tried those and got nothing. Clicking on the Generate Barcodes button does nothing. Not even an error or a blank page. Any ideas what's wrong? Tim _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Re: [Koha] Barcodes generator
by Steven F.Baljkas 02 Jun '05

02 Jun '05

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 20:08 CDT Hi, Tim, While I can't help with the main part of your question ... > From: Tim McMahon - West Liberty Public Library <tmcmahon(a)wlpl.org> > Date: 2005/06/01 Wed PM 04:21:50 CDT > To: Koha Listserv <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Subject: [Koha] Barcodes generator > > I was trying to test the barcodes generator and when I tried to > configure the printer I got a server error. > > Can't locate PDF/API2/PDF/Utils.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > /usr/local/koha/intranet/modules /etc/perl > /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4 /usr/lib/perl5 > /usr/share/ > perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) > at /usr/ > local/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/barcodes/printerConfig.pl line 33., referer: > http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080/cgi-bin/koha/barcodes/barcodes.pl > > I found Utils in PDF/API2/Basic/PDF, so I put a symlink to Basic/PDF in > the API2 directory (and also one to Basic/TTF just in case I needed that > later) and that seemed to fix it. > > What are the inventory codes? Are they barcode numbers? ... ... I can tell you that inventory codes are not barcodes, at least not strictly speaking. > I tried those and got nothing. Clicking on the Generate Barcodes button does > nothing. Not even an error or a blank page. Any ideas what's wrong? > > Tim Hope you'll get the more important answer to help you out soon. Cheers, 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: [Koha] Koha Issues - SUTRS - UKMARC-->MARC21
by Steven F.Baljkas 30 May '05

30 May '05

Sunday, May 29, 2005 17:28 CDT Hi, Stephen, Simon, et al., Just a quick response. SUTRS = Simple Unstructured Text Record Syntax. From what I can gather, it is just one of many approaches to records that come from XML/Dublin Core/FRBR perspectives on cataloguing. Holding my tongue on that and moving on ... Simon, give a try with the National Library of Canada AMICUS server. You have to sign-up, but it is free and they won't bother you unnecessarily. We have had fair success hitting Oxford and the BL on searches, so hopefully the transatlantic traffic will flow equally well for you viz. time-outs. You can check AMICUS out at URL <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/amicus/006002-400-e.html> with the link for self-registration to the Registered Service, which allows Z39.50 searching at URL <http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/amicus-bin/self_register?l=0> Depending on how many records you have to download, Simon, it may work better for you to do the cataloguing properly, from the traditional view, and search for each record individually via AMICUS (LC or other source). With AMICUS you can batch your results for later upload. As for the British Library not using MARC standards, I don't know where that comes from, Stephen. I can certainly access MARC records that they are generating, although I have tended to do so via Oxford. Anyway, Simon, you may want to navigate through the Bibliographic Services section of BL -- see URL <http://www.bl.uk/services/bibliographic/service.html> -- to find out more about what the heck is happening. On other pages, BL notes that the change to MARC21 has been shifted to early 2004, which might indicate it is currently underway. This is what BL says on **their** page at URL <http://www.bl.uk/services/bibliographic/marc21paper.html> regarding the 'current status' of MARC at BL: "In the autumn of 2000, the British Library undertook a major consultation into the future development and maintenance of the UKMARC format. The outcome revealed a significant majority among UK libraries and information agencies in favour of the adoption of the MARC 21 format in place of UKMARC. As a result, the Library has decided that MARC 21 will be the future standard for data creation and processing of its bibliographic records. The British Library is planning to switch to MARC 21 in the summer of 2004, when the new Integrated Library System (ILS) is implemented. During the consultation, a number of concerns were articulated about how the Library would implement MARC 21, and what practical consequences this might have for UK users of MARC. This paper endeavours to answer some of the questions raised, and describes developments up to September 2003. 2. Maintenance of the MARC 21 Format The "Agreement for the development and publication of the MARC 21 format" was signed on July 8th 2002 by representatives of the Library of Congress, the National Library of Canada and the British Library." So, I don't think it is correct that BL is using SUTRS, Stephen. It may be that we can't access their catalogue properly for some other reasons. Anyway, Simon, I hope this helps. Give us a shout if you are still having problems locating good record sources. Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada ============================================================ From: "Stephen Hedges" <shedges(a)skemotah.com> Date: 2005/05/29 Sun PM 03:19:50 CDT To: "Simon Oxwell" <soxwell(a)gmail.com> CC: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha Issues Hi, Simon - Sounds like you've got your Koha pretty well set up. I think your British Library problem may be related to the fact that their z3950 server doesn't use USMARC (MARC 21) or UNIMARC format for their records -- they use SUTRS (anybody know what that is?) according to the Index Data target list (http://www.indexdata.dk/targettest/b.php) The Library of Congress isn't a very reliable server either, I'm afraid. You might look through the target list for a different server to try. As for autobarcode, I think that only works for borrowers and non-MARC items. As soon as you start using MARC cataloging, I think you have to assign your own barcodes. Stephen Simon Oxwell said: > Hi, > > My name is Simon and I've installed Koha 2.2.2b on my Debian Sarge box > to help me keep track of my personal library. I've no need for the > Budget system, so I've switched the 'acquistions' system parameter to > 'Simple' and left the 'autobarcode' parameter set to the defualt of > 'yes'. I've got the Z39.50 client running, and have populated the > server table with entries for the Library of Congress server and the > British National Library server. I've created a single Item Type of > 'Fiction', code 'Fict' so the MARC Check. > > I'm also using apache 1.3.33, Perl 5.8.4, recent versions of the perl > libraries and Mysql 4.0.24. > > I'm having a few problems with the Acquistions module, which could > just be that I've either not understood or misconfigured something, > but thought I should at least ask about them. > > 1. At the first Acqustion screen (acqui.simple/addbooks.pl), I enter > an ISBN to search for, which takes me to Biblio Search Results > (acqui.simple/isbnsearch.pl). Obviously, it hasn't found anything, so > I click on 'Add New Biblio', which passes me to a blank Biblio screen > (acqui.simple/addbiblio.pl). I notice that isbn I searched for is > passed to addbiblio.pl on the command line, but the ISBN field (020) > in the Biblio isn't autopopulated. Should it be? > > 2. I've been playing with the Z39.50 search. The z39.50 daemon logs > tell me that it has found a record that matches my query for ISBN > 1857988809 ('Second Variety' by Phillip K. Dick, Uk Edition) in the > British National Library database, but the 'Z3950 Search Results' > pop-up tell me 'Nothing Found'. I've used a few ISBN's that exist in > the Library of Congress database (1857988809 isn't) and they show up > in the Search Results just fine. > > 24600/14 : Processing isbn=1857988809 at BRITISH NATIONAL LIBRARY > z3950cat.bl.uk:9909 BLAC MARC21 (1 forks) > 24600/14 : 2 >> > 24600/14 : creating and 24600/14 : working on results entry 20 > 24600/14 : connected to BRITISH NATIONAL LIBRARY > 24600/14 : BRITISH NATIONAL LIBRARY : 1 records found, retrieving them > (max 80) > 24600/14 : BRITISH NATIONAL LIBRARY : z3950cat.bl.uk:9909 records > retrieved 1 SPEED: 1 > 24600/14 : z3950cat.bl.uk:9909 search done. > > Puzzling. Is there anyway I can see what data is being retrived, but > upping a debug level or something? > > 3. Once I've completed that Biblio record and set and item type for > it, and clicked on 'Add Biblio', I get taken to the 'New Item' screen. > (acqui.simple/additem.pl). > > At this point I can't add the item until I've filled in the 'Barcode' > field, which is apparently mandatory. Now, I've got the system > parameter 'autobarcode' set to 'yes'. Is this field supposed to be > autopopulated with a barcode at this point? Do I need to generate some > barcodes elsewhere in the system in first? What have I done wrong at > this point, or have I misunderstood what 'autobarcode' does? > > 4. The 'Edit Biblio' and 'Duplicate' buttons on the 'Add Item' > (acqui.simple/additem.pl) screen have urls that don't go anywhere. > They link to /cgi-bin/koha/acqui.simple/acqui.simple/addbiblio.pl > instead of /cgi-bin/koha/acqui.simple/addbiblio.pl > > Anyway, I think it's great that Koha exists and there is an open > source alternative for a really good library management system and > that my Koha problems have some really easy answers that I've > overlooked. > > Thanks, > > Simon _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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katipo irc server
by Waylon Robertson 30 May '05

30 May '05

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