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by Tarek Mehrem 04 May '04

04 May '04

Dear KOHA users, I'm using KOHA 1.2.3, and I fond it easer dealing with. I tried to use version 2.00 in the internet, but I found some difficulties viz: 1- I don't know the use of the catalogue when it says: more than or less than. How can it be more than a name or less than a name 2- In the membership module, I did not like the races part like: Asian or European. 3- Why isn't there a field for the edition ( in the old version and the new one), it is a very important field. 4- Why isn't there in the reports module more fixed reports (as the ones for reconciliation) like one for the overdue books, or the borrowed books (who took what). I think it is necessary for all the libraries. Best regards Tarek Mehrem Academic Support/ Library Sector IV tarek.mehrem(a)guc.edu.eg <mailto:tarek.mehrem@guc.edu.eg> German University in Cairo The German University in Cairo - GUC New Cairo City - Main Entrance Al Tagamoa Al Khames Egypt Tel: +20-2-7589990-8, Fax: +20-2-7589991 www.guc.edu.eg <http://www.guc.edu.eg/>

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Extending Koha for Movies
by Frank Weis 04 May '04

04 May '04

Hi all, we would like to extend KOHA in order to add DVD's and VHS tapes to our library. We would need to enter some movie specific stuff that is present in KOHA's MARC structure (info about actors, in MARC field 511). Where would I want to start looking in order to allow this info to be entered in KOHA (acuisition dialogues). How would I handle repeatable fields in KOHA? Thanks a lot in advance for any hints, Frank

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Koha questions on MARC setup
by Harvey Lee 04 May '04

04 May '04

Hi, I'm using Koha 2.0.0 and have a few of questions that I'm hoping someone can help me answer. The Koha I have set up has MARC on and is using simple acquisitions. 1. biblio-to-biblioitems relationship. I have read about the biblio-biblioitems-items relationship that Koha uses. But from what I can see, there seems to be a strict one-to-one relationship between every biblio record created and every biblioitems record created. In other words, for every book I enter there is always one biblio record and one biblioitems record created. It seems there is no way to have 2 biblioitems associated to the same biblio. Looking at the code, it looks like with the configuration MARC=on and acquisition=simple, this will always be the case. Is this true, or am I missing something? 2. MARC links I've seen in previous posts/documents on the topic of creating links from MARC subfields to Koha fields that, for the items table, all MARC subfields must be in the same tag. This raises some questions: a- Can the other subfields of this tag that is not used for linking to an items field be used in other Koha fields (for instance, for a field in the biblioitems table)? b- Is it legal to map the same subfield to 2 different Koha fields? For example, to map Dewey 082$a to both biblioitems.dewey and items.bulk? c- Out of curiousity, what MARC tag are people using for the items fields? I've seen both 852 and 952 mentioned, but 952 seems very limited in the number of subfields that can be used given the number of items fields that are available t be mapped. d- I think I saw it mentioned that subfields of the same tag cannot be spread across more than one of the 10 tab pages; they must reside on the same tab page. Is this true? 3. editing an items record for an existing entry One field that I would like to have available to the librarian for editing is items.itemnotes. However, it seems that the items configuration page (additem.pl) is hidden behind the MARC configuration page (addbiblio.pl); one must select a biblio to edit and then save it before the items configuration page is shown. Is this the only way to reach this page? 4. creating a call number I would like to have a field in the items record that indicates the call number that patrons can use to search for the book on the shelves. Excuse me if my terminology is not accurate; I'm using call number to mean the text on the spine label, e.g.: REF 200.973 BAR I've seen several posts on this topic in the archives, but I have to ask this: how does one get the info from the 3 fields (item type, dewey, author) mapped to, for example, items.bulk? Can this be done programmatically within Koha, or is this intended to be a manual operation? If it is possible to be done programmatically, ideally this items.bulk field will show this data populated once the user saves a new biblio in addbiblio.pl and is is moved to the items configuration page (additem.pl). Has anyone gone through these contortions before? 5. Quick Search on ItemType When I attempt to do a search on ItemType from the Quick Search menu, I find that the search will always fail with no results found unless I put a space in the Author or Title field as well. Anyone notice this? Any help that anyone can shed on this will be MUCH appreciated. Thanks, Lee

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Koha operation
by Harvey Lee 03 May '04

03 May '04

Hi, I've got a few questions on Koha operation. 1. When defining branches under the Systems Preferences page; what are 'branch categories' used for? 2. When adding borrower records, what is the significance of a 'Junior Member'? How is this different from a 'normal' borrower record? How is this linked/related to the 'parent' member? The coding seems rather simple but I'm not sure I understand the intent of this member type. 3. How does one delete the biblios that are entered into the breeding farm? Or is this not required? Thanks for your help, Lee

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customizing Koha 2.0.0
by Stefanie Mohsennia 03 May '04

03 May '04

Hello all, we are still working on our newly installed Koha 2.0.0 at the International Library in Düsseldorf/Germany and puzzled by some new problems. 1. Where do I enter the Dewey classification information when adding a new biblio? 2. How can I enter closing or opening days? (i.e. days that should not be a due date - our library is closed on Fridays and Sundays, for public holidays and for a whole month in summer) 3. When I use bulk import of MARC records into our new Koha database, what is the most efficient way to assign each item a barcode? We are still working with a conventional card catalogue at present. Library staff started scanning ISBNs in a large ASCII file to get MARC records. During our "migration" to Koha, we would stick a barcode on each book and would have to tell the database which barcode is connected with which database item. Thank you very much for the answers I got regarding the problems I was trying to solve in March. I appreciate your support and am looking forward to receiving answers to this new set of questions. Best wishes from Germany, Stefanie Mohsennia

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RE: Message Notify
by Tonnesen 02 May '04

02 May '04

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RE: Protected message
by Tonnesen 02 May '04

02 May '04

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Basic Koha operations
by jcdick＠cadmed.net 30 Apr '04

30 Apr '04

Hello. I am a volunteer IT staffer for a seriously underfunded parochial school, and we have recently installed Koha for the school library. It is my job, now that it is installed, to figure out how it works and to then teach the librarians - also volunteers - how to use it and start entering the books. Is there a good source for any information on things like the system preferences and procedures for entering and deleting biblio information? Keeping in mind that no one is actually a trained librarian, so no one really understands all the terms and such that comes with all of this. I have successfully done a z39.50 search on a book through the LoC and imported the biblio information, but none of it is in the right spot, except the ISBN number and the LC control number. There is one error in my MARC configuration, for the ITEMTYPES table. But I have no idea what should go in that space. Also, changing the acquisitions type to "simple" didn't give me a basic ISBN search on the acquisitions page. Its still the "normal" budget-based acquisitions. Or am I looking in the wrong spot? This is Koha 2.0.0 running on FC1 with MySQL 3.23, Apache 2.0.48, and Perl 5.008003 Any information is greatly appreciated. If there happens to be someone in the metro Detroit area or anywhere in North America, for that matter, that is using Koha that would be willing to lend a hand via direct email or IM or what have you, that would be greatly appreciated. Christopher Dick Wyandotte Catholic Consolidated Schools Wyandotte, MI

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Breeding farm to biblio question
by Gregory Garretson 30 Apr '04

30 Apr '04

Hello, I've recently got all my (several thousand) MARC records imported into the breeding farm (in v 2.0.0), and I want to get them into the catalog. As I understand it, using acqui.simple, there are three ways to get records into the catalog: searching on ISBN (which I don't have in most cases, unfortunately), searching on title, and creating an empty biblio, which may be filled in via a Z39.50 search. This last doesn't pull records from the breeding farm, so it's only ISBN and title search that can be used for that. My question is, is there an easier way to create a biblio entry and an item entry for each of these records in the breeding farm without typing the titles in one by one? (It may be that this would violate some standard library practices, but this is really just meant to be a catalog import, not an inventory.) I also have a question about getting the LC numbers I have added to show up in the addbiblio routine, but I'll save that one for later. :-) Thanks, Gregory Garretson linguist, Perl hacker, non-librarian, incipient Koha enthusiast Boston University

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LC numbers--same here
by Gregory Garretson 30 Apr '04

30 Apr '04

Hello, I wrote last week about trying to import MARC records missing ISBNs into Koha. I've since upgraded to 2.0.0 and have been able to upload my MARC files. So far so good! Now I'm encountering the same problem that others have recently mentioned, including Bernadette: > I would concur with much of what Steven has said re Koha. As for LC > classification, at our library we've come up with a temporary solution > of including LC numbers in the biblio in the notes section!! Seriously > once the developers come up with a solution to LC numbers will be great. Our books are also catalogued with LC numbers, and I have been trying to figure out either an elegant solution or a hack, to enable me to use those numbers in Koha. Can any one offer any suggestions? Much appreciated, Gregory Garretson Boston University

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