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Re: [Koha] Newbie question
by Juan Martin Longo 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

***Another question, is there a spanish translation? (I couldn't find one). We have an special interest in the opac ***package, we are spanish speakers and most of our students don't read english. *** I've seen some template files, is it enough to generate an "spanish version" of them and change de "opacthemes" ***parameter to change the whole opac? Hi there! I worked last year in a translation of koha 1.93 to Spanish... yo can test it here: http://puelche.siu.edu.ar/koha/html/ user: koha pass: koha By the way... I'm planning to re-start my work on koha here in Argentina, so I downloaded koha 2.0 (looks very good... great job all of you!)... The installer let me choose 'es' as a language saying that Spanish is supported... but the 'es' directory doesn't exist inside the templates directory... could be that the translation made to 1.93 is not compatible with this version? or is just that our translation never reached you? Anyway... I guess I'll be seeing you all soon Regards Martin Longo SID - Informatica http://sid.uncu.edu.ar

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Bug (and solution) in ver 2.0: Next not working in Parameters|Stopwords
by Thomas Boege 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

Bug in version 2.0: Intranet, Parameters, Stopwords: The link "Next >>"does not work, because offset is always blank. The solution is to change nextpage to next_page in line 166 in ./intranet/htdocs/intranet-tmpl/default/en/parameters/stopwords.tmpl The correct line is: <a href="?offset=">Next >></a>

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RE: [Koha] Newbie question
by Enric Camón 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

I'm using the English version of Koha in Spain, but I would like to work in a Spanish translation. Is there anyone wanting to do the same? I hope so. Enric Camón Escola Universitària del Maresme Mataró (Barcelona) Spain -----Mensaje original----- De: koha-admin(a)lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-admin@lists.katipo.co.nz]En nombre de Steven F. Baljkas Enviado el: jueves, 22 de abril de 2004 2:19 Para: Juan Martin Longo; koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz CC: baljkas(a)mts.net Asunto: Re: [Koha] Newbie question Wednesday, April 21, 2004 19:20 CDT Hi, all! I am currently helping edit the Intranet and OPAC images for Christian into German, but I would be more than willing to help do the same for Spanish, if that is needed/would be useful. For Spanish, I could probably even try helping translate, although someone should definitely vet the translations. Just throwing that out there. Let me know if such help would be welcome. Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Martin Longo" <jmlongo(a)uncu.edu.ar> To: <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [Koha] Newbie question > ***Another question, is there a spanish translation? (I couldn't find > one). We have an special interest in the opac ***package, we are spanish > speakers and most of our students don't read english. > *** I've seen some template files, is it enough to generate an > "spanish version" of them and change de "opacthemes" ***parameter to > change the whole opac? > > > Hi there! > > I worked last year in a translation of koha 1.93 to Spanish... yo can > test it here: > > http://puelche.siu.edu.ar/koha/html/ > user: koha > pass: koha > > By the way... I'm planning to re-start my work on koha here in > Argentina, so I downloaded koha 2.0 (looks very good... great job all of > you!)... The installer let me choose 'es' as a language saying that > Spanish is supported... but the 'es' directory doesn't exist inside the > templates directory... could be that the translation made to 1.93 is not > compatible with this version? or is just that our translation never > reached you? > > Anyway... I guess I'll be seeing you all soon > > Regards > > Martin Longo > SID - Informatica > http://sid.uncu.edu.ar --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.663 / Virus Database: 426 - Release Date: 20/04/2004 _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Re: Re: [Koha] Export MARC from Koha
by Steve/Ollie/Steven F. Baljkas 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

Wednesday, April 21, 2004 20:43 CDT Greetings, all! Just a few quick observations re: your comments, Rachel. There are ILS that do export borrower data, although I kinda doubt that their users intend for them to do so. Ex. 1. When I was trying to help out Doc a few months ago, the samples he sent me included the name and patron barcode of the last student borrower of a book (overdue, tsk, tsk) embedded in an 852 tag. Ex. 2. At my second-last cataloguing gig, my supervisor and I both noticed that records we downloaded from the University of California's MELVYL system (sorry, I don't know which ILS it really is, or if that name is in fact for a proprietary in-house ILS) encoded such data in 94x fields IIRC (it was definitely 9xx). Now, I don't know how the privacy laws are shaping up in New Zealand, but I know there would be legal issues in Canada, especially if an academic or public library accidentally shared data in the way that Doc's or the U of California's systems (accidentally) did. In fact, the issue would be one of actionable breach of various privacy acts, something most library administrators would wisely want to avoid. It might be useful, though, if that data could be transferred over for migration purposes but remained visible ONLY for inside use. Again, being ignorant of programming complexities, I don't know if it is practical to do such a thing, or even possible. You would need to have some form of filter that would strip out such information before sharing cataloguing but that would allow access to that same information to authorised internal administrators/staff. Anyway, just a few thoughts. The 9xx fields would remain available in MARC21 should you wish to include such data, as they are designated for system-specific features. Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada > From: "Rachel Hamilton-Williams" <rachel(a)katipo.co.nz> > Date: 2004/04/21 Wed PM 09:20:19 CDT > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: Re: [Koha] Export MARC from Koha > > Hi > > > > 2 - Which datas are exported ? > > > > It should be possible to export all. If you are sure things are > > missing, let us know, I'll test and make sure it gets recorded. > > If you're exporting data I assume that the MARC export only does the catalogue > records - so it doesn't do > - Borrowers/patron records > - Finacial records? > - Reserves > > Do you think it would be a good idea to have a method for exporting this data > as well? > > Cheers > Rachel > ____________________________________________________________ > > Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications > WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 > mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington > http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand > Koha Open Source Library System > http://www.koha.org

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by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

have been told this LC issue will be in place for the next release. ya hoo! ed sharpe archivist for smecc > Subj:Re: [Koha] Library System - good system, LC problem > Date:4/21/2004 1:45:28 PM US Mountain Standard Time > From:baljkas@mb.sympatico.ca > To:pgichiri@strathmore.edu, koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > CC:baljkas@mts.net > Sent from the Internet Wednesday, April 21, 2004 15:05 CDT Greetings, Peter, Just a 'quick' reply to your message inquiring about Koha, that others on the listserv will hopefully augment with their wisdom. First, I (and many others) think Koha is a great system. It is extremely versatile and compared to other ILS that one would have to purchase at significant cost, it is astoundingly good. In terms of technical support and further development, the prospects are at least as good. Most questions to the listserv receive a response within 24 hours, usually less. The community is very good at lending a hand with advice. Development is continual and the nice thing there is that, being an open source product, your library could direct further development along lines that would give you features you wanted simply by financing the programming and/or appealing to the Koha community to see if some nice volunteer could effect the change you wanted. As people write in to the listserv with different questions and requests for features, many are added to the programmer's 'bug' lists for future work. If you look back at the archive of message, you can see how much has been accomplished in just one year (something we should all be applauding and thanking the developpers for)!!. There are only 2 significant issues that I can see in terms of your library adopting Koha. The first is that it would be preferable if there were a member of the systems administration team who were familiar or willing to familarise him- or herself with the program so that you would have technical support closer to home. The second -- and this is really the major one -- is that Koha is NOT at present compatible viz. LC classification numbers. I am not sure what the progress has been in the last several months towards that. I know that the understandable focus of the developpers has been on achieving a stable 2.0 release, which is now done. In the meantime, perhaps somebody on the development side could reply with a guesstimation on how long it might be until LC-numbers are usable within Koha. Also, if there is a library that uses LC classification that has found a way around this issue, it would be helpful to let the community know. Hope this lengthy response helps a bit, Peter. I think your library would ultimately benefit greatly by adopting Koha. Best wishes in your automation/migration project, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte (and cheerleader!) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter Gichiri > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 4:09 AM > Subject: [Koha] Library System > > I am an assistant librarian working at Strathmore university, an up-coming university in Kenya, Africa. We are scouting for a library system that will address all the aspects of the library. We are using the Library of Congress systems of cataloging books. We hope to have a system that is compatible with other departments of the university for we share enough information with other department. The university has a well laid computer network. Is Koha a suitable system and what are is the best way ahead. Peter Wanyoike Gichiri Ass. Librarian Strathmore University --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.663 / Virus Database: 426 - Release Date: 20/04/2004 Thanks Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC - - See the Museum's Web Site at www.smecc.org We are always looking for items to add to the museum's display and ref. library - please advise if you have anything we can use. Coury House / SMECC 5802 W. Palmaire Ave. Phone 623-435-1522 Glendale Az 85301 USA CONFIDENZIALE: Questo messaggio e gli eventuali allegati sono confidenziali e riservati. Se vi è stato recapitato per errore e non siete fra i destinatari elencati, siete pregati di darne immediatamente avviso al mittente. Le informazioni contenute non devono essere mostrate ad altri, né utilizzate, memorizzate o copiate in qualsiasi forma. CONFIDENTIAL: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain reserved information. If you are not one of the named recipients, please notify the sender immediately. Moreover, you should not disclose the contents to any other persons, nor should the information contained be used for any purpose or stored or copied in any form.

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Re: Re: [Koha] Koha translation: fonts
by Steve/Ollie/Steven F. Baljkas 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

Wednesday, April 21, 2004 20:40 CDT Hi, Rachel, What I took a stab at for Christian was using Arial Round MT Bold. It seemed to me the closest, but maybe my Arial Narrow is just too narrow. ;-) I'll forward you a few of the images Christian sent (almost all were GIFs BTW) off listserv. Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada > From: "Rachel Hamilton-Williams" <rachel(a)katipo.co.nz> > Date: 2004/04/21 Wed PM 09:35:03 CDT > To: "Christian Hennecke" <christian.hennecke(a)ruhr-uni-bochum.de>, > koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha translation: fonts > > Hi > > > can anybody tell me which font(s) was/were used to create the user > > interface images? > > Hmm which images? I thought we'd managed to get rid of all the images in the > latest lot of templates to make translations easier (but maybe those templates > aren't default?) > > Anyway, I would think that it would be Arial Narrow, or Arial but if you send > me a screen shot of the page I can go find my files and let you know (or point > you at a non imaged version of the template to use instead?) > > Cheers > Rachel > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications > WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 > mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington > http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand > Koha Open Source Library System > http://www.koha.org

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Leaking records
by Tarek Mehrem 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

Hi, I'm a librarian, and I've been using KOHA for more than 6 months. I think it is a great system, but recently I noticed 2 problems: 1- Some times I discover that there are leaks in the circulation and members modules, meaning that some times when a student is returning a book I discover that it was not registered in the system although I'm sure I did, not only me but also my colleague. 2- If me and my colleague are entering records at the same time, the system puts my barcode number for my colleague's book. Is the reason that the system only handles one person per module? By the way we are using the old version of KOHA 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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Koha on Bookmobile?
by Joshua Ferraro 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

Hi all, The NPL tech team met on Monday and one of the items on our agenda is getting our Bookmobile (a library branch on weels) Koha-enabled. As things stand right now all transactions are still hand-written. The Bookmobile regularly travels to locations where no internet connection is available and so a dedicated wireless link is not feasable at this time. Does anyone have a similar problem (and hopefully a solution) or any ideas for automating the Bookmobile with Koha? One idea we had was installing a full version of Koha on a laptop that the Bookmobile staff would carry with them throughout the day to use for transactions...at the end of the day the Bookmobile transactions would be merged into the system-wide Koha database and the laptop's database would also be updated with the rest of the transactions, etc. Any comments, suggestions? Thanks, -- Joshua Ferraro Systems Administrator Nelsonville Public Library System

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Library System
by Peter Gichiri 21 Apr '04

21 Apr '04

I am an assistant librarian working at Strathmore university, an up-coming university in Kenya, Africa. We are scouting for a library system that will address all the aspects of the library. We are using the Library of Congress systems of cataloging books. We hope to have a system that is compatible with other departments of the university for we share enough information with other department. The university has a well laid computer network. Is Koha a suitable system and what are is the best way ahead. Peter Wanyoike Gichiri Ass. Librarian Strathmore University

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List of what each field in the various tables do
by Freddie Cash 21 Apr '04

21 Apr '04

We're just starting out with Koha 2.0 to see if it could be used as a replacement for Follett. However, we are running into a few snags that should be fairly simple to fix. Our major snag is lack of documentation for the internals of Koha. For instance, is there a description of the various database tables, and what each field is used for? This would make mapping fields to MARC fields much simpler. We're running into problems with our mappings, especially with the distinction between items and biblioitems, for instance. Is this kind of low-level documentation available anywhere?? -- Freddie Cash District HelpDesk / Network Admin fcash(a)sd73.bc.ca helpdesk(a)sd73.bc.ca (250) 377-HELP [(250) 377-4357]

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