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Re: [Koha] Koha and OpenBSD
by Charles Kelley 16 Nov '21

16 Nov '21

Hello, all! In our latest exchange, on 16 Nov. 2021 at 08:00 [JST], I received this from Nicolas Lagrand <nicolas.legrand(a)bulac.fr>: It’s been there for a long time :) https://www.openbsd.org/amd64.html but > last time I checked the multicore features are not very well advanced. > > It’s been a long time since I’ve last used OpenBSD, but it remains one of > my favorite systems ever: it’s very neat, the base is excellent. It’s great > for network applications. You can also have a very decent desktop with it. > The package system is really great (all written in Perl by Marc Espie), one > of the best I’ve used, the only one that never betrayed me. > > That said, it's slower, you have less possibilities, less hardware > working. From time to time they decide to fork or rewrite some big > softwares, sometimes it’s great (like PF, OpenSMTPd). Sometimes it feels > exaggerated. The community is also very elitist and... well, let’s say > “direct”. > > If you like clean, well documented systems with great defaults, OpenBSD is > worth a try. > > Now I wouldn’t try Koha on it, because it’s a no brainer to install it on > Linux. Just thinking about all the Perl dependencies to port makes me dizzy > :D. > We would not seriously consider any of the open BSD systems since Koha is written to Debian and Ubuntu. We have heard good things about OpenBSD. There's no sense in tempting fate, so to speak, especially if there isn't a full-time IT staff to dedicate so much time to it. But we saw it and then found a Koha support page for OpenBSD, albeit Koha 3, I think. It's just curiosity on our part. Thanks for your comments. -- 気を付けて。 /ki wo tukete/ = Take care. -- Charles. Charles Kelley, MLS PSC 704 Box 1029 APO AP 96338 Charles Kelley Tsukimino 1-Chome 5-2 Tsukimino Gaadenia #210 Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 〒242-0002 JAPAN +1-301-741-7122 [US cell] +81-80-4356-2178 [JPN cell] mnogojazyk(a)aol.com [h] cmkelleymls(a)gmail.com [p] linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls <http://www.linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls> Meeting Your Information Needs. Virtually.

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Re: [Koha] Handling Fines in the ILS and Relate Matters
by Charles Kelley 16 Nov '21

16 Nov '21

Hello, James et al! In our latest exchange, on 13 Nov. 2021 at 08:00 [JST] I received from you, James L. Weinheimer <weinheimer.jim.l(a)gmail.com>: When I used to have to deal with circulation at a small, undergraduate > institution, circulation was one of the parts of the job that irked me the > most. The college administration didn't want much library interaction with > the general population so almost everything had to go through them (except > recalls) and the result was that little was accomplished. There was > supposed to be a system of fines but those were never collected. All that > was enforced was at the end of the year when students had to bring back > whatever library materials they had or pay for them. If they didn't they > wouldn't be allowed to graduate. I was thankful I didn't have to deal with > any of that. > > Concerning faculty, many of them considered the library's books as their > own personal property and would "check them out" for years. None of that > worried me much unless someone actually asked for the book and it was > checked out. Students would normally bring the materials back fairly > quickly when asked, but much of the faculty simply ignored us. > > That was one reason I was so much for digital materials: circulation > becomes irrelevant. > > I don't know if that helps but you do have my sympathy! > My current library will not be charging and collecting fines. What we will do is to check out the materials in perpetuity, but inventory them once a year. Everyone will have to bring in whatever te has checked out just so we can make sure the material still exists and is usable. If the library can't get the patron to The staff is small enough that it won't be burdensome. My question was really about the mechanics given the changing environment. My experience with faculty parallels yours. Once a year, the library had to have the faculty bring back everything. Mostly we simply renewed the material. When we asked why, we had a set response: "This university is a state agency, and that makes this state property. We have to make sure the material still exists and is usable." I saw the director get into an argument with a faculty member once. The director won, so to speak, because te implied the state police would support the library and send the state martials after the faculty member if it came to that. The faculty member replied the university administration would support tim. The director's reply: the university administration could thereby be charged as accomplices after the fact. The faculty member capitulated, albeit grumblingly reluctantly; and the director lasted ten more years, so te was undamaged by the exchange. An ugly exchange, to be sure, one of the ugliest I have witnessed in my career. Thanks for your comments. -- 気を付けて。 /ki wo tukete/ = Take care. -- Charles. Charles Kelley, MLS PSC 704 Box 1029 APO AP 96338 Charles Kelley Tsukimino 1-Chome 5-2 Tsukimino Gaadenia #210 Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 〒242-0002 JAPAN +1-301-741-7122 [US cell] +81-80-4356-2178 [JPN cell] mnogojazyk(a)aol.com [h] cmkelleymls(a)gmail.com [p] linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls <http://www.linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls> Meeting Your Information Needs. Virtually.

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Koha and OpenBSD
by Charles Kelley 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Hi, all! I've been watching an installation video about OpenBSD. I got curious: has Koha been tried on OpenBSD and/or the other BSD and Unix descendants? I found online instructions for installation of Koha on OpenBSD, but the instructions are for v. 2 and v. 3. It's just curiosity on my part. I know that Koha is written for a Linux and when I asked the analogous question about a rapid development application that can generate Linux applications, the response I read was that the console Linux applications would run okey in OpenBSD, but not the desktop and web ones. So my question again: Does Koha run under OpenBSD? -- 気を付けて。 /ki wo tukete/ = Take care. -- Charles. Charles Kelley, MLS PSC 704 Box 1029 APO AP 96338 Charles Kelley Tsukimino 1-Chome 5-2 Tsukimino Gaadenia #210 Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 〒242-0002 JAPAN +1-301-741-7122 [US cell] +81-80-4356-2178 [JPN cell] mnogojazyk(a)aol.com [h] cmkelleymls(a)gmail.com [p] linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls <http://www.linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls> Meeting Your Information Needs. Virtually.

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New comer hello
by Angela Davies 14 Nov '21

14 Nov '21

Kia Ora My name is Angela and I am trying to setup Koha for a local volunteer library. We have Windows 10 and while the main part of Koha is good I am having some problems and would appreciate some help. I have catalogued some items and entered several patrons to tryout the systems. One of the biggest problems at the moment is that I can't search any titles or authors as it says that they are not found?? This is the main reason for setting the system up so that when asked we can quickly let a patron know if we have a certain title. If there is anyone in Christchurch that would be willing to meet up to help me that would be great. Cheers Angela

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Call for news - Newsletter November 2021
by Koha Newsletter 13 Nov '21

13 Nov '21

I'm collecting news for this month's newsletter. Send anything noteworthy to: kohanews (at) gmail (dot) com News criteria: -------------- * News items can be of any length, images are fine. * Please send your text in plain text or as simple HTML (no Word / Google documents etc) * Anything and everything Koha. * Submit by the 26th of the month. For events: * Please include dates for past events. One month back is the cut-off. * Announcements for future events with dates to be announced are fine, e. g. Kohacon. If you are working on an interesting project or development related to Koha, please let me know and I'll include it in the development section. Thank you! Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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Handling Fines in the ILS and Relate Matters
by Charles Kelley 12 Nov '21

12 Nov '21

Hi, all! There has been a lot of movement towards abolishing late fees and fines. I don't ask why here, for I understand the reasons. My question is more of a mechanical one. You see, the library at the beginning of my career did charge fines, but when a patron protested the fine and had a legitimate or legal argument, it was either reduced or voided. A few years later, the FBI showed up and demanded records of several patrons; and that was that. Circulation records were kept only when fines were imposed; and then the fines were transferred to the institutional billing office. The other libraries I have worked in didn't keep circulation (and fine) records, so it it was not an issue to them. And I am working what is likely my last job for I will probably retire in two years or so. But I have to ask out of curiosity: how are fine records kept in the library? Are they transferred to the billing office or are they kept inhouse? How is an appeal handled? Who handles the appeals, the library or the institutional billing office? Where are the records kept? Is the ILS involved after the initial circulation and subsequent fine calculation? As I wrote above, this is just a curiosity to me. But I read a lot about fine cancellation but I recall very little about the mechanics and the related policies. Thanks, all. -- 気を付けて。 /ki wo tukete/ = Take care. -- Charles. Charles Kelley, MLS PSC 704 Box 1029 APO AP 96338 Charles Kelley Tsukimino 1-Chome 5-2 Tsukimino Gaadenia #210 Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 〒242-0002 JAPAN +1-301-741-7122 [US cell] +81-80-4356-2178 [JPN cell] mnogojazyk(a)aol.com [h] cmkelleymls(a)gmail.com [p] linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls <http://www.linkedin.com/in/cmkelleymls> Meeting Your Information Needs. Virtually.

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Disabling holds
by Michael Kuhn 10 Nov '21

10 Nov '21

Hi In our library we use Koha 21.05.01 - we want to disable holds completely. Koha system preference "maxreserves" ist set to 0. In Koha menu "Administration > Circulation and fines rules" there is only one rule, with the following settings: * Holds allowed (total): 0 * Holds allowed (daily): 0 * Holds per record (count): 0 * On shelf holds allowed: If all unavailable (other possibilities are: Yes / If any unavailable) * OPAC item level holds: Don't allow With all these settings it is still possible to go to a record with an item attached to it and then place a hold, both in staff client and OPAC! There is no warning or error when trying to do so. How is it possible to disable holds completely in Koha? Best wishes: Michael -- Geschäftsführer · Diplombibliothekar BBS, Informatiker eidg. Fachausweis Admin Kuhn GmbH · Pappelstrasse 20 · 4123 Allschwil · Schweiz T 0041 (0)61 261 55 61 · E mik(a)adminkuhn.ch · W www.adminkuhn.ch

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koha-US General Meeting reminder: Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
by Jason Robb 09 Nov '21

09 Nov '21

The next koha-US general meeting is *tomorrow, *Wednesday, November 10th, 2021. When: 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET / 16:30 UTC (time converter <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+General+m…> ) Where: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/648572897?pwd=TUpsRE1TYlFPWWxTWFl4TVovSTJ3Zz09 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uGHCxV6434C2khyjRhX7AaL8-2MlD-DXn-ryNGe… If you have additional topics for the agenda, please send them to secretary(a)koha-us.org Meetings are held via Zoom video conferencing. A microphone and webcam are recommended but not required. Zoom is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux on desktops, and Android and iOS on mobile devices. For help getting started, visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697 These meetings are always free and open to any and all. Jason Robb koha-US secretary secretary(a)koha-us.org

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Bug 14689 search on 648
by Fridolin SOMERS 08 Nov '21

08 Nov '21

Hi, One of our MARC21 customer noticed that MARC field 648 in not searchable as subject. I see this is reported in : https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14689 Should I create a patch to add indexing in "Subject" ? Best regards, -- Fridolin SOMERS <fridolin.somers(a)biblibre.com> Software and system maintainer 🦄 BibLibre, France

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Can't do automatic renewal
by Toni Afandi 08 Nov '21

08 Nov '21

Dear all, We still have not recovered from the occurrence of automatic renewal bugs. When a patron checks out she/he can't be set to do automatic renewal. We already updated the Koha version to 20.11.11.000. What else must we do? Thank you in advance. *Toni Afandi* *Librarian* *STT SAAT*

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