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MARC info
by Cecilia Chataignier 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

Hello, I am very interested in testing Koha in our library. I read in the FAQ list that it's not possible to import MARC records in batch yet. Is it still true for the version 2.0.0? thanks, Cecilia Cecilia Chataignier e-mail:cecilia@impa.br IMPA - Instituto Nacional de Matematica Pura e Aplicada Estrada Dona Castorina, 110 Jardim Botanico Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil CEP 22460-320 Phone: 55-21-2529.5078 Fax: 55-21-2529.5067

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Hi
by rog＠saas.nsw.edu.au 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

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Re: [Koha] MARC info
by Stephen Hedges 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

> Welcome onboard! > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 10:13:10AM -0300, Cecilia > Chataignier wrote: > > Hello, > > I am very interested in testing Koha in our > library. > > I read in the FAQ list that it's not possible > to import MARC records in > > batch yet. Is it still true for the version > 2.0.0? > You can import MARC records in bulk in version > 2.0.0. There is a script > called bulkmarcimport.pl. > > Joshua Ferraro Joshua is correct, we use (a slightly modified version of) bulkmarcimport.pl to load batches of MARC records every day. This script has to be run from a command line, unless there's been a recent change I'm not aware of, and I think that may be the source of confusion from the FAQ -- the capability's there, but not in the web interface. Stephen Hedges Nelsonville Public Library

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Re: [Koha] images - query re ISBN use as link
by baljkas＠mb.sympatico.ca 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

Thursday, January 22, 2004 01:54 CST Hey all, Owen is definitely right in saying that it would be preferable to have the image load inline as opposed to via a browser. (When I initially tried to ask this question months and months ago I phrased it as a query re MARC21 856 tag 'cause I'm too ignorant about programming niceties to have thought of actually integrating a picture any other way.) Did I understand correctly that it would be possible to have the format of the item display graphically (a little book for text, a videocassette image, and so on)? >A PHP solution was suggested to me in which the image tag point to a >php file, passing the ISBN as a parameter. The PHP file then checks >for the existence of the image, and if delivers it if found. If not it >delivers an alternate. (Would that be like what Amazon.com does with its 'Image not available' as the default unless they have entered a cover image?) Earlier this evening I was actually wondering what would happen if there were more than one ISBN or there were none? With MARC21 coding of 020 $a you could easily have one or more valid ISBNs in the field (chiefly from pbk. and hc. versions of the same book having different numbers, although we have encountered overseas versions having different numbers assigned from different centres). Would Koha permit multiples and then be able to check each one? What about books having no ISBN? Is there an alternate (9xx?) field the coding information to link images with could be entered as (following most standards strictly it would be illegitimate to enter a fake number in the 020)? Apologies in advance if I am asking something painfully obvious to the programmers. Thanks, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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Re: [Koha] images - query re ISBN use as link
by baljkas＠mb.sympatico.ca 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

Thursday, January 22, 2004 01:54 CST Hey all, Owen is definitely right in saying that it would be preferable to have the image load inline as opposed to via a browser. (When I initially tried to ask this question months and months ago I phrased it as a query re MARC21 856 tag 'cause I'm too ignorant about programming niceties to have thought of actually integrating a picture any other way.) Did I understand correctly that it would be possible to have the format of the item display graphically (a little book for text, a videocassette image, and so on)? >A PHP solution was suggested to me in which the image tag point to a >php file, passing the ISBN as a parameter. The PHP file then checks >for the existence of the image, and if delivers it if found. If not it >delivers an alternate. (Would that be like what Amazon.com does with its 'Image not available' as the default unless they have entered a cover image?) Earlier this evening I was actually wondering what would happen if there were more than one ISBN or there were none? With MARC21 coding of 020 $a you could easily have one or more valid ISBNs in the field (chiefly from pbk. and hc. versions of the same book having different numbers, although we have encountered overseas versions having different numbers assigned from different centres). Would Koha permit multiples and then be able to check each one? What about books having no ISBN? Is there an alternate (9xx?) field the coding information to link images with could be entered as (following most standards strictly it would be illegitimate to enter a fake number in the 020)? Apologies in advance if I am asking something painfully obvious to the programmers. Thanks, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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Virus Warning
by David A. Jenne 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

FYI, I received a virus in an attached file in an e-mail with a heading of 'HI' from this site. Fortunately, my anti-virus software removed the attachment before it had a chance to infect my PC. Please do not open attached files in e-mail that you are not expecting. David J.

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Kebede Hundie's email (fwd)
by Pat Eyler 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

I responded to a private email from Kebede earlier, perhaps he/she has not yet received my email ... I'll repost it here. Pat Eyler Kaitiaki/manager migrant Linux sys admin the Koha project ruby, shell, and perl geek http://www.koha.org http://pate.eylerfamily.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:04:23 -0500 (EST) From: Pat Eyler <pate(a)eylerfamily.org> To: Kebede Hundie <khundie(a)bca.bw> Subject: Re: Koha On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Kebede Hundie wrote: > Dear Pat Yeller, Hello Kebede, I've added Rachel Hamilton-Williams (Hi Rach!) to this email, as she's the head of the largest firm commercially supporting Koha (and the firm which originally developed it.) > > My name is Kebede Hundie, working as Systems Librarian for several > years in several African countries. I have a Masters degree in > information science and Bachelors degree in library science. Originally, > I am from Ethiopia. > > Having briefly introduced myself to you, I would like to inquiry about > Koha free ILS. I have read an article on Linux Journal, Feb. 2003 as > well as looked at the Koha website, where I first learnt about the > software. And I have been so much impressed with the whole thing about > Koha and people who involved in developing and supporting the system. > Thanks for the kind words. It sounds like you have an excellent background for getting involved and contributing to Koha. > I would like to ask you about the sustainability of the system, like > further versions, supports, its future whether it may be a commercial > system after certain period of time or discontinued. The GPL (the license used for Koha) is interesting in that it allows Koha to be used/sold/supported commercially right now, while keeping the software free for people to use, to share, and to improve. The license also protects the software from being discontinued -- because it is free, a library can hire anyone they want to support or improve it (even taking on those roles themselves if they so desire). > I am asking this > because I am very much interested in providing support to local > libraries in Africa, particularly, Eastern and Central Africa, where > most libraries are unable to pay for commercial systems. I am also very > much interested in marketing the system to libraries in the region so > that they will be able to benefit from this free software. That is why I > want to know about its future! > This sounds like an excellent venture! Do you think you'll be working alone, or do you have other people who might work with (or for) you? I think trying to 'go it alone' would be difficult, especially in such a large but undeveloped part of the world. > The other thing is, how can I be a "support" center for the software in > the above region? What are required from me? > Well, I can't *require* you to do anything. I'd ask that you do a couple of things: * Subscribe to the koha-devel and koha mailing lists. These will help you become involved in the Koha community and give you some perspective on what problems Koha users typically face. * Participate in the development community. This may mean doing some development work (either adding features or fixing bugs) which your clients are interested in, working on translating Koha into appropriate languages, and/or helping design (and maybe implement) major new features. * Help to publicize Koha to both libraries and to technical people in your area. You'll find that it is much easier to keep Koha going when there are several of you working on it in your area. It would also be great if you could let us know what is happening with Koha in Africa. Sometimes, we might be able to provide the advice/help/resources that you need. At other times, news of your progress might be the good news we need to hear. thank you for contacting me, I hope that we'll be working together a lot more in the future. Pat Eyler > Any additional information, should I know. > > Kind regards, > Kerbed Hun > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Senior Librarian - Info. Technology > Botswana College of Agriculture Library > Private Bag 0027 > Gabion, Botswana > > Tel. (+267) 3650118 > Fax. (+267) 328753 > ------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [Koha] images
by Owen Leonard 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

> > no image for a particular ISBN, you get a > > broken image. > > With the right apache config, maybe you could use > an .htaccess file in > the images dir which says: > ErrorDocument 404 /path/to/some/file.png I did a little investigation of apache config solutions... The disadvantage to the above system, as far as I can tell, is that it depends on having the image load directly in the browser, while what we want is the image to load inline with a page like opac-detail.pl. A PHP solution was suggested to me in which the image tag point to a php file, passing the ISBN as a parameter. The PHP file then checks for the existence of the image, and if delivers it if found. If not it delivers an alternate. Here's a snippet, with $img_location being the full path to the image file: $buffer = @file_get_contents($img_location); if($buffer){ header('Content-Type: image/jpg'); header('Content-Length: '.strlen($buffer)); echo $buffer; } Here's the documentation for the file_get_contents if that helps explain: http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.file-get-contents.php I'm sure there's an easy Perl solution to match, but it's beyond my skills. If anyone wants to step up I'd certainly be grateful. -- Owen

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Koha 1.2.3...
by ablackie＠mailer.fsu.edu 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hello Everyone, I need to upgrade my Koha version 1.2.2 to the newest version, what I need to do? I understand the version I am using is the old one that doesnt give an overdue report, which version 1.2.3 gives. Furthermore, it doesnt record LC class mark. By the way, does the new or newest version store LC class mark? If yes, could someone please lead me to these useful features? Thanks, Anthony Blackie Librarian

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Koha system for Africa!
by Kebede Hundie 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hello, My name is Kebede Hundie, working as Systems Librarian for several years in several African countries. I have a Masters degree in information science and Bachelors degree in library science. I am Ethiopian. Having briefly introduced myself to you, I would like to inquiry about Koha free ILS. I have read an article on Linux Journal, Feb. 2003 as well as looked at the Koha website, where I first learnt about the software. And I have been so much impressed with the whole thing about Koha and people who involved in developing and supporting the system. I would like to ask you about the sustainability of the system, like further versions, supports, its future whether it may be a commercial system after certain period of time or discontinued. I am asking this because I am very much interested in providing support to local libraries in Africa, particularly, Eastern and Central Africa, where most libraries are unable to pay for commercial systems. I am also very much interested in marketing the system to libraries in the region so that they will be able to benefit from this free software. That is why I want to know much about its future! The other thing is, how can I be a "support" center for the software in the above region? What are required from me? Any additional information, should I know. Kebede Hundie

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