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RE: [Koha] :-( and conclusion with cataloguing and acquisition th read
by Bigwood, David 25 Jan '03

25 Jan '03

I also would like to be able to add items without barcodes. We create analytics for special issues of journals, these have no barcode but provide important access to materials. For example, the journal Icarus has a special issue on the proceedings of a conference. That issue will be bound with other issues, so that particular issue will not have a barcode, the volume will. There may be several special issues in a volume, so we can not just use the barcode from the volume, unless we duplicate the barcodes for each record. And duplication of barcodes will not work since we might have to wait a year or more to get all the issues of the volume to bind. We could not guess what barcode would be used sometime in the future. Sincerely, David Bigwood bigwood(a)lpi.usra.edu Cataloging news: http://www.catalogablog.blogspot.com > 3. The ability to add items without a barcode. so that barcodes > don't have to be set aside for books that have not yet arrived. > (This may already exist but I'm not aware of it. This would be > of greater importance if acquisitions was in xhtml and there was > a chance that someone would add a book from their cell phone. > But others might find it useful. > strange thing indeed. Does someone else have something like this ? Don't you misunderstood what means : "patrons should be able to find biblios without items in the opac, to see that the book will arrive soon ", as i think it's what you ask for ? -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org) _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Re: [Koha] :-( and conclusion with cataloguing and acquisition thread
by Owen Leonard 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

> The 2.0 will include a full-templated koha. This means it will be > possible (and not too hard) to add as many themes as needed. Thus, > anybody could develop a xhtml theme, or even a full-xml theme, or > anything else. Converting the current default opac templates to XHTML wouldn't be difficult at all (particularly if Bobby gets his Tidy filter working). However, the issue may depend on your definition of XHTML--do you mean XHTML Transitional or Strict? Do you mean table-less layouts, full CSS positioning? I'm interested in developing both kinds of templates, but I'd like to hear more about what users of internet-enabled phones require for compatibility. -- Owen

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problems to use Koha 1.3.3
by Serge Renaux 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

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Re: [Koha] :-( and conclusion with cataloguing and acquisition thread
by paul POULAIN 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

cc to koha list : (sounds interesting) Erik Stainsby a écrit: >On January 24, 2003 04:41 am, paul POULAIN wrote: > > > >>> 3. The ability to add items without a barcode. so that barcodes >>> don't have to be set aside for books that have not yet arrived. >>> (This may already exist but I'm not aware of it. This would be >>> of greater importance if acquisitions was in xhtml and there was >>> a chance that someone would add a book from their cell phone. >>> But others might find it useful. >>> >>> >>strange thing indeed. Does someone else have something like this ? >>Don't you misunderstood what means : "patrons should be able to find >>biblios without items in the opac, to see that the book will arrive soon >>", as i think it's what you ask for ? >> >> > >My library (on Dynix) for many years, uses a negative-number barcode for items >ordered, not received. Patrons are able to place holds, and further staff >know not to place redundant orders (we have 800+ staff members) ... >Very much prefereable not to have to "fake" the barcode but to just have >records with blanks. "Fake" barcodes also have to follow check digit logic, >etc. There are a finite number of such - and our collections are approaching >1,000,000 items, with +/- 2M calatogue entries. > >Erik > > > > -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)

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Suggestion
by Bigwood, David 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

A suggestion, Koha should be able to use the LibraryLookup bookmarklet developed by Jon Udell. http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.html It would be nice if it was included and would display on the OPAC so that patrons could just drag it to their toolbar. Sincerely, David Bigwood bigwood(a)lpi.usra.edu Cataloging news: http://www.catalogablog.blogspot.com

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correcting template path info - re: upgrade to 1.3.3
by Erik Stainsby 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Well, being a Systems Tech by profession and impatient by nature, I managed to solve my problem with the path to /default/ templates. For the record, the clues were found under the installation directory (/usr/local/koha/ by default) in intranet/modules/C4/Output.pm Reading through the function calls, I found that gettemplate() swaps the definition of the $htdocs directory based on being called with param string 'intranet'. The value it wants to use is taken from the Context->config() - which is defined in /etc/koha.conf The global koha.conf file needed two additional keys: intrahtdocs=/usr/local/koha/intranet/htdocs/intranet-tmpl opachtdocs=/usr/local/koha/opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl I have set both of these with absolute paths, although I think from a *very* quick read of the rest of Output.pm that partial paths (relative to the config values intranetdir= and opacdir= ) might be enough ... For the record. Cheers, Erik

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500 Internal Server Error
by Luis Villarino Bolano 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, root@localhost and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. In the log said this error: [Sat Jan 18 23:45:43 2003] [error] (2)No such file or directory: exec of /var/www/html/libreria/opac/cgi-bin/search.pl fai [Sat Jan 18 23:45:43 2003] [error] [client 172.16.14.220] Premature end of script headers: /var/www/html/libreria/opac/cgi Please helpmi I sorry by my inglish

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Re: [Koha] some thoughts about cataloguing and acquisition (important)
by Albert P. Calame 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Greetings All! I'm a Librarian and a Library Automation Consultant, and have been involved in library automation for 20 years - since the earliest days of microcomputer applications for libraries. I have been monitoring the listserv for a few days, and have become interested because of my links with the supporters of Koha in my area. I am considering getting a couple of clients to install the system here in Montreal. I appreciate the comments I've seen on this list regarding the need for a good acquisitions module to make Koha strong against all competition. I agree, but not to the subordination of the cataloguing functionality. We need to improve and perfect the acquisitions function, but we must not neglect the provision of appropriate tools to create records that meet the standard. The standard for cataloguing - whether we like it or not - is MARC (whichever version we should standardize on is a question for another day) - and we need to be able to create entries in Koha that will produce good MARC records for those we can't fetch from somewhere else. I advise most librarians to use the internet and to fetch MARC records from anywhere they can instead of creating them manually, and the z39.50 searching and fetching capability that I've noticed mentioned is a great tool to have integrated in the system. Nevertheless, it does happen that there are no valid records available for certain documents, and there is a need to be able to catalogue them fully in the right structure. Also, it is necessary to be able to edit the MARC record appropriately. Sometimes a librarian may be able to take a record for a similar title and modify it so that it will be appropriate for the new item. To do that, the cataloguing module must allow for the editing of all parts of the record - not a trivial matter for a data structure with 1000 variable length fields, most of which may be repeatable, and a maximum record size of 99999 bytes. (I have an article I wrote for School Libraries in Canada called "Hitting the MARC" that discusses the use of MARC as the data structure for library automation that may help. Send me a message and I'll forward it back to you). It would be a serious mistake to produce a system that doesn't allow for full record creation and editing the MARC structure records. It is complex enough that I suspect it should be a module of its' own. Just my 2 cents worth! Looking forward to some interesting discussions in the future. Regards, Al Calame Management Consultant, Librarian-at-Large, Albert P. Calame Consulting Montreal, Québec, Canada 514-745-3424 albert.p.calame(a)sympatico.ca

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RE: [Koha] Library Exhibition in Birmingham (UK) - Anyone know about it?
by Rachel Hamilton-Williams 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Hi > There was a similar event in London just a couple of weeks ago - > most of the companies were selling expensive "knowledge management" > systems rather than library catalogue software. Having said that there > were a couple of companies, most notably Fretwell-Downing Informatics > (www.fdgroup.com) with interesting products. > > I'm not sure that it is worth the air fare from NZ. Thanks Michael - I figured it would be a good idea to get the local perspective before seriously considering it :-) 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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Library Exhibition in Birmingham (UK) - Anyone know about it?
by Rachel Hamilton-Williams 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Hi Trade New Zealand (export arm of NZ government) have sent me some information about something called Total Library Soloutions http://www.total-library.co.uk/ 26-27 March 2003 In Birmingham UK. I was wondering if anyone was already going - if it's a worthwhile thing to get to etc? I'd be particularly interested in comments from librarians about the value of going to these sort of conferences/fairs. When was the last time you bought a library system from one :-) I don't think we have a big presence in the UK (Koha that is :-) so is it a way to spread the word? Is there anyone in Birmingham with a bit of floor space or a couch :-) 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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