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he panui Koha (6 Dec 2002)
by Pat Eyler 07 Dec '02

07 Dec '02

he panui Koha 6 Dec 2002 Hello everyone, welcome to another edition of the news about Koha. I don't have much to say myself this week, but I think the information below will do a good job of keeping you up to date. Development: I'd like to introduce what I hope will become a monthly feature in this newsletter, a monthly development summary. Here are the stats for November. (Note: these statistics represent the 1.2 and 1.3 series together.) committers (People making changes to the software): # commits committer 1 rangi Chris Cormack 6 hdl Henri-Damien LAURENT 10 lavide David Strainchamps 12 dragon28 Mike Mylonas 24 fmmarzoa Francisco M. Marzoa Alonso 28 tonnesen Steve Tonnesen 241 finlayt Finlay Thompson 291 tipaul Paul Poulain hot files (the ten files updated most often): # commits file 4 koha/misc/buildrelease (this is the script we use to create a release package) 4 koha/misc/installer.pl (this is the script used to install a koha system) 5 koha/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/loggedin.tmpl 5 koha/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/opac-userdetails.tmpl 5 koha/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/includes/main.css (these three files are part of the templates used to create the shiny new OPAC interface at HLT) 5 koha/opac/opac-user.pl (the script that drives the user info screen in the OPAC) 6 koha/C4/Search.pm (this file contains all the search routines used by Koha) 7 koha/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/opac-auth.tmpl (another bit of the HLT templates) 8 koha/updater/updatedatabase (the script used to update the database from a previous version of Koha) 9 koha/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/opac-user.tmpl (one more bit of the HLT templates) As another development note, Francisco M. Marzoa Alonso has started researching using RFID with Koha. So far, he hasn't written any code, but says that things are looking promising. France: The first installation in france occurs this week : koha 1.3.2 will be installed in ND-Dombes Abbey, in France. Corinne PESQUET, the librarian, will help debugging the unstable tree and reach a mature product quality. Outside Koha: kbarcode - Paul discovered this kde tool and uses it to create barcodes for the Dombes Abbey. This tool is: * free software (GPL licenced) * graphic (under kde) * stable (despite a little lack of documentation, like most of free softwares projects) * full featured (you can print many barcodes types, and define your own labels, your own calatog...) * developed by 2 germans. Its main faults is the same as any other proprietary barcode editor: it's slow, as barcode generating is a complex task. So, don't hesitate to go to http://kbarcode.sourceforge.net I wonder if every week will be as interesting? happy hacking, -pate Pat Eyler Kaitiaki/manager migrant Linux sys admin the Koha project ruby, shell, and perl geek http://www.koha.org http://pate.eylerfamily.org

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Classification
by j.ratcliff＠pgrad.unimelb.edu.au 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Hello all, I am in the process of setting up a small specialised library. I would prefer not to use Dewey. Will Koha accept an 'improvised' classification system? My apologies if you have answered this before. Regards, Johanna -- j.ratcliff(a)pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

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Classification
by j.ratcliff＠pgrad.unimelb.edu.au 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Hello all, I am in the process of setting up a small specialised library. I would prefer not to use Dewey. Will Koha accept an 'improvised' classification system? My apologies if you have answered this before. Regards, Johanna -- j.ratcliff(a)pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

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spine and barcode labels
by Sky V. King 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

How do current KOHA users currently print out their spine & barcode labels? Is there a feature in KOHA or do you use another application? What types of labels do you use? Sky V. King Stonewall Library & Archives Catalog Librarian ===== Sky V. King Univ. of South Florida: Library & Info. Sciences Graduate Student Stonewall Library & Archives, Catalogue Librarian The Knight Foundation, Administrative [Library] Intern "I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world." -Margaret Mead (1901-1978) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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Re: [Koha] Re: [Koha-devel] 1.3.x roadmap
by baljkas＠mb.sympatico.ca 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

Monday, December 2, 2002 22:35 CST Paul, etal. Regarding the planned/hopeful addition to Koha of what we in the library world might call a MARC editor (the ability to view bibliographic and authority records in MARC tagged format and add/modify records in MARC tagged format), I was wondering if anybody took a look at the free MARC editor available from Terry Reese from Oregon State U (via URL <http://www.onid.orst.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/>) listed on the LC page on MARC records, Systems, and Tools (URL <http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marctools.html>) as a prototype? Since I am a complete neophyte, please excuse if this has already been done and rejected, or is impracticable because of its base in MS COM arch. Reese does claim that users can "access the functionality of the MarcEngine through numerous scripting or programming languages ..." At the very least, it is a handy free editor. Anyway, I hope this may help. There are a number of other useful tools available on the LC page that Koha users might want to be aware of. I've visited the page fairly regularly over 5 years now: it is fairly stable and continues to grow. Bon courage! Amitiés, Steven F. Baljkas Koha novice in Winnipeg

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Fw: Need guidance
by Nicholas S. Rosasco 01 Dec '02

01 Dec '02

Anyone want to tackle this? Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mohammed Akramullah J" <akram(a)iitm.ac.in> To: <nsr_koha(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 1:45 AM Subject: Need guidance > Respected Sir / Madam, > > I would like to install Koha Software for testing. Right now we are > using unix based SCO Open Server 5 OS and we have local SQL > database called Integra SQL wherein front end and back end are both > available(Under use, and we need upgradation to enable web) . Since koha > needs Mysql or any SQL , how about getting the DBD or DBI for our > Integra SQL. I checked in the manual but there is no reference in that. > Is there any alternative for that or else any option to create manually > the same things, so that Perl can also be put into use. > > I would be thankful If you guide me in enabling koha. > > Mohammed Akramullah >

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he panui Koha [30 Nov 2002]
by Pat Eyler 30 Nov '02

30 Nov '02

he panui Koha 30 November 2002 Kia ora, We've just finished celebrating Thanksgiving here in the States, and I think that we've got a lot of things to be thankful for right here in the Koha project. # From the Kaitiaki It's almost the end of November, and the holidays are nearly upon us. It looks like we're going to be able to ring in the New Year with a better, faster, more capable Koha -- and with many more libraries using it. More and more people recognize Koha, and we're getting more press than ever before. It looks like we'll be featured in the Linux Journal early in 2003, and may have a few more articles after that. (If you're at all interested in writing an article about Koha, please feel free to contact me at katiaki(a)koha.org -- I'd be happy to talk with you.) Development There have been several big events on the development side of Koha this week. Paul has just released Koha 1.3.2, the next alpha version of the forthcoming 2.0 series. This release features: * Many improvments in MARC management from 1.3.1. * acquisition.simple now works : you can upload marc files in a breeding farm. When you search for an ISBN/ISSN in the acquisition screen, if you choose the "New biblio" option and the biblio is in the breeding farm, it's automatically retrieved and can be modified. * installer now install marc21 in english or unimarc in french datas. * marc parameters complete documentation : see http://www.saas.nsw.edu.au/wiki/index.php?page=UserDoc If the 2.0 release sounds exciting to you and you've got some MARC, Perl, or HTML background, please consider jumping in and helping with 2.0 development. There are opportunities for people of all skill levels. Just because we're getting ready to roll 2.0 out the door doesn't mean we plan on slowing down. We've already got our eyes on the horizon. Steve Tonnesen has agreed to take on the role of 2.1/2.2 release manager, this will be a big task as we start to build new functionality onto the MARC base which Paul is building with 2.0. We've also released two Releases For Comment (RFCs): the first is for a serials module, the second is for a 'foraging OPAC'. A serials module is one of the big features missing from Koha at this point. Once we've gotten a good idea of what we need to have in this module, we'll be able to start developing it. The 'foraging OPAC' is an interesting interface into the catalog, imagine browsing through the collection as though you were walking through the library. Another analog would be a Yahoo-like hierarchical view of the collection where the patron would be able to navigate through categorizations to find a set of books related to what she wanted to find. Community A big event in the world of Koha this week has been the dual face lifts at HLT. Not only did they complete the renovation of their main library, but they've moved to a new set of templates for their Koha OPAC. You can see their beautiful new interface at http://opac.library.org.nz -- congratulations are due to Rosalie and all her gang! There have been some new additions to the wiki that you might want to take a moment to look at (and maybe even update) them. Wikis are a great tool for collecting and distributing information within a community. They're very easy to use, and (especially in this case) worth spending some time on. The first new page is a listing of libraries using or migrating to Koha. If you fit into this category, please add yourself to http://www.saas.nsw.edu.au/wiki/index.php?page=KohaUsers -- having an idea of how many users we have will help us recruit developers, recommend Koha to other libraries, and seek grants (or other funding) to add new features. The second new page is a listing of Koha Interest Groups (or KIGs). This page (at http://http://www.saas.nsw.edu.au/wiki/index.php?page=KohaInterestGroups -- and sub-pages) contains a list of KIGs that are starting to form and some hints for starting a KIG. These kinds of groups will be key to getting Koha to the next level of acceptance. Hopefully, they'll also end up being a useful and fun group for the members -- providing a chance to get together and talk about Koha, find help for problems, and lobby for new development. Please think about getting involved with your local KIG. French Nicolas Morin has taken on a more formal role as the manager of the translation of Koha into French. Please join with me in congratulating him on this new position. Nicolas has been working hard on Koha for quite a while. He's helped to translate the fr.koha.org web site, translated these newsletters, worked with the French library and library education communities, and generally been a great help to the whole community. Spanish Fransisco M. Marzoa Alonso has recently begun the effort of translating the Koha templates into Spanish. His efforts are being coordinated with other translators and proof-readers on the new Spanish mailing list (see above). If you're interested in helping Fransisco, please join the mailing list and get involved. e iti noa ana na te aroha -pate Pat Eyler Kaitiaki/manager the Koha project

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Need help on catalogueentry table
by fabien 29 Nov '02

29 Nov '02

Hi, I'm currently importing data to Koha in order to put our library online. I am converting an old database via Access and ODBC to import it into Koha. I would like to know a bit more about the way subjects are connected. I've done an import into the bibliosubject table so far and it works but I would like my subjects to be interconnected and I guess the table catalogueentry does it. Most of the fields are pretty obvious (or so it seems) but I have a question about ENTRYTYPE, which is a varchar(2), what does it refer to? I guess that each book is described by is biblionumber and the subjects go in the fields catalogueentry, see, seealso, seeinstead, am I right???... Could someone give me a few explanations on this? I would also need to know what classification in biblioitem is... Is it a general category like non fiction or something like this or ....???? Is it this classification that shows on the advanced search /cat page?? Thanks for any help you could provide, Fabien

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Catalogueentry table
by Fabien Olivry 29 Nov '02

29 Nov '02

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I'm currently importing data to Koha in order to put our libray online. I have to convert an old database via Access and ODBC to import it into Koha. I would like to know a bit more about the way subjects are connected. I've done an import into the bibliosubject table so far and it works but I would like my subjects to be interconnected and I guess the table catalogueentry does it. Most of the fields are pretty obvious (or so it seems) but I have a question about ENTRYTYPE, which is a varchar(2), what does it refer to? I guess that each book is described by is biblionumber and the subjects go in the fields catalogueentry, see, seealso, seeinstead... Could someone give me a few explanations on this? I would also need to know what classification in biblioitem is... Is it a general category like non fiction or something like this or ....???? Is it this classification that shows on the advanced search /cat page?? Thanks for any help you could provide, Fabien -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE95+MpQGYRKu88EYQRApg3AJ4n+PAl469OXdTLKw1Ksb2zc75mYQCfT+hL hA5C/KXH4x5VSwu/sJlPIFw= =+kKa -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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proprietary integration
by Adam Thick 28 Nov '02

28 Nov '02

Hi all. I've recently been looking into sitting opac on top of a proprietary system, DB text. If anyone has any ideas or information I'd be happy to hear about them. My intitial reaction to doing something like this was to create something in perl that syncs up DB text and KOHA by dumping the records into MARC and automatically uploading them to the KOHA db. But I'm happy to investigate other alternatives if others have had success? I'm also happy to hear any horror stories. Cheers, Adam Thick.

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