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Which Linux Flavor
by nicanor pacaide jr 19 Oct '02

19 Oct '02

Greetings Koha Commnunity, I am from the Republic of the Philippines, specifically in Cebu City and I've been constantly following koha mailing list. Our library is using CDS/ISIS for DOS and Windows, and it's currently running on a Novell Network. We also have a homemade circulation system as standalone. We are very much interested in this KOHA application. I would like to ask if what flavor and version of linux package is KOHA running stable. Thank you for any help. NICANOR PACAIDE JR. University of Cebu Philippines, Cebu City __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com

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he panui koha (18 Oct 2002)
by Pat Eyler 19 Oct '02

19 Oct '02

he panui koha 18 October 2002 # # From the Kaitiaki: Wow! Thigs are continuing to move quickly. More libraries seem to be looking at Koha, and a couple of vendors are starting to show it to libraries as well. This week's edition of the news came together pretty easily, and I think it covers the scope of the project and community much better than I could on my own. Thanks to all those who ptiched in. 1.4: The 1.3.x team is proud to announce the birth of the breeding farm. The breeding farm is a place where you can place (lot of) MARC records in 2 clicks. they stay in the breeding farm as long as you have no items for this record. When you want to add an item in koha, you enter ISBN/ISSN of the book. If the book is in the breeding farm, it's immedialty called, and entering a biblio is very quick (you just have to modify what you want). This functionnality is avaible only in CVS currently, but will be ready for 1.3.2 in around 2 weeks. Note: This functionnality is not intended for migrating a library to Koha - to do this (migrating biblios AND items, you need to use bulkmarcimport, avaible in 1.2 and that will be completed/rewritten in 1.3) Docs: Thanks to some thoughts and work from Steve and Finlay, in short order The SGML version(s) of the full manual will be uploaded via a nifty form to Sourceforge, where the files will live in their own CVS tree (to keep them a little away from the code). Steve has thrown together something already: http://www.haz.cmsd.bc.ca/cgi-bin/kohadoc/upload This will let us run the SGML->HTML and HTMLtidy routine as part of the buildrelease scipt, since the "most recent" manual will be in CVS. ThemeHowTo/ThemeNotes will be marked up into SGML format, and will join the manual (developer section) soon. Ditto info on the POD stuff (http://www.kohalabs.com/resources/pod/) Transitions will most likely be getting a contribution re: how to move out of the "Winnebago" package. How to do a language template is not as far along, but as there is existing stuff from Katipo on how to use Kea, I don't anticipate huge problems doing the same for that material. I'm hoping to have the above done/proofed/final for the next stable release (1.3.something I guess). Developers: Especially NEW developers, please check the *current "released" manual* if you haven't do so already. We *want* to credit you, and spell your names correctly. Thanks. That goes especially for our new language contributors. Community: There were three big items from the community this week. One of the Win32 developers has not only gotten Koha running on several versions of windows, but he has put together a Win32 installer. If you're interested in helping work on this, please join the koha-win32 mailing list at: http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/koha/ Please take some time and fill out the survey that was posted to the mailing list recently. Getting the word out about Koha is one of the most important steps in keeping the development and user community flourishing. It's also a very easy way to contribute. Marshall Breeding's request earlier this week was another, similar, way to contribute to the long term success of Koha. In some ways it might be more visible. Marshall's site gets a lot of eyes. If Koha looks good there, it will be a big plus. French Koha: Thanks to several worthy librarians, we now have a CSV file of the whole UNIMARC tables : UNIMARC compliance will really help to make Koha a viable alternative to commercial ILS in France. UNIMARC is the standard used in libraries, from the Fench National Library to the smallest public libraries. This is a major step forward for the project in France. Another, smaller step forward that occured this week is the translation of the koha web site in French : it will soon go live at http://fr.koha.org. It will help us publicize all Koha related business in France, and provide a resource center for French libraries interested in Koha. All in all, it's been another great week. thanks, the Koha team

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Usage of Koha in real life - 2 (Marc support)
by Sanal Kisi 18 Oct '02

18 Oct '02

A very quick reply came. Thank you. How about MARC support ? the http://koha.org/faq/ page mentiones but does not provide any date ? Any information ? __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com

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Usage of Koha in real life.
by Sanal Kisi 18 Oct '02

18 Oct '02

Hello, I am not an expert on Library automation, but is Koha suitable to be used as the main automation system in a small university with less then 10,000 materials and very basic requirements ? Regards. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com

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Announcement: Think-Linux The Solutions Show! (fwd)
by Pat Eyler 18 Oct '02

18 Oct '02

Just as an aside, Chris Cormack and the good folk from NPL will be representing Koha at this show. have fun, -pate ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 18 Oct 2002 13:24:20 -0400 From: Glenn Jacobson <glenn(a)uniqsys.com> To: distro(a)uniqsys.com Subject: Announcement: Think-Linux The Solutions Show! Included is an updated Announcement for the most exciting Linux show yet, a link to the Show's Web Site and a pdf attachment that can be used as an Announcement and poster. The pdf can be printed in color or black and white. If you think that you've seen this before, take a look at the Web Site to see the Companies (IBM & HP etc.) and Organizations that will be giving Conference presentations, and those who have signed up for the Exhibition. Then consider the mixing of Halloween with the Exhibition, and you've got one heck of a show. It is still growing .....watch the Web Site for updates! http://www.think-linux.net ANNOUNCEMENT: You are invited to Toledo, Ohio at the end of October for the largest and only Linux Conference & Exhibition in the Midwest. The show has been expanded from the successful Linux Expos held in Toledo during the last two years. It will be held on Wednesday Oct 30th and Thursday Oct 31st. Because of Toledo's location in the auto manufacturing heartland, the largest transportation hub in the country, it has become a hot bed of Linux development and a leader in the adaption of the Linux platform. Since the use of Linux has expanded exponentially and has become more mainstream, the show has changed this year to showcase solutions. This has been done to provide a venue for management personnel to see real Linux solutions in action. At the Wednesday Conference, attendees will see Linux solutions that have already been installed at business sites and can talk directly with actual customers that have made the transition to Linux. On Thursday, October 31, exhibit booths will highlight Linux vendors who provide software, hardware and services. The event will also have .org booths to demonstrate Open Source software. Note some of the new Linux VAR's and networking companies who will be at this show that have never been at any other Linux show in the US. Please visit the Think-Linux web site at http://www.think-linux.net to find out more about this exciting event. Pricing Summary --------------- Conference/Exhibit Attendee's: $125 Exhibit Attendees Only: $25. If you do not wish to receive further correspondence regarding this event, please contact me and we will not contact you again. You can reply to the sender of this message or phone number listed in the signature block. -- Glenn Jacobson, President | (419) 861-3331 Unique Systems, Inc. | Mailto:glenn@uniqsys.com 6920 Spring Valley Drive, #106 | http://www.uniqsys.com Holland, OH 43528 | UNIX/Linux Solutions for Business Prepared with Evolution, Linux's answer to Outlook! "Think-Linux" The Solutions Show October 30-31, 2002, Toledo OH www.think-linux.net info(a)think-linux.net

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I'm back. ;)
by Marco Gaiarin 18 Oct '02

18 Oct '02

Last week my server finally went back, poors fan can cause very big damage... ;((( I've reinstalled koha (1.2.2) and i've noted the bug i've found in 1.2.1, simple acquisition doesn't work because in tarball the schema (koha.mysql) was of 1.2.0, so a plain fresh install doesn't work without updating the database. (see: http://lists.katipo.co.nz/public/koha/2002/000840.html and thread) The problem are... hem... i don't remember how i've solved this, i've tried to grep into folder but with no clue... Another one: i'm tring to build a debian package of koha. It will be my first debian package, so be patient and give some hint. ;) -- dott. Marco Gaiarin GNUPG Key ID: 240A3D66 Associazione ``La Nostra Famiglia'' http://www.sv.lnf.it/ Polo FVG - Via della Bontà, 7 - 33078 - San Vito al Tagliamento (PN) gaio(at)sv.lnf.it tel +39-0434-842711 fax +39-0434-842797 Difendiamo la Legge 185/90 dall'assalto della lobby delle armi. Blocchiamo subito il disegno di legge n. 1927. http://web.vita.it/185/ http://www.retelilliput.org/petizioni/ http://www.banchearmate.it/

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Koha Users
by Marshall Breeding 18 Oct '02

18 Oct '02

All, One again, I appeal to the Koha community to let me know what libraries are actually using this system in their libraries. I maintain the lib-web-cats database which among other things, tracks the automation systems used in libraries worldwide. As I write about the field of library automation, it is hard to say that Open Source is having a growing impact on libraries unless I can document that a significant number of libraries are adopting such systems. So, if your library uses Koha, please either let me know by e-mail, or go to: http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats and use the _submit_ link to register the information about your library. many thanks, -marshall breeding editor, library technology guides library technology officer, vanderbilt university

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Re: [Koha] Buy Koha Stuff
by Rachel Hamilton-Williams 18 Oct '02

18 Oct '02

> What kind of $'s are we talking about (US/AUS/NZ)? US - is a USA site Cheers R > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rachel Hamilton-Williams" <rachel(a)katipo.co.nz> > To: <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 6:58 PM > Subject: [Koha] Buy Koha Stuff > > > > Hi all, > > > > http://www.cafeshops.com/koha/ > > > > I was having a bit of fun yesterday designing a t-shirt for Chris and > Steve etc > > to wear at their various conferences, and remembered cafepress.com does > > online stores. > > > > So in a fit of enthusiasm I whipped up some designs, and picked some > > products and we're in business. > > > > There is currently no markup on the stuff as I wanted to see how it went, > so > > get in now while the gettings cheap :-) > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list > > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > _____________________________________________________________ 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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two questions (dewey and z3950)
by Derek Dresser 18 Oct '02

18 Oct '02

Hi, I've got a couple of questions about my recent Koha install. 1. z3950 searches are not working for me. I get the following errors in my /var/log/koha files. Any ideas? Event: '?? Connection.pm:138' died and then $Event::DIED died with: Can't call method "attributes" without a package or object referenc\ e at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Event.pm line 88, <KC> line 20. at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Net/Z3950/Manager.pm line 220 Event: '?? Connection.pm:138' died and then $Event::DIED died with: Can't call method "attributes" without a package or object referenc\ e at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Event.pm line 88, <KC> line 20. 2. I imported about 8000 books from our old card catalog software. Searches seem to work fine, but the whole ITEM_TYPE:CLASS:LOCATION:DATE_DUE:LAST_SEEN:BARCODE section is empty. I also don't get the dewey decimal numbers for the books. I have verified that the dewey numbers exist in the database. I can understand why the item type wouldn't be there because that isn't information that was imported, but why don't the dewey numbers show up?? Thanks in advance for any insights, Derek -- Derek Dresser Gould Academy Bethel, ME 04217 (207)824-7700 ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/

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Buy Koha Stuff
by Rachel Hamilton-Williams 17 Oct '02

17 Oct '02

Hi all, http://www.cafeshops.com/koha/ I was having a bit of fun yesterday designing a t-shirt for Chris and Steve etc to wear at their various conferences, and remembered cafepress.com does online stores. So in a fit of enthusiasm I whipped up some designs, and picked some products and we're in business. There is currently no markup on the stuff as I wanted to see how it went, so get in now while the gettings cheap :-) 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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