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Seeking recommendations for ID card printers
by Myka Kennedy Stephens 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

Hello, We have a dead ID card printer that needs to be replaced. I'm most interested in replacing it with a card printer that does not rely on proprietary software and could potentially work with Koha's new patron card creator feature. Do any of you currently use or have experience with card printers? What brands and models do you recommend? Thanks, Myka -- Deaconess Myka Kennedy Stephens, MDiv, MSLIS Seminary Librarian and Assistant Professor of Theological Bibliography Lancaster Theological Seminary 555 West James Street Lancaster, PA 17603 717-290-8704 mkstephens(a)lancasterseminary.edu https://library.lancasterseminary.edu

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OPAC detail
by Jenny Wolf 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

Dear colleagues, dear community in the library of the memorial site "Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz" we have been unsing Koha (17.11) for almost a year. Our collection includes about 100.000 records. We are planning an update to the current version (18.11) in the beginning of 2019. Currently we are customizing the OPAC detail view for our users. This includes for example renaming labels in the XSLT files. Changes like these of course can cause problems. Updates may be more difficult, because the changes we make are not part of the Koha standard. Two things are be important to us in the (normal) OPAC detail view: / variable order of the labels The order of the labels should be configurable. (See attached picture or HERE<https://www.dropbox.com/s/dxnupl4keig5oet/OPAC-detail-variable-order-of-the…> ) / presentation of the labels in a table (spreadsheet) There should be two columns. The first column should display the label, the second column shows the content. (See attached picture or HERE<https://www.dropbox.com/s/rzwlqo1f99ou0hy/OPAC-detail-presentation-of-the-l…> ) We would suggest the development of these points and their inclusion in the Koha standard. We have the following questions: Is anyone interested in these developments? Who could implement that and how much would it cost? How should we proceed, should we report a bugzilla? We are looking forward to your feedback! Best regards Jenny --- Joseph Wulf Mediothek Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz Am Großen Wannsee 56-58 14109 Berlin Tel.: 030 805 001 20

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Re: [Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 159, Issue 11
by Mery MENDOZA RODAS 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

I have installed Koha 16.05 and an error is occurring when I send the request to update personal data through the OPAC intranet. The error is as follows: Wrong CSRF token at /usr/share/koha/opac/cgi-bin/opac/opac-memberentry.pl line 185. I hope you can help me. El dom., 13 ene. 2019 a las 18:01, <koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> escribió: > Send Koha mailing list submissions to > koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > You can reach the person managing the list at > koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Koha digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Tools for collection management (BWS Johnson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:52:08 +0000 (UTC) > From: BWS Johnson <abesottedphoenix(a)yahoo.com> > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz, Chad Roseburg <croseburg(a)ncrl.org> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Tools for collection management > Message-ID: <831505859.18993011.1547380328759(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Salvete! > Here's my soapbox answer for that. > https://flowingdata.com/ > > Old but good: > > https://flowingdata.com/2010/01/21/how-to-make-a-heatmap-a-quick-and-easy-s… > > > https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/47285/274_ready.pdf?s… > > Watcher's / listener's advisory: > http://liveplasma.com/artist-The%20Beatles.html > > - How do I know when to purchase more in particular collection? > > (When demand for materials in a given range has fallen flat or > spiked. The former is particularly important since you'll encourage a self > perpetuating problem if it's not addressed yet is in the scope of your > collection. Figuring out why demand has fallen flat or spiked is key to > solving this issue. Is it due to an already strong showing in a certain > range that attracts Patrons with an interest in that subject matter? This > might also manifest in your budget. When is the last time you allocated a > substantial amount of money to a given range? Is it due to the age of that > range? In that case a diagnostic could be Nicole's SQL query: > > SELECT itype, > avg(mid(ExtractValue(marcxml,'//controlfield[@tag="008"]'),8,4)) > FROM biblioitems > LEFT JOIN items USING (biblioitemnumber) > WHERE > SUBSTR(ExtractValue(biblioitems.marcxml,'//controlfield[@tag="008"]'),8,4) > REGEXP '[0-9]{4}' > GROUP BY itype > > - How do I judge demand ...for a particular collection? > > (Talk to real live breathing Patrons both inside and outside your > Library. Their feedback is essential since you might hear good things like > "Actually you have just what I need all of the time." or terrible things > like "I never use this collection for that since it's so old." Circulation > data are the traditional go to for this [number of circs across X shelving > location, author, et cetera.]) > > - How do I decide which items will perform in this branch > > (Branches tend to come in local flavors, so again, this is drawn more > from interaction than data. Another angle of this that is important are the > demographics for the branch. It's always about matching the user to the > book and vice versa. That said, you might decide that you want to nudge a > collection into new waters to force Patrons to explore, or have space that > is terrific for a certain type of material, et cetera. [This will tend to > be item type data that might address questions like - Is this a DVD heavy > location or do folks prefer hard copy books? ] > > Price to earnings for a library is cost of a given material / number > of circs. (Not exactly, but don't at me.) Bring your director on board to > run an experiment that can be treated like the fantasy portfolios you'd > assign to kids to teach them how stocks work. Give each bibliographer a > budget and ensure that they track their purchases. Monitor circs per item > over a certain period of time. How do those circs change quarter to > quarter? Are your bibliographers getting better or worse over time? It's > not only about cost to circ - if you only develop this way, you'll regret > it since the overall impact of your collection will fall flat and be less > rich. There are larger ticket items that will not circ too much yet be > prized in your collection for a very long time. Just as there are circ > horses that pack a big punch for their buck, yet don't really lend much to > enrichment or education. > > Seriously, use the conspectus method. > > > http://www.varastokirjasto.fi/kokoelmakartta/julkaisut/esitelmat/Mary_Bushi… > > Compare how you fare with your neighbors and observe consortial > duties. Are you deciding to deliberately be different from your neighbors > or are you collecting to replicate their success? Are you charged with > collecting a certain subject matter in depth in your consortium? > > Cheers,Brooke > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Koha Digest, Vol 159, Issue 11 > ************************************* >

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KohaCon19 Registration and Call for Papers now open
by Charles Quain 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

Dear Koha Community Interleaf Technology, Dublin Business School and PTFS-Europe are happy to announce that Registration is now open for KohaCon19 in Dublin, May 20-24 2019. The call for proposals for talks and workshops is also live. You can access both these areas from the conference webpage here: https://www.interleaf.ie/kohacon19/ We look forward to welcoming everyone to Dublin in a few months. Regards Charles Quain <http://www.interleaf.ie/> *Charles S. Quain* Managing Director csq(a)interleaf.ie +353-1-286-5855 +353-87-978-5911 A98 YD30 www.interleaf.ie <http://www.interleaf.ie/products-services/Library-Applications/Scooter> <http://www.interleaf.ie/products-services/Library-Applications/Koha> <http://www.interleaf.ie/products-services/PC-Reservation-and-Print-Manageme…> <http://interleaf.ie/products-services/Library-Applications/rebus:list>

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Reminder to Libraries using Koha to participate in the 2018 Library Automation Perceptions survey
by Marshall Breeding 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

To all libraries using Koha: The 2018 edition of the International Library Automation Perceptions survey is underway and will be open until January 20, 2019. Please take a few minutes to respond to this important survey regarding the technologies you use in your library. This survey, now in its twelfth annual iteration, provides an opportunity for libraries to register their perceptions of the strategic automation products they use, organizations that provide these products, and the quality of support delivered. The survey also probes at considerations for migrating to new systems and the level of interest in open source products. As open source software supported both by the general community and by a variety of different service organizations, some special considerations apply to Koha. In the libraries.org directory, Koha is represented by a combination of the name Koha and the primary support organization involved. (For example Koha - Catalyst IT, Koha -- ByWater Solutions). Libraries relying entirely on community support or internal resources are represented as Koha - Independent. If there are any special support arrangements not covered by these conventions, just mention that in the comments area of the survey. In this way the survey will be able to reflect both the functionality of the Koha software and the quality of support provided. This model of representing libraries using Koha isn't ideal, but is a pragmatic approach that aggregates all users of Koha while also segregating the different support scenarios. Participation in this survey will help amplify the visibility of Koha among those interested in library automation. While the numeric rating scales support the statistical results of the study, it's the comments offered that provide the most insight into the current state of library automation satisfaction. Comments will be published in the survey results, redacted to conceal text that might identify the individual or organization responding. The raw data for the survey will not be shared, but reports are available that provide a variety of ways to view results. Please help your fellow librarians who might be in the process of evaluating library automation options by responding to the survey. Any information regarding vendor performance and product quality can be helpful when making strategic decisions regarding automation alternatives. A large number of responses strengthen the impact of the survey and the subsequent report. If you have responded in previous years, please respond again this year to help identify any trends regarding improvement or worsening of the products or support services. For more information about the survey, for instructions on how to participate, and to see results of previous year's survey reports, see: http://librarytechnology.org/web/breeding/AutomationSurvey/ I hope that all libraries using Koha will respond. Feel free to forward this request to any other library-related list. You can view the report summarizing the results of last year's survey, including data from all previous editions, here: https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2017/ Please let me know if there are any questions regarding the survey. Marshall Breeding Editor, Library Technology Guides www.librarytechnology.org Marshall.breeding(a)librarytechnology.org twitter.com/mbreeding

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koha-US request for proposals
by George Williams 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

Dear Colleagues, Koha-US would like you to submit a proposal for your site to host the 2019 koha-US annual conference. You can submit your proposals via the web form found at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-8ljCNSjXdqdSJmpaH4gj0njLanqpLdC… We would like the overall conference to consist of 2 days of structured conference activities and 2 days of less structured un-conference/hack-fest types of activities - sometime between July 15 and September 30. Any conference venue must be able to adequately handle a minimum of 60 attendees and must also have adequate WiFi and electrical service for that number. In order to keep costs as low as possible, preference will be given to free/library spaces - please indicate if you have access to spaces that will be available to use for free/very low cost (and if you are willing to accept the costs for that venue). 4 of our previous 5 conferences have been in the pacific time zone so we are hoping for many proposals from other zones this year. The deadline for proposals is February 12, 2019. Questions and/or comments related to this request for proposals should be directed to info(a)koha-us.org <mailto:info@koha-us.org> All the best, the koha-US conference committee Lisette Scheer - Chair/koha-US Vice President George Williams - koha-US President John Sterbenz - koha-US Treasurer Jason Robb - koha-US Secretary Valarie Lamoreaux - Leavenworth Public Library Todd Goatley - koha-US court jester Kelly Drake - Fenway Library Organization Christopher Brannon - Coeur d'Alene Public Library

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Re: [Koha] Cover Image from Amazon
by Owen Leonard 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

> The ISBN in Koha do matches the ISBN in Amazon. I can at least confirm that I see the same result: For that particular ISBN the image doesn't load. For others it does. I don't see how it could be caused by anything within Koha. As far as I can tell the problem is that Amazon isn't serving up the image at the expected address. Since we're not paying Amazon for the service I don't think we can complain if it occasionally fails. -- Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries https://www.myacpl.org

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limiting the record to specific library only.
by Sword eightmm 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

Dear Team, It is requested that an urgent solution is needed for the problem. Please can any body let me know that how the book cataloging data can be uploaded into a specific library only. For example If one uploads the data onto the specific library it must not be searchable in catalogue of the other libraries. please can anybody provide the solution for that. Thanking you in anticipation, MBH <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Message for Birthday wishes though Koha
by vinod mishra 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

Dear All, We are sending a lot of alert messages through Koha like book renewal, hold, overdue, etc. So how can we make this possible to send birthday wishes from Koha? The system should match the Koha server date with patron birthday record and sent a wish as per library defined format like other email alerts? With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-7874 *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi*

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2 different circulation rules against a patron
by Chee Hong 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

Hello, First of all, Happy New Year! How do I apply 2 different circulation rules to a patron? Here is my setup I have 2 patron categories. Each of them has its own circulation rule. Since a patron can only have one patron category assigned, how do I that if I want to configure a patron to have more than 1 category? In other words. based on patron category, a patron can have different circulation rule. I don't want to create another patron card for 2 patron categories. Please advise. Thank you. Best regards, Chee

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