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marc21 tag for reference book
by Tanzeem M.B 27 Dec '16

27 Dec '16

Hi can anyone help me find the marc21 tag information concerning whether a book is reference or not. -With Thanks & Regards Tanzeem M.B * Informatics Division* +91 9446705956

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Using z39.50 and http svc API do update biblios.
by dev.it＠cores-mada.net 27 Dec '16

27 Dec '16

Hello, I connect to my koha z39.50 for updating using marcedit. I have huge problem 'cause no error from marcedit but my koha database is not updating at all. Is there prerequested to be able to do that? I can search from koha in marcedit, but record are not updated then to koha. 19:58:53-16/12 zebrasrv(5) [warn] XML: Entity: line 1: 19:58:53-16/12 zebrasrv(5) [warn] XML: parser 19:58:53-16/12 zebrasrv(5) [warn] XML: error : 19:58:53-16/12 zebrasrv(5) [warn] XML: Document is empty 19:58:53-16/12 zebrasrv(5) [warn] XML: 00840nam a2200133Ia 450000800410000010000120004124500940005326000180014765003330 19:58:53-16/12 zebrasrv(5) [warn] XML: ^ Thank you,

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Data Leakage through Cover Requests
by Bruce A. Metcalf 26 Dec '16

26 Dec '16

Greetings, An article came to my attention today that suggests that private data is being read by Amazon and Google when patrons use an OPAC that pulls cover images from these services. The article is here: <https://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2016/12/how-to-check-if-your-library-is-…> What is not clear to me is if Koha has this same problem, and if so, if it can be prevented. The blog post outlines a procedure for testing for this issue, but it's beyond my skill level to try it; perhaps someone else has the time and interest. If such evil is the price of having cover images served by third parties, then we can each decide if it's worth it, or if we want to develop a workaround. Regards, / Bruce / Bruce A. Metcalf, Librarian The Augustan Society, Inc.

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Koha zebra indexing stops every day morning.
by Server Room Thane 26 Dec '16

26 Dec '16

Hello, I am using Koha 16.05.04.000 version on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS. Problem is that, each day morning OPAC searching stops. We checked the status of Koha-common service. Its active. But after restarting koha-common, everything starts working fine. Checked koha logs files for any errors. But no errors logged in log files. I am not able to understand from where do I start to troubleshoot the problem. Kindly help me to resolve this problem. Thanks & Regards, Sandeep Ulhalkar

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2nd National Koha Conclave Feburary 2017
by Amit Gupta 24 Dec '16

24 Dec '16

Dear All, Greetings! The countdown for 2nd National Koha Conclave has started. Informatics is pleased to announce the dates for National Koha Conclave-2017, a two day event on Koha and Indian Libraries. The event this year is organized in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services, Pune on 21st and 22nd February 2017, in the Hinjewadi campus of TCS at Pune. This year again, we will have Mr. Chris Cormack (New Zealand), the original developer of Koha, as our Key Resource Person. Chris will also be presenting an advance level half-a-day workshop on Koha during this two day event. The event will witness several eminent speakers from the Indian Library landscape and Koha experts through plenaries, panel discussions, case studies and future development needs and opportunities on Koha. The event will be attended by existing and prospective users of Koha. The highlights of the event are: . Keynote on Library Services Platform . Koha, the Road Ahead: A global view from Chris Cormack . Development/Customization challenges . Wish List by Participating Koha Users - Review Discussion . Successful Koha implementations - Case Studies . Advance Workshop on Koha (150 minutes) . Panel Debate - Integration of Discovery Layer - ILS and ERMS . Award for best implementation of Koha . Launch of new products based on Koha Please mark your calendar and block your dates for this event - 2nd National Koha Conclave 2017 - and register yourself for the event at: http://iiws.informindia.co.in/kohameet Thank you. Regards, Amit Gupta Informatics Publishing Limited amit.gupta(a)informaticsglobal.com <info(a)informaticsglobal.com>

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Do you use the advanced cataloging editor?
by Vasiliki Mela 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Hello, I was wandering if any of you use the advanced cataloging editor. If you do, did you run into any issues? I would like to use it but I am skeptical because it is still experimental. Regards Vasiliki Mela vmela(a)ert.gr

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Error creating "default" data during fresh install
by Steve Nickerson 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Hi all, I've installed a fresh Koha instance using the "oldstable" packages on Ubuntu 16.04 and MySQL. I've followed the process at https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_ubuntu_-_packages#Add_A_Koha_Co mmunity_Repository and the install goes fine until after I login to the web interface and try to create "default" data. The DB itself gets created successfully and says I have the permissions needed, but then fails with the following error when I try to create default/sample item types, patron categories, etc. (I just left the default choices selected): DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_dbh_execute(): Data truncated for column 'type' at row 1 at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Objects.pm line 101 Anyone know what might be causing this and how to recover/move on? Thanks! Steve

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Re: [Koha] Koha Maps
by Paul A 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

At 10:14 AM 12/21/2016 -0500, Owen Leonard wrote: > > As noted, the data within Library Technology Guides is not > > offered via an open data license, but I do provide extensive > > data services to anyone interested without cost. > >I can imagine some reasons why one would not want to explicitly offer >data under an open license: >- Fear that access to the data will become a financial burden >(hosting/data limits). >- Unwillingness to develop a method of access to the data. >- Unwillingness to make a commitment to maintaining the data and/or >API in the future. >- Desire to reserve the right to monetize access to the data in the future. >Some of those concerns can be mitigated by cooperation. Owen -- you're "on target", I might go one step further and say that "all" of those concerns, not just "some", can be cooperatively mitigated. Marshall Breeding has done, and continues to do, a remarkable job and is very obviously reaching out to the Koha community. Let's not "look a gift horse in the mouth." Best -- Paul

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Re: [Koha] Koha Maps
by Nathan Curulla 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Thank you Marshall, I agree with many of the points listed in this message. Chris, what is your biggest concern other than the fact that this data is not free to download? Marshall, would you be looking for some form of compensation for us to list this on the KC website? How can we reach a middle ground here? It would be extremely unfortunate to pass up on this fantastic tool because of our inability to work together in a way that benefits both of us. Maybe this is a topic we can discuss and vote on during the next general meeting, and I would love to hear other’s opinions. My role as the Community Marketer (or whatever the role is called) is to effectively promote Koha to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, with zero budget. I see this map hitting all of those points. All the best, -Nate * Marshall Breeding (marshall.breeding(a)librarytechnology.org <mailto:marshall.breeding@librarytechnology.org>) wrote: > I have been following the discussion about how the Koha community can > better market itself, including using a map display to emphasize its > global impact. > > > > Naturally, I would be happy to have the map generated from Library > Technology Guides to be used. Doing so would help me ensure that my > registry of libraries using Koha is more complete since libraries might > be more motivated to be included. Regardless of whether the Koha > community decides to rely more on my mapping tool, I will continue to try > to obtain data on the many libraries using Koha that are not yet > registered on my site or any other database. I continue to think that > Koha is most likely the most implemented ILS, but I do not yet have the > data to validate that assertion. > > > > The purity of working only with open source software and open access data > seems to me like an impossible goal. Richard Stallman, who I heard speak > last year, takes this concept to its logical conclusion, and ends up with > quite a limited realm of software or data which meet his tests for purity. > Is the Koha community comfortable using the Google Map API, for example, > since it is based on a closed and proprietary information infrastructure > and underlying software components that may or may not be open source? Or > does it plan to invent its own global mapping ecosystem? > > > I have looked at the Hea tool and I have a hard time imagining it gaining > the functionality of a global mapping visual and becoming well populated > by the mechanisms provided. Since it is generated mechanically through > each instance of Koha, it will be difficult to translate this data to > represent the libraries that are actually using Koha in production. Many > of the entries shown now (http://hea.koha-community.org/libraries <http://hea.koha-community.org/libraries>) seem to > be duplicates or test implementations. Its single entry for the NExpress > Shared Catalog is represented by 53 libraries on my maps. I don’t see hea > as having the structure has the ability to represent the branches > associated with a library system or consortia and many other aspects of > tracking the libraries which use any given automation system. I think > that many, if not the majority, of Koha implementations globally are based > on older or forked versions of Koha, making it difficult or impossible for > them to automatically contribute their data to Hea. > > > > I also wonder why the Koha development community would divert resources > into re-creating such a tool from other efforts to develop and promote > Koha. Having maintained a registry of libraries for almost two decades, > my experience tells me that it is much more difficult to create and > maintain a well-organized list than others might imagine. > > > > I have also just re-written the map tool on Library Technology Guides to > generate the display more quickly when there are a very large number of > libraries. Although it depends on how quickly the Google API responds, it > now builds the maps in a few seconds, compared to almost a minute > previously. I have also added some basic search selection tools at the > bottom of the page: > > https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/map.pl?ILS=Koha <https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/map.pl?ILS=Koha> > > > > I’ll be interested to hear further discussion on the topic. >

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Authority search results don't appear
by Vasiliki Mela 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Hello I am doing an authority search that returns a large number of results. When navigating to the next 20, it shows the same authorities as the first 20, and so on for all pages of results. I am not able to see all search results. I know my authorities are not duplicate, so it seems there is a problem. I attach printscreens of the 1-20 and 21-40 results. Vasiliki Mela vmela(a)ert.gr

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