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KohaCon2017 - NO MORE REGISTRATION FEE
by Manny Tamayao 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Good day Koha Community, Thank you for bearing with us. I'm happy to announce that there's NO MORE REGISTRATION FEE for KohaCon17. Though the scheduled date June 13-16 might be moved a week later June 19-23. I'll keep you posted in a week. Again, I'm sorry for the modifications. Salamat, Manny Tamayao -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Koha 16.11 Press Release for the General Public
by Nathan Curulla 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Hi Everyone, I have created a press release for marketing purposes to be posted on the community site and distributed to media outlets. I wanted to share the release with everyone before publishing to see if there are any strong opinions regarding the content. Please keep in mind that this is for the general public, it is meant to be a tool for the community to educate those who are unfamiliar with Koha so many of the highly technical details have been left out. I am planning on releasing this first thing tomorrow. Thanks and I hope you all like it! ———— 11/23/2016 CONTACT: Nathan Curulla, KC Media Coordinator ncurulla(a)gmail.com The Koha Community is proud to announce the release of Koha 16.11 Koha, the world's first fully web based and open source integrated library system has now been released as version 16.11. This release will include over 240 enhancements as well as 360 bug fixes. Koha 16.11 builds on the system's already robust functionality and adds many architecture improvements to make the impressive speed of this fully web based system even faster. Some key highlights of the 16.11 release include: Added ability to place article requests and document delivery in Koha Addition of a patron quick add form for on the fly patron additions A new Housebound Readers Module, adding the ability to link deliverers, item choosers and homebound patrons on one account Additional improvements to Koha's EDI ordering and invoicing functionality Additional improvements to Syndetics and Novelist Select embedded content Improved ability to use Elastic as preferred search engine in Koha, adding speed and scalability to Koha’s searching capabilities Enhancements to REST API infrastructure, paving the way for Koha to be the most accessible and integrated ILS in the world Added ability to place multiple holds per patron per record, allowing for multiple item level holds The many other features contained in the 16.11 release can be viewed in the full release notes: (link forthcoming) Kyle Hall, Release Manager for Koha 16.11 commented on the newest release of Koha: "Koha 16.11 contains many important architecture and plumbing improvements to the system which pave the way for the next few releases and the exciting enhancements lined up to be included. Because architecture improvements are typically behind the scenes they are more difficult to find funding for, so taking care of these improvements will result many long term gains for Koha." The Koha Community would like to thank the following libraries and companies who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 16.11: BULAC - http://www.bulac.fr/ <http://www.bulac.fr/> ByWater Solutions California College of the Arts Carnegie Stout Library Catalyst IT DoverNet FIT Hochschule für Gesundheit (hsg), Germany NEKLS South-East Kansas Library System SWITCH Library Consortium Tulong Aklatan Universidad de El Salvador Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21 University of the Arts London VOKAL We would also like to thank the 72 individuals and 36 libraries, companies, and institutions who contributed patches to this release, as well as the 102 individuals involved in testing Koha 16.11. About Koha: Koha is the first free software library automation package. In use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of users collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Koha’s feature set continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base. Full-featured ILS. In use worldwide in libraries of all sizes, Koha is a true enterprise-class ILS with comprehensive functionality including basic and advanced options. Koha includes modules for acquisitions, circulation, cataloging, serials management, authorities, flexible reporting, label printing, multi-format notices, offline circulation for when Internet access is not available, and much more. Koha will work for consortia of all sizes, multi-branch, and single-branch libraries. Multilingual and translatable. Koha has a large number of available languages <http://translate.koha-community.org/>, with more languages every year. Full text searching Powerful searching, and an enhanced catalogue display that can use content from Amazon, Google, LibraryThing, Open Library, and Syndetics, among others. Library Standards Compliant. Koha is built using library standards and protocols such as MARC 21, UNIMARC, z39.50, SRU/SW, SIP2, SIP/NCIP, ensuring interoperability between Koha and other systems and technologies, while supporting existing workflows and tools. Web-based Interfaces. Koha’s OPAC, circ, management and self-checkout interfaces are all based on standards-compliant World Wide Web technologies–XHTML, CSS and Javascript–making Koha a truly platform-independent solution. Free Software / Open Source Koha is distributed under the Free Software General Public License (GPL) version 3 or later <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. No Vendor Lock-in. It is an important part of the free software promise that there is no vendor lock-in: libraries are free to install and use Koha themselves if the have the in-house expertise or to purchase support or development services from the best available sources. Libraries should be free to change support company and export their data at any time, make sure your support company allows this. For more information please visit: https://koha-community.org <https://koha-community.org/> ————— > Nathan A. Curulla > Owner, CRO > ByWater Solutions > Support and Consulting for Open Source Software > Headquarters: Portland, OR. > East Coast Office: Redding, CT. > Phone/Fax # (888) 900-8944 xt 2 > Cell # (203) 685-7207 > http://bywatersolutions.com <http://bywatersolutions.com/> > nate(a)bywatersolutions.com <mailto:nate@bywatersolutions.com>

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Searching By Barcode in koha
by FullStack Solutions 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Dear All, In the cataloguing Module I would like to search by barcode so that it retrieved an exact copy of an item. At the moment if I search by barcode e.g. AUP 100, the cataloguing Module returns: AUP 100, AUP 1001 AUP 1005 AUP 1006 and so on I need the system to pic the exact barcode not the.way it is displaying the results Thanks in advance Sher Afzal

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sipconfig.txt
by Ahmet Melih Başbuğ (Google Drive üzerinden) 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Sizinle bir öğe paylaştım: sipconfig.txt https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1DQhFmcfk91dWJNUXNKRkFJbHh2RDZGblc4MUQtMG… Bu öğe ek değildir, çevrimiçi olarak depolanmaktadır. Söz konusu öğeyi açmak için yukarıdaki bağlantıyı tıklamanız yeterlidir.

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Error in SIP2's encoding when clients connect parallel in same time
by Ahmet Melih Başbuğ 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Hello. We configure SIP2 for RFID in a system for KOHA. Configuration is allright, all clients can connect and get results from SIP. However after a time, encoding is broken and I have to restart SIP2 in command line. 9300CNtest1|COtest1|CP34| 941 1720060110 215612AO27|AB102700011725| 1803020120161122 085258AB102700011725|AJKütüphane Üzerine Bir Araştırma |AQ27|BG27| I open 2 terminal and connect in same time by telnel linux1$> telnet 192.168.2.1 6001 linux2$> telnet 192.168.2.1 6001 (i send these commands in same time) 9300CNtest1|COtest1|CP34| 941 1720060110 215612AO34|AB21312311| 1803020120161122 085258AB102700011725|AJK�t�phane �zerinde Ara?t?rma|AQ3|BG3| Then I restart SIP2 and it result correct in one terminal ; 9300CNtest1|COtest1|CP34| 941 1720060110 215612AO34|AB21312311| 1803020120161122 085258AB102700011725|AJKütüphane Üzerine Bir Araştırma |AQ3|BG3| (correct result however it broken after a time) What should i do when clients connect in paralellism? I divide ports but it doesn't work. One client - one port. This client connect at same time and all SIP2 in ports are broken. I write a crontab command which restart SIP2 configuration every 30 minutes. but problem continue Thanks Ahmet

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Self checkout and capturing bar code at the time of self checkin
by Krishna K 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Hi, We plan to use the self checkout feature at our school library so that students and teachers can do the check outs/check ins themselves. I see 2 challenges, would appreciate any help on the same. 1. Self checkout - Once I login and enter the bar code of the book and click on Submit, the book gets issued to me. We prefer to have a pop up message that shows the title of the book corresponding to the entered bar code and accepts confirmation. Something like " Are you sure you want to checkout the Title "xxxxxxxx" ? " with a Yes and No clickable button. Once I click on Yes, the checkout should happen. We feel this feature will be extremely useful for people with dyslexia who may enter the bar code differently(we dont plan to use bar code scanners). Is there any parameter for enabling this ? If I need to customize, what should I do ? 2. Checkin thru the Self checkout module - when I login thru the Self checkout module, I am able to see the books already checked out by me. Against each book, I see a checkin button. When I click on the button, the checkin happens. It does not ask for the bar code of the book - because of this, it is quite possible for people to click on Checkin, without actually having the book with them or returning the book!! How do I make Koha prompt me to enter the bar code of the book ?(I see that checkin thru the staff login has this feature!!) Thanks for your help. -- Regards, Krishna

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Overdue notice to Secondary email address | Koha version: 16.05.00.000
by KIS ISM 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Dear Koha specialists, Our librarian would like to send the second overdue reminder to the secondary email of the patron as well. (In our case this would be the parents email of the student). Is this possible? Koha version: 16.05.00.000 Thank you all for your help. Rudy Wuthrich Kodaikanal International School

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Re: [Koha] Koha Community Marketing Initiative
by Stefano Bargioni 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Thanks a lot, Nathan, for appreciating our work. If it were useful for you, I presented the Koha Gruppo Italiano and our initiatives at the KohaCon16: http://www.livemedia.gr/video/236973 <http://www.livemedia.gr/video/236973>. Bye. Stefano > On 21 Nov 2016, at 00:00, koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz wrote: > > From: Nathan Curulla <nate(a)bywatersolutions.com <mailto:nate@bywatersolutions.com>> > To: Sebastian Hierl <s.hierl(a)aarome.org <mailto:s.hierl@aarome.org>> > Cc: Koha <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz>> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha Community Marketing Initiative > Message-ID: > <7DB63616-E685-4992-8A12-266C0F425AF9(a)bywatersolutions.com <mailto:7DB63616-E685-4992-8A12-266C0F425AF9@bywatersolutions.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > This is fantastic thank you Sebastian!! We look forward to hearing more about what is going on with KGI. These types of initiatives are exactly what the community needs to get the word out and I am sure that your efforts are appreciated by everyone!! > > Have a great weekend > >> On Nov 18, 2016, at 8:12 AM, Sebastian Hierl <s.hierl(a)aarome.org <mailto:s.hierl@aarome.org>> wrote: >> >> Dear Nate and everyone, >> >> The Koha Gruppo Italiano looks forward to participating. In the past, we have promoted Koha through: >> >> • organizing numerous events and workshops, including conferences on topics such as open source software in libraries; linked data; and hands-on Koha workshops in Rome and beyond >> >> • the distribution of informational flyers, gadgets, t-shirts and pens during events and conferences >> >> • our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KohaGruppoItaliano/ <https://www.facebook.com/KohaGruppoItaliano/> <https://www.facebook.com/KohaGruppoItaliano/ <https://www.facebook.com/KohaGruppoItaliano/>> >> >> • our home page (which will soon move to Wordpress): http://www.kohagruppoitaliano.moonfruit.com/ <http://www.kohagruppoitaliano.moonfruit.com/> <http://www.kohagruppoitaliano.moonfruit.com/ <http://www.kohagruppoitaliano.moonfruit.com/>> >> >> • securing two grants from EBSCO for Koha development, including the implementation of ElasticSearch in Koha and integration with YBP’s GOBI platform, as well as the Italian union catalog, the Indice SBN. >> >> We look forward to continuing these efforts together, >> >> Stefano Bargioni, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross >> Sebastian Hierl, American Academy in Rome >> Juan Diego Ramirez, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross >> Franziska Wallner, American University of Rome >> >> -- >> Sebastian Hierl, Ph.D. >> Drue Heinz Librarian, Arthur & Janet C. Ross Library >> American Academy in Rome >> Via Angelo Masina 5 >> 00153 Rome >> Italy

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Koha Documentation
by Chris Cormack 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Hi All As most of you will know I have been converting the Kohadocs to use Sphinx instead of Docbook XML. This is all ready to go. Both the master branch and the manual16.11.x branches are using Sphinx. You can see them here http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/head… and http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/head… Sphinx uses restructured text (like markdown) which is easier to read and edit. The file is broken up into smaller sections under en/source You will see a list of files like 01_intro.rst 02_administration.rst etc You can open these in any text editor you like, the format is quite simple to understand, but if you want to do something fancy you can read the primer here http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/1.4.8/rest.html#rst-primer So you can submit patches the way people have always done. Or If you want, you can go to https://gitlab.com/koha-community-devs-users/kohadocs And submit merge requests. You can even edit the files in your webbrowser, eg https://gitlab.com/koha-community-devs-users/kohadocs/blob/master/en/source… And select edit (if you are logged in). You can use the preview link to see what it will look like before you submit your changes. Happy documenting everyone Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand

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Re: [Koha] Field 773 $t not editable in any framework
by Michael Kuhn 19 Nov '16

19 Nov '16

Hi Marjorie > I was the same problem and it was fault of my plugin ADBlock. > https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ > > Try without ADblock enable. Thank you very much for your suggestion! Yes, this did it! I deactivated Adblock in Mozilla Firefox, this time also the "Advanced constraints" of 773 $t could be opened (while 773 $w and all other fields could be opened with Adblock activated). So this means Koha is ad-friendly? I hope not. However, of course I did reactivate Adblock. I also made note of this in the filed bug https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17660 Best wishes: Michael -- Geschäftsführer · Diplombibliothekar BBS, Informatiker eidg. Fachausweis Admin Kuhn GmbH · Pappelstrasse 20 · 4123 Allschwil · Schweiz T 0041 (0)61 261 55 61 · E mik(a)adminkuhn.ch · W www.adminkuhn.ch

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