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Koha Statistics
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Dear All Will you be able to help me in getting the statistics of koha 1) How many bugs solved in koha in last 5 years 2) How many features add in last 5 years 3) Major developments I will share this statistics in upcoming seminar of Koha in India. Would like to show the audience that how fast koha is developing -- Warm Regards Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (AUTONOMOUS)* L Napoo Road | Matunga (CR) | Mumbai- 400 019. Tel: 022-2419 8377 | Mob: 9870 18 9999 Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe <http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe>*

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Raspberry Pi, short summary
by King, Fred 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Hello everybody, Just a quick summary-several people came in yesterday with reference questions, so I have to put on my medical librarian hat for a while. Most people who have commented on list or directly think that a low-cost (used) desktop or a hosted system such as Digital Ocean or Crown Cloud would be better way to run Koha than a Raspberry Pi-either would provide a faster system at a comparable price. I do think the Raspberry Pi has great promise, but not quite yet. In the meantime, here's another idea for a digital sign using a Raspberry Pi: http://somerset.lib.nj.us/rpisign.htm. And if you're wondering about my cat, we think he's probably a Turkish Angora. He's deaf, can produce the longest and loudest meows I've ever heard from a cat, and adorable. Thanks for an interesting discussion. Fred King Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center fred.king(a)medstar.net<mailto:fred.king@medstar.net> 202-877-6670 ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279 It makes sense that children, whose brains are rapidly developing, should not be hitting their heads over and over again. --Julie Stamm (www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_154239.html) Sometimes research is mostly documenting the obvious. --Frazz MedStar Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare delivery system, the largest in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region. Nationally recognized for clinical quality in heart, orthopaedics, cancer and GI. IMPORTANT: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is private, confidential, or protected by attorney-client or other privilege. If you received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your system without copying it and notify sender by reply e-mail, so that our records can be corrected. Thank you. Help conserve valuable resources - only print this email if necessary.

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How to Upgrade koha 3.0 to latest
by vinod mishra 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Dear all, Please let me know any step by step help to upgrade Koha 3.0 to latest 3.20.3? i have dump of Old koha (3.0) and want to restore on new version? Thanking You. -- *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/ <http://mishravk.com/>*

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Raspberry Pi
by King, Fred 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

I posted this to MEDLIB-L, the medical librarians' listserv, last Friday, and I'm reposting it to the Koha list in hopes that some of you may find it interesting. I thought about taking out some of the medical-library-related material and US references, but that would mean redoing most of the footnotes. Too complicated. Does anyone here use a Raspberry Pi as a Koha production server? It seems possible for a small library, but it looks so improbable. However, it's as much RAM and hard drive space as you'd get on one of Digital Ocean's lower-priced options. Is my mostly-pulled-out-of-the-air estimate of $75USD for an entire Koha system (just the hardware and software--technical expertise not included) accurate? Does everybody else already know about this and I'm doing the equivalent of exclaiming over the invention of the wheel? Comments invited. Cheers, Fred King Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center fred.king(a)medstar.net<mailto:fred.king@medstar.net> 202-877-6221 ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279 Sometimes research is mostly documenting the obvious. --Frazz +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Disclaimer: I'm about to mention a few computer-related products, so I should probably say that I have no financial interest in any of them--I just think they're interesting. I do have an interest in seeing more libraries use Koha: the more users, the more people and money available to improve the system. And it should go without saying, though I will anyway, that I'm speaking only for myself, not my employer. Upon re-reading this, it does sound rather like an infomercial. Sorry--it didn't start out to be. If the idea offends you, please accept my apologies and hit the delete key. Furthermore: we've had about two weeks' share of off-topic banter in the past few days, and I've contributed more than my share. However, I wanted to write about this before it melts out of my aging brain like an ice cream cone on a hot day. Besides, as the rapper Tupat Zobutta said, "I'm on a roll this week." (1) On with the show: Has anyone here heard of/used the Raspberry Pi? I was at the Koha North America Users' Group meeting a couple of weeks ago, and someone passed one around for us to look at. It's a 900MHz quad-core computer with 1GB RAM, 4 usb ports, HDMI port, 100 MBS ethernet port, 3.5mm audio/composite video jack, Micro SD slot, and a few other features. Cost: $35.00. Naturally, me being a computer geek and all (2) I ordered one from a Large Online Retailer as soon as the session was over. I splurged and got the computer, a case, and a power supply (micro USB; it won't run off a standard computer USB port--not enough power) for $50.00. I also got a 32GB Micro SD card for a few dollars more. It supports a variety of Linux operating systems; I installed the one designed for the card (Raspbian). (You can also buy a card with the operating system already installed.) All of this comes from the Raspberry Pi Foundation (4), a UK-based educational charity. From their web site: "It is a capable little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing, and to learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python. It's capable of doing everything you'd expect a desktop computer to do, from browsing the internet and playing high-definition video, to making spreadsheets, word-processing, and playing games." If you want to see a picture of mine, go to http://www.philobiblios.net/pi. I persuaded my cat to pose with it to give an idea of how big it is. (5) So, how does this fit in with medical libraries? Well, there may be some libraries here who are so flush with money that they don't need an inexpensive computer, but for the rest of us, I have some ideas. Presentations Anybody here give presentations, or lend out computers for doctors/nurses/teachers to do them? We have computers and projectors, but sometimes we run out. I installed Libre Office (6) on my Raspberry Pi and tried running my library orientation PowerPoint show on it. Libre Office can read pptx files, and it worked well. My presentation had full-screen photos, which displayed perfectly. The cockroach crawling across the screen didn't work perfectly, but I think that would be easy to fix. I haven't tried more complicated videos such as 4D ultrasound yet, but for simple files, it does the job. Or, if you want to set up a rotating slide show for an exhibit, a small computer is a lot easier to carry around--you can roll it up in your t-shirt sleeve. And if you drop it or it gets stolen, it's a lot cheaper to replace than a laptop. (Though unlike most laptops, it can't be fitted with a security cable.) Internet Demos You can get a wireless USB connector for around $10. Then plug in all the stuff and you're ready to go. ILS How about a complete library system--server and software--for under $75? (7) This sounds far-fetched even to me, but I've been assured that Koha will run on a Raspberry Pi. After all, I heard about it at a Koha conference. Koha is a free open-source ILS (8) that has been around since 1999, so it's well-established. We migrated our library to Koha two years ago and we're very happy with it. (8) We also like the price. (9) I'm not sure how an ILS running on a Raspberry Pi would work for a huge library with dozens of transactions every minute; I think it could handle the minimal requirements we put on our system. Our old system ran on a Pentium II with 256MB RAM, after all. It's not the best computer for everything, of course. For one thing, I don't think our IT staff would ever allow one on our hospital network, and it couldn't run some of the proprietary software we use. The box itself is minuscule, but you do have to attach a keyboard, HDMI cable (10), mouse, network cable, etc. Also, if you disconnect the power at an inopportune time, you risk the chance of corrupting data. If I were doing anything critical, I'd want LOTS of backups. (11) So what do you all think? Does something like this have a place to supplement computers in libraries, or did I have too much barbecued pork for dinner last night? Happy Friday, Fred (1) If you think I'm going to apologize for that, you are sadly mistaken. (2) You can tell because some of my teeth are chipped. That comes from biting the heads off disk drives. (3) (3) Speaking of jokes one has to be a certain age to understand, and sometimes not even then. (4) http://www.raspberrypi.org (5) Computers and cats. Talk about librarian click-bait! I hope my bandwidth can handle it. (6) Free open-source office software, including word processor, presentation maker, and spreadsheet. http://www.libreoffice.org (7) This is assuming you do all the setup and migration yourself. There are also companies that will do that for you. (8) http://www.koha-community.org (9) It's optional, but you are expected to give something back to the project if you can. That's why I bring up Koha at any opportunity. (10) Also works with other video connectors with the right adaptors. (11) You can download software that will make an exact clone of the SD card, so if one comes back from a field trip and it won't boot, just swap out cards and you're ready to go. MedStar Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare delivery system, the largest in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region. Nationally recognized for clinical quality in heart, orthopaedics, cancer and GI. IMPORTANT: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is private, confidential, or protected by attorney-client or other privilege. If you received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your system without copying it and notify sender by reply e-mail, so that our records can be corrected. Thank you. Help conserve valuable resources - only print this email if necessary.

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Koha Iframe ??
by Jesse Lambertson 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Hello everyone, We are in the process of building our public access to the catalogue and our library website. The web design team we are working with wants to know if the catalogue can be embedded in a website as an Iframe? Or if it is preferred to embed just the Koha search bar for quick searching (which is what I have seen in instances around the world). Does this work? What are its limitations? Etc. Thank you much, Jesse -- Jesse A Lambertson Librarian Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center 1100 16th St, NW Washington, DC 20036 jlambertson(a)sqcc.org

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Koha 3.20 on Ubuntu 14.04
by Chrispin Simasiku Sitali 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Greetings, I have been trying to install Koha 3.20 in Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) 32bit. I am following install instructions from http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_Debian page. At the end when I try to go to either IP address and port number (eg 192.168.0.1:8000) I get the following: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0irbad4gxaga8lr/Koha%20Index%20of.JPG?dl=0 I have configured ports.conf as follows; Listen 8000 Listen 8001 for Staff Client and OPAC respectively. Of course leaving the Listen 80 intact. First time encountering these issue. Tried the same in Debian Wheezy and Jessie with the same error as above. What am I doing wrong. I have no problems with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or Debian Squeeze using old stable. Please help me I am from the "Copy and Paste" Brigade Thank you all Sitali CS -- Charles Lwanga College of Education, P. O. Box 660193, Monze, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +26 0979 869471 +26 0966 869471 SKYPE: Libsitali

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receipt printers
by clint.deckard 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Does anyone (esp. in New Zealand) have a suggestion for a receipt printer please. Anything that should be avoided? Thank you, Clint. -- Clint Deckard 136 Tukituki Road Ashley Clinton RD1 Takapau Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Fwd: Help with the authority catalog
by Rachel Hamilton-Williams 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Help with the authority catalog Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:14:16 +0000 From: Sofía Zamora Carvajal <sofia.zamora(a)tropicalstudies.org> To: koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz <koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> CC: Oscar Madrigal Ovares <oscar.madrigal(a)tropicalstudies.org> If somebody speak Spanish please answer me in Spanish. I have this problem. I migrated the data to create 3 authority catalog of authors. When I’m adding a new record on the catalog I go to Tab 1, field 100 and tag a and try to add an author, the system show me the authority search window but when I write the name of an author that I know that is in the catalog the system don’t show me it. Somebody can help me? Regards,

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Koha system maintenace
by Justin Fang 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Hi, I am wonder how you maintain your koha system? I'm trying to design a SOP for backup system. Once the system crashed, it will able to be recovered ASAP. What I am doing is run "koha-run-backups" everyday. If the system crashed, I will setup a new server and restore the latest backup files. But if I'm going to setup a new server, the latest version of koha will be used, which means I have to upgrade the koha system used currently according new version released. I wonder is there any risk if I always update my server to latest version. Can anyone share your system backup plan? Thanks, Justin

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Fwd: Help with the authority catalog
by Chris Cormack 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Sofía Zamora Carvajal" <sofia.zamora(a)tropicalstudies.org> Date: 25 Aug 2015 7:15 am Subject: Help with the authority catalog To: "koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz" <koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Cc: "Oscar Madrigal Ovares" <oscar.madrigal(a)tropicalstudies.org> If somebody speak Spanish please answer me in Spanish. I have this problem. I migrated the data to create 3 authority catalog of authors. When I’m adding a new record on the catalog I go to Tab 1, field 100 and tag a and try to add an author, the system show me the authority search window but when I write the name of an author that I know that is in the catalog the system don’t show me it. Somebody can help me? Regards,

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