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KohaCon24 survey and newsletter
by Caroline Cyr La Rose 25 Oct '23

25 Oct '23

Dear Koha Community, The team at inLibro is already hard at work organizing KohaCon24. To ensure that this upcoming conference meets your expectations, we've crafted a brief survey to solicit your input. It will only require a few minutes of your time, and your feedback will be instrumental in shaping the event. https://sondagebiblio.org/index.php/828663 Additionally, we're excited to introduce our new newsletter, which will serve as our primary means of communication regarding the event. You can easily subscribe by using the form provided on the conference website. https://2024.kohacon.org/ We will continue to share the most pertinent information here on the Koha mailing list, but we understand that not everyone on this mailing list may be planning to attend or may have a direct interest in KohaCon. Your support and participation are greatly appreciated. Warm regards, Caroline P.S. Sorry for multiple posting, if that is the case. My first email didn't seem to go through... Caroline Cyr-La-Rose, M.L.I.S. (she/her) Librarian | Product Manager 1-833-INLIBRO (465-4276), ext. 221 caroline.cyr-la-rose(a)inlibro.com https://www.inLibro.com

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Local administrators for library consortium
by Sami M. Rasheed 25 Oct '23

25 Oct '23

Hi, We have migrated to Koha 23.05, and now we have 38 libraries (a library consortium). Every five libraries should have a local administrator. We plan to grant permissions to some users to grant access to all areas to manage five libraries together. Unfortunately, Koha doesn't allow users to connect to library groups; it only has a rule to connect users to one library. How can we resolve this issue? Thanks

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Problems found
by Paulo Neto 24 Oct '23

24 Oct '23

Hello, At koha intranet , opções system information (about koha) i get the fallowing on problems found: You got record, x,y,z,w on both tables biblio and deletedbiblio You got record, f,g,h,x on both items and deleteditems You got record, g,h,y on both tables issues e old_issues How can i solve this withouth causing database consistency issues. Best regards, Paulo Neto DSIGA / DPGI Tel. (+351) 21 844 2228 http://www.dgadr.gov.pt

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The translation of the string "The " should depend on context
by Mathieu Saby 24 Oct '23

24 Oct '23

Hi The french translation working group has noticed an issue with the translation of the string « the » in Koha. I opened a bug a month ago : https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=34900 The translation of the string "The " should depend on context We don't know which technical solution (in Koha? in Pottle - tomorrow Weblate ?) would be the most appropriate to solve this problem. Could someone with the right level of expertise (Katrin? Jonathan?) comment the bug ? Regards, Mathieu Saby Bibliothèques Université Côte d’Azur

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FW: errors on opac log
by Paulo Neto 24 Oct '23

24 Oct '23

Hi David, Thank you for the fast answer. I dont think ISBD display is customized. Can you give me a hint on how can i identify items for records with invalid or non-existent home and current library values ? Best regards, Paulo Neto DSIGA / DPGI Tel. (+351) 21 844 2228 http://www.dgadr.gov.pt/ De: David Nind <mailto:david@davidnind.com> Enviada: 20 de outubro de 2023 17:55 Para: Paulo Neto <mailto:pneto@dgadr.pt> Cc: koha <mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Assunto: Re: [Koha] errors on opac log Hi Paulo. I can't replicate on the current master with the sample data, using the development environment (KTD or koha-testing-docker). Some ideas (these probably don't have anything to do with the issue): - Have you customised the default ISBD display using the OPACISBD system preference? - Do you have any items for records with invalid or non-existent home and current library values? You may need to create a report to identify these. David Nind New Zealand On Fri, 20 Oct 2023 at 08:20, Paulo Neto <mailto:pneto@dgadr.pt> wrote: Hello, I am getting lots of these errors on opac log -opac-error.log- [Thu Oct 19 17:24:15.428577 2023] [cgi:error] [pid 19289] [client xxx.xxx.xxx:35920] AH01215: [Thu Oct 19 17:24:15 2023] op ac-ISBDdetail.pl: Use of uninitialized value $holdingbrtagf in string eq at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 755.: /us r/share/koha/opac/cgi-bin/opac/opac-ISBDdetail.pl How can i solve this ? Paulo Neto DGADR DSIGA / DPGI Tel. (+351) 21 844 2200 _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org mailto:Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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koha-US November 2023 Events & Meetings
by Jennifer Marlatt 23 Oct '23

23 Oct '23

Hello! koha-US online meetings and events are free and open to all. See our calendar for a full list: http://koha-us.org/calendar/. For Google Calendar users, add our events calendar to your list for easy access to meeting times and links: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=a29oYS11cy5vcmdfZG1xb2pkczE5Zn… *Meetings* *Board Meeting - Thursday, November 2 @ 9:30a PT / 12:30a ET / 16:30 UTC - November only meeting change.* General Meeting - Wednesday, November 8 @ 8:30a PT / 11:30a ET / 15:30 UTC *Special Interest Groups* Cataloging - Thursday, November 2 @ 8:00a PT / 11:00a ET / 15:00 UTC Circulation - Thursday, November 9 @ 8:00a PT / 11:00a ET / 15:00 UTC System Administration - Tuesday, November 14 @ 8:00a PT / 11:00a ET / 15:00 UTC *Consortia - Wednesday, November 15 @ 9:00a PT / 12:00p ET / 16:00 UTC - * *November only meeting change.* Web Development - Thursday, November 16 @ 10:00a PT / 1:00p ET / 17:00 UTC Acquisitions - Tuesday, November 21 @ 9:00a PT / 12:00p ET / 16:00 UTC Demonstration Instance - on hiatus Visit http://koha-us.org/special-interest-groups/ to learn more and sign up for topic-specific mailing lists. Most meetings and events are recorded and made available at https://www.youtube.com/kohaus Jennifer Marlatt koha-US Secretary secretary(a)koha-US.org

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Possible Batch Permissions Modification Plug-In broken with v23.05.04
by Rudy Hinojosa 23 Oct '23

23 Oct '23

I implemented the Bywater solution Batch Permissions Modification plug in with previous versions of Koha and had no issues, until I upgraded to v23.05.04. Suddenly I started receiving client tickets stating that librarians that were not super librarians could not edit their own library items. My client is configured in a consortium style on one database. I noticed there is more granular permissions that have been added with this new release. Maybe that has possibly created a mismatch in the bitvector logic for the plug in. My temporary solution was to make the normal staff template assign super librarian roles to everyone temporarily. Has anyone come across this issue yet? -- photo Rudy E. Hinojosa CEO/President,Lightwave Library +1 737-372-7779 <tel:+1 737-372-7779> | lightwavelibrary.com <https://lightwavelibrary.com> rudy.hinojosa(a)lightwavelibrary.com <mailto:rudy.hinojosa@lightwavelibrary.com> 25101 Ronald W. Reagan Blvd #49, Georgetown TX 78633 <https://maps.google.com/?q=25101 Ronald W. Reagan Blvd #49, Georgetown TX 78633>

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koha-US 2024 Officer Nominations
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 23 Oct '23

23 Oct '23

To all koha-US members and the Koha community, We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for three board member positions on the koha-US board for 2024. We are currently seeking to fill the following positions: * Vice President * Secretary * Member at Large (Unsupported) For details about these positions, please visit https://koha-us.org/about/administration/bylaws/. This is a great opportunity for folks in the Koha community to contribute, and it also looks great on your resume. As stated in the Bylaws, nominees must be members in good standing at he time of the nomination. Members that have served on the board have found it education, and very rewarding. If you have any questions, please let me know. Otherwise, if you are interested for yourself, or know of someone that is willing, and is a good fit, please fill out the nomination form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScg-2WCqOOxU8u3ZmQQDzwvS1MovpbAeh_…. Sincerely, Christopher Brannon 2023 koha-US President

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errors on opac log
by Paulo Neto 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

Hello, I am getting lots of these errors on opac log -opac-error.log- [Thu Oct 19 17:24:15.428577 2023] [cgi:error] [pid 19289] [client xxx.xxx.xxx:35920] AH01215: [Thu Oct 19 17:24:15 2023] op ac-ISBDdetail.pl: Use of uninitialized value $holdingbrtagf in string eq at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 755.: /us r/share/koha/opac/cgi-bin/opac/opac-ISBDdetail.pl How can i solve this ? Paulo Neto DGADR DSIGA / DPGI Tel. (+351) 21 844 2200

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Loan periods
by Wagner, Alexander 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

Hello! Being pretty new to Koha I still struggle to get a solution for our loan periods. I understand that Koha specifies loan periods based on `item types` and `patron types` and then calculates the loan period using the circulation matrix. I also believe I have an understanding of this matrix and I also know such concepts from other ILS. However, in our library we assume that all patrons are created equal. Now, we (currently) assume that not all books (just to take one item type) are created equal. IOW in our current system we have books with a loan period of 4 weeks (usual default) while we also have books with a loan period of 3 days (being open 24/7 with self service checkout this is our `not for loan`) and others with 2 years. Currently, any patron (they are all equal) can have items with any of these loan periods. Eg. I got Peskin/Schroeder as as desktop reference for 2 years. Then go to the library during my usual working hours (10pm or so ;) and up pick Bailin/Love from the open shelves to prepare the next lecture and while I am there I spot this interesting "new piece over there" and add it to the lot not noticing that it should stay there for a week or so. (Telling our SIP terminal "you can not take this" will not work well, especially as most of our patrons would not notice the red frownie and no-one would notice the beeps at the entrance in the middle of the night.) However, till here I can model most of it by creating an item type `book` along with `desktop reference` for the first two items. I do not yet see the new items shelve (a temporary location) where items stay for a week till they move to their permanent location with a regular loan period of 4 weeks. (IOW in our current system the loan period sometimes depends on temporary locations.) Still, this requires to add a new item type for each loan period. When it comes to databases we now have a number of different loan periods, as we model them as the subscription period minus some contract dependent time to allow for cancellation (or renewal). E.g. some are subscriptions for campus (real not for loan) with some contract running a year. The next contract runs 3 years with 4 month before it's end for cancellation. Then we have individually licensed accesses ranging from a monthly or bi-monthly period to years. Those are currently checked out to the patrons who have the access and we use the reminders as notification to our patrons ("should we renew?") and the renewals as a notification to us that the contract should indeed be renewed for another period. How would I model this in Koha? Do I really create a host of item types with funny names like 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 7 weeks, 8 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months, 11 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months, 48 months, 54 months, 60 months, 66 months, 72 months, 78 months It looks a bit messy in cataloguing but these would also show up in the OPAC (eg. in the advanced search limiters). In our current system I just had a subfield on item level where I could specify a loan period. Do I get it right that this concept does not exist and can not be modeled in Koha? How can I get around this? How do others handle this? Maybe I need a different angle to look at it... -- Kind regards, Alexander Wagner Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Library and Documentation Building 01d Room OG1.444 Notkestr. 85 22607 Hamburg phone: +49-40-8998-1758 e-mail: alexander.wagner(a)desy.de

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