Zeki, Yes. I am working on a project for Manas University in Kyrgyz Republic. It is a Turkish University in Central Asia. It is an attempt to create a complete Web-services Based On-Line Virtual Library and Educational Environment (see attachment); with English, Turkish, Russian and Kirgyz language interfaces. Currently I am working on the interfaces for the Z3950 Portal and Database component and have decided to use Koha for the Library Opac Component. Since all of the Software used is Open-Source, you may be interested in getting involved in the project. I would be interested in working on the Turkish translation with you; you should also take a look at this url and see if you may be interested in using the Open Site Search application at your institution, I can help you set it up.: http://opensitesearch.sourceforge.net/docs/helpzone/main.html Also I have either not received the localization files from Paul, or they were lost in the 100's of spam email messages I receive every day. Gerry Celikbas wrote:

Hi Mr. Gerry

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Paul,

If you send me the files, I would be willing to do translations for Russian, Turkish and Kyrgyz.. I would like to use Koha as the Opac front end for a project which I am working on in Central Aasia.

I've read your e-mail at Koha list about localization to different languages. I'm working about Koha in Turkey. We have used Koha in our faculty. I've gave some seminars about Koha (http://seminer.linux.org.tr/seminer-notlari/) with turkey linux community. Now I'm working at Istanbul Techincal University which collaborate in with your university (http://www.uzem.itu.edu.tr/suny/)

Paul gave me Koha localization files to translate to Turkish but I've saw your email at the same time when I would start to translate.

Do you have a plan to start to Turkish translation?

Perhaps we could work with together.

Talk to you soon again

Cheers

Zeki

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Gerry

Gerry Arthus

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