cover images in koha
Hey all- Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS. However, we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well. Any ideas? CM -- Caitlin McGurk *Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies <http://www.cartoonstudies.org> McGurk@cartoonstudies.org*
Not at this time, but there is an enhancement request: http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=1633 Nicole 2011/6/1 Caitlin McGurk <mcgurk@cartoonstudies.org>:
Hey all-
Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS. However, we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well.
Any ideas?
CM
-- Caitlin McGurk Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies McGurk@cartoonstudies.org
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From a developers perspective, the auto-generated book covers development is
Caitlin, This has been discussed very recently with some folks who are working with ByWater Solutions. Ian Walls of ByWater summarized the discussion this way: It looks like there are two possible developments being discussed here: 1. Auto-generated book covers when no image is available (using standard backgrounds with the title over top). The color or base background image would be algorithmically generated, using some cool algorithm (different colors for different types, etc.) 2. Uploading and using images for book covers on a per-title basis. There is already an RFC for this out there: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Local_cover_images_RFC Both are great ideas. Perhaps they could be merged into a larger framework: The user can upload custom images, or enable external content sources like LibraryThing or Amazon. For any given title, there would be a hierarchy of which images to use (when available): 1. The custom uploaded image 2a. external content provider 1 (Amazon?) 2b. external content provider 2 (Baker and Taylor?) etc etc etc (for all that you have enabled) 3. Auto-generated book cover images This would give libraries tons of flexibility for where to get images, and both parts could be done independently of each other, as funding allows. probably quicker (and thus cheaper) than the uploadedimages development, though the latter could draw on the patron image code and structure when it's developed. Since the latter is also under development by another company, when it's released we can test it, and if it needs any further modification, either have that company do it, or tackle it with them (for much less than full development price). This is a great discussion, and I'm so glad to see it! I've got some other development ideas I need to put out to our Partners, things I know a lot of libraries have been asking after. Look for those in coming days. Cheers, -Ian - Show quoted text - -- Ian Walls Lead Development Specialist ByWater Solutions ALA Booth 732 Phone # (888) 900-8944 http://bywatersolutions.com ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com Twitter: @sekjal =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com (707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre@galecia.com <Lori.Ayre@galecia.com>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2011/6/1 Caitlin McGurk <mcgurk@cartoonstudies.org>
Hey all-
Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS. However, we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well.
Any ideas?
CM
-- Caitlin McGurk *Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies <http://www.cartoonstudies.org> McGurk@cartoonstudies.org*
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Hi all, I am loving this discussion and would like to add another aspect: DVD covers. We have large DVD collections and have no covers at all. The problem, of course, is that they don't have isbns but many do have spine numbers. We can find titles in our National Library catalogue by searching on that spine number so can get marc records using z39.50 method BUT no jacket covers. How are other Libraries managing this? Cheers Jo. 2011/6/2 Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre@galecia.com>
Caitlin,
This has been discussed very recently with some folks who are working with ByWater Solutions. Ian Walls of ByWater summarized the discussion this way:
It looks like there are two possible developments being discussed here:
1. Auto-generated book covers when no image is available (using standard backgrounds with the title over top). The color or base background image would be algorithmically generated, using some cool algorithm (different colors for different types, etc.)
2. Uploading and using images for book covers on a per-title basis. There is already an RFC for this out there: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Local_cover_images_RFC
Both are great ideas. Perhaps they could be merged into a larger framework:
The user can upload custom images, or enable external content sources like LibraryThing or Amazon. For any given title, there would be a hierarchy of which images to use (when available):
1. The custom uploaded image 2a. external content provider 1 (Amazon?) 2b. external content provider 2 (Baker and Taylor?) etc etc etc (for all that you have enabled) 3. Auto-generated book cover images
This would give libraries tons of flexibility for where to get images, and both parts could be done independently of each other, as funding allows.
From a developers perspective, the auto-generated book covers development is probably quicker (and thus cheaper) than the uploadedimages development, though the latter could draw on the patron image code and structure when it's developed. Since the latter is also under development by another company, when it's released we can test it, and if it needs any further modification, either have that company do it, or tackle it with them (for much less than full development price).
This is a great discussion, and I'm so glad to see it! I've got some other development ideas I need to put out to our Partners, things I know a lot of libraries have been asking after. Look for those in coming days.
Cheers,
-Ian - Show quoted text - -- Ian Walls Lead Development Specialist ByWater Solutions ALA Booth 732 Phone # (888) 900-8944 http://bywatersolutions.com ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com Twitter: @sekjal
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com (707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre@galecia.com
<Lori.Ayre@galecia.com>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
2011/6/1 Caitlin McGurk <mcgurk@cartoonstudies.org>
Hey all-
Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS. However, we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well.
Any ideas?
CM
-- Caitlin McGurk *Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies <http://www.cartoonstudies.org> McGurk@cartoonstudies.org*
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-- Joann Ransom RLIANZA Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust.
Koha people! I have another use case for uploading ones own picture connected to a title: At one of my clients, not only does the library use Koha, but the IT department also uses it when they lend IT equipment to students. They would love to be able to upload pictures of their gear, to make it easier to identify. Best regards, Magnus Enger libriotech.no 2011/6/2 Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz>:
Hi all,
I am loving this discussion and would like to add another aspect: DVD covers. We have large DVD collections and have no covers at all. The problem, of course, is that they don't have isbns but many do have spine numbers. We can find titles in our National Library catalogue by searching on that spine number so can get marc records using z39.50 method BUT no jacket covers. How are other Libraries managing this?
Cheers Jo.
2011/6/2 Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre@galecia.com>
Caitlin, This has been discussed very recently with some folks who are working with ByWater Solutions. Ian Walls of ByWater summarized the discussion this way: It looks like there are two possible developments being discussed here:
1. Auto-generated book covers when no image is available (using standard backgrounds with the title over top). The color or base background image would be algorithmically generated, using some cool algorithm (different colors for different types, etc.)
2. Uploading and using images for book covers on a per-title basis. There is already an RFC for this out there: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Local_cover_images_RFC
Both are great ideas. Perhaps they could be merged into a larger framework:
The user can upload custom images, or enable external content sources like LibraryThing or Amazon. For any given title, there would be a hierarchy of which images to use (when available):
1. The custom uploaded image 2a. external content provider 1 (Amazon?) 2b. external content provider 2 (Baker and Taylor?) etc etc etc (for all that you have enabled) 3. Auto-generated book cover images
This would give libraries tons of flexibility for where to get images, and both parts could be done independently of each other, as funding allows.
From a developers perspective, the auto-generated book covers development is probably quicker (and thus cheaper) than the uploadedimages development, though the latter could draw on the patron image code and structure when it's developed. Since the latter is also under development by another company, when it's released we can test it, and if it needs any further modification, either have that company do it, or tackle it with them (for much less than full development price).
This is a great discussion, and I'm so glad to see it! I've got some other development ideas I need to put out to our Partners, things I know a lot of libraries have been asking after. Look for those in coming days.
Cheers,
-Ian - Show quoted text - -- Ian Walls Lead Development Specialist ByWater Solutions ALA Booth 732 Phone # (888) 900-8944 http://bywatersolutions.com ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com Twitter: @sekjal
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com (707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre@galecia.com Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
2011/6/1 Caitlin McGurk <mcgurk@cartoonstudies.org>
Hey all-
Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS. However, we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well.
Any ideas?
CM
-- Caitlin McGurk Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies McGurk@cartoonstudies.org
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Brilliant! Lori On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no> wrote:
Koha people!
I have another use case for uploading ones own picture connected to a title: At one of my clients, not only does the library use Koha, but the IT department also uses it when they lend IT equipment to students. They would love to be able to upload pictures of their gear, to make it easier to identify.
Best regards, Magnus Enger libriotech.no
Hi all,
I am loving this discussion and would like to add another aspect: DVD covers. We have large DVD collections and have no covers at all. The problem, of course, is that they don't have isbns but many do have spine numbers. We can find titles in our National Library catalogue by searching on that spine number so can get marc records using z39.50 method BUT no jacket covers. How are other Libraries managing this?
Cheers Jo.
2011/6/2 Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre@galecia.com>
Caitlin, This has been discussed very recently with some folks who are working
with
ByWater Solutions. Ian Walls of ByWater summarized the discussion this way: It looks like there are two possible developments being discussed here:
1. Auto-generated book covers when no image is available (using standard backgrounds with the title over top). The color or base background image would be algorithmically generated, using some cool algorithm (different colors for different types, etc.)
2. Uploading and using images for book covers on a per-title basis. There is already an RFC for this out there: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Local_cover_images_RFC
Both are great ideas. Perhaps they could be merged into a larger framework:
The user can upload custom images, or enable external content sources
2011/6/2 Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz>: like
LibraryThing or Amazon. For any given title, there would be a hierarchy of which images to use (when available):
1. The custom uploaded image 2a. external content provider 1 (Amazon?) 2b. external content provider 2 (Baker and Taylor?) etc etc etc (for all that you have enabled) 3. Auto-generated book cover images
This would give libraries tons of flexibility for where to get images, and both parts could be done independently of each other, as funding allows.
From a developers perspective, the auto-generated book covers development is probably quicker (and thus cheaper) than the uploadedimages development, though the latter could draw on the patron image code and structure when it's developed. Since the latter is also under development by another company, when it's released we can test it, and if it needs any further modification, either have that company do it, or tackle it with them (for much less than full development price).
This is a great discussion, and I'm so glad to see it! I've got some other development ideas I need to put out to our Partners, things I know a lot of libraries have been asking after. Look for those in coming days.
Cheers,
-Ian - Show quoted text - -- Ian Walls Lead Development Specialist ByWater Solutions ALA Booth 732 Phone # (888) 900-8944 http://bywatersolutions.com ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com Twitter: @sekjal
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com (707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre@galecia.com Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
2011/6/1 Caitlin McGurk <mcgurk@cartoonstudies.org>
Hey all-
Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS.
However,
we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well.
Any ideas?
CM
-- Caitlin McGurk Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies McGurk@cartoonstudies.org
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Oh - I like that too! On 3 June 2011 05:54, Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no> wrote:
Koha people!
I have another use case for uploading ones own picture connected to a title: At one of my clients, not only does the library use Koha, but the IT department also uses it when they lend IT equipment to students. They would love to be able to upload pictures of their gear, to make it easier to identify.
Best regards, Magnus Enger libriotech.no
Hi all,
I am loving this discussion and would like to add another aspect: DVD covers. We have large DVD collections and have no covers at all. The problem, of course, is that they don't have isbns but many do have spine numbers. We can find titles in our National Library catalogue by searching on that spine number so can get marc records using z39.50 method BUT no jacket covers. How are other Libraries managing this?
Cheers Jo.
2011/6/2 Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre@galecia.com>
Caitlin, This has been discussed very recently with some folks who are working
with
ByWater Solutions. Ian Walls of ByWater summarized the discussion this way: It looks like there are two possible developments being discussed here:
1. Auto-generated book covers when no image is available (using standard backgrounds with the title over top). The color or base background image would be algorithmically generated, using some cool algorithm (different colors for different types, etc.)
2. Uploading and using images for book covers on a per-title basis. There is already an RFC for this out there: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Local_cover_images_RFC
Both are great ideas. Perhaps they could be merged into a larger framework:
The user can upload custom images, or enable external content sources
2011/6/2 Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz>: like
LibraryThing or Amazon. For any given title, there would be a hierarchy of which images to use (when available):
1. The custom uploaded image 2a. external content provider 1 (Amazon?) 2b. external content provider 2 (Baker and Taylor?) etc etc etc (for all that you have enabled) 3. Auto-generated book cover images
This would give libraries tons of flexibility for where to get images, and both parts could be done independently of each other, as funding allows.
From a developers perspective, the auto-generated book covers development is probably quicker (and thus cheaper) than the uploadedimages development, though the latter could draw on the patron image code and structure when it's developed. Since the latter is also under development by another company, when it's released we can test it, and if it needs any further modification, either have that company do it, or tackle it with them (for much less than full development price).
This is a great discussion, and I'm so glad to see it! I've got some other development ideas I need to put out to our Partners, things I know a lot of libraries have been asking after. Look for those in coming days.
Cheers,
-Ian - Show quoted text - -- Ian Walls Lead Development Specialist ByWater Solutions ALA Booth 732 Phone # (888) 900-8944 http://bywatersolutions.com ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com Twitter: @sekjal
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com (707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre@galecia.com Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
2011/6/1 Caitlin McGurk <mcgurk@cartoonstudies.org>
Hey all-
Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS.
However,
we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well.
Any ideas?
CM
-- Caitlin McGurk Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies McGurk@cartoonstudies.org
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W dniu 2011-06-01 19:37, Caitlin McGurk pisze:
Hey all-
Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS. However, we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well.
I think it wouldn't be a problem to add this feature to standard version of koha by you. Our fork has similar option: http://katalog.bg.szczecin.pl/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?bib=123378 -- The Main Library of Szczecin University. Computerization Department. http://bg.szczecin.pl
Caitlin, See bug 5738 for a new feature in the 3.4 release that allows you to display the links in the 856$u fields as images. If you scan your cover images as jpg (or any other image type file), you can put the link to the file in the 856$u field, and indicate with a valid mime type in the 856$q field that you want this particular file displayed as an image. You have to turn on the appropriate xslt display options, and set the OPACDisplay856uAsImage and/or the Display856uAsImage system preferences. With all of that turned on, your scanned images appear. One note, the system preferences default to "Both", but don't seem to be actually turned on to that option until you switch to another option, save, then switch back to "Both". Also, see this thread where Joe Atzberger gave me some great tips on using the Apache "Redirect" to create the links to these images in a generic fashion so they can be moved in the future to another server. http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/URI-field-link-options-td3056466.html Best, Doug Dearden Director, IT School for Advanced Research (505)954-7220 sarweb.org From: koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Caitlin McGurk Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:37 AM To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: [Koha] cover images in koha Hey all- Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS. However, we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well. Any ideas? CM -- Caitlin McGurk Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies<http://www.cartoonstudies.org> McGurk@cartoonstudies.org<mailto:McGurk@cartoonstudies.org>
Hey all, Koha-Kobli 1.4, which is a customized version of Koha 3.4, includes a local repository for managing cover images and documents. The patch is in our GIT http://git.berlios.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=kobli;a=commit;h=a41b2df71e4e2ad5... Here below the description of the local repository functionality: Local repository of cover images and documents related with the biblio and documents related with the items. In the cataloguing section when adding a biblio exists the possibility of attach an image and/or a document to the biblio. The files uploaded are saved in the path specified in the system preference "dirFileLocalRepository". The names of the files are "biblionumber.extension" uploaded. The 856$u is changed to store the new url of the document, and the 856$y has "See document" as value. When adding an item exists the possibility of attach a document to the item. The names of the files uploaded are "biblionumber_itemnumber.extension". Three new system preferences: "dirFileLocalRepository": stores the path of the local repository. "dirUrlLocalRepository": stores the url to access from http portocol of the local repository. "LocalRepositoryCoverImages": show cover images if available. "MaxSizeFileLocalRepository": max size to uploaded file in the local repository. I _________ Domingo Arroyo Fernández Koha-Kobli ________________________________ De: koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz] En nombre de Caitlin McGurk Enviado el: miércoles, 01 de junio de 2011 19:37 Para: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Asunto: [Koha] cover images in koha Hey all- Is there anyway to upload cover images for each book into Koha? We're currently importing covers from Amazon for our books with ISBNS. However, we're hoping to create records for our student work (comic books) and would like to scan and add these covers to be displayed in the record as well. Any ideas? CM -- Caitlin McGurk Librarian The Schulz Library The Center for Cartoon Studies<http://www.cartoonstudies.org> McGurk@cartoonstudies.org<mailto:McGurk@cartoonstudies.org>
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