Hello, I am looking at using Koha for the Vienna Christian School Library here in Vienna, Austria. Can anyone supply information on using bar code readers with Koha? I am interested in recommendations of particular brands and/or models of readers, how to configure them to interface with Koha, etc. Our library workstations are running Windows 2000; our server is running Red Hat 7.2. Regards, Wolf Paul VCS Computer Services
Hello Wolf, Almost any barcode reader will work with Koha. We use a variety of readers here in Horowhenua Library Trust, and none has proved difficult to set up. The default barcodes on Koha are one alpha character, 7 numeric plus a check digit which may be 0-9 or X. The algorithm for calculating the check digit is in the attached spreadsheet, but I think a competent programmer could replace it with another standard barcode formula, if you already use something else. Or you could ask the koha developers list for help: koha-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Rosalie Blake Horowhenua Library Trust On 30 Sep 2002, at 17:56, Wolf N. Paul wrote:
Hello,
I am looking at using Koha for the Vienna Christian School Library here in Vienna, Austria.
Can anyone supply information on using bar code readers with Koha? I am interested in recommendations of particular brands and/or models of readers, how to configure them to interface with Koha, etc.
Our library workstations are running Windows 2000; our server is running Red Hat 7.2.
Regards,
Wolf Paul VCS Computer Services
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Hi Rosalie, Thanks for posting information concerning barcodes and algorithm. I posted a similar message last week with no response from anyone. We have been waiting to order barcodes as the algorithm for calculating the check digit was lacking from Koha's FAQ page. Your statement....
The default barcodes on Koha are one alpha character, 7 numeric plus a check digit which may be 0-9 or X.
....is most important! And I do appreciate the attached algorithm!! many thanks dd * * * * * * * * * Deon Dempsey, MLIS University of Texas at Austin Institute for Geophysics 4412 Spicewood Springs Road Building 600, Room 209 Austin, TX 78759-8500 Phone: (512) 471-0499 FAX: (512) 471-0999 http://www.ig.utexas.edu http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~ddempsey * * * * * * * * *
Hello, I am a faculty of the School of Library and Information Science of Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. I am interested in the Koha Project, and I am planning a new project which aims at localizing the Koha in Japan. In the following “the Koha web page News and Release Notes,” Ms. Pat Eyler wrote that “I’ve even seen a Koha instration in Japan.” http://www.koha.org/news/02-09-13.html I had tried to find the library that had the Koha System instrated in Japan; however, I have not found it yet. Could you let me know which library in Japan has the system? Regards, HARADA, Takashi Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Keio University, JAPAN -- HARADA, Takashi <ushi@slis.keio.ac.jp>
Harada-san, On Sat, 5 Oct 2002, HARADA, Takashi wrote:
Hello,
I am a faculty of the School of Library and Information Science of Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. I am interested in the Koha Project, and I am planning a new project which aims at localizing the Koha in Japan.
This is excellent news. Please let us know how we can help.
In the following $B!H(Bthe Koha web page News and Release Notes,$B!I(B Ms. Pat Eyler wrote that $B!H(BI$B!G(Bve even seen a Koha instration in Japan.$B!I(B http://www.koha.org/news/02-09-13.html
I had tried to find the library that had the Koha System instrated in Japan; however, I have not found it yet. Could you let me know which library in Japan has the system?
I will search again. I found it while searching on Google. By the way, it would be Mr. Pat Eyler, Pat is short for Patrick. :) thank you, -pate Pat Eyler
Regards,
HARADA, Takashi Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Keio University, JAPAN
-- HARADA, Takashi <ushi@slis.keio.ac.jp>
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