[Koha] Frequently Asked Questions

[Rosalie Blake]

Hello Nicholas,
good work. Here are a couple of answers for you.
Rosalie Blake
Head of Libraries
Horowhenua Library Trust

On 6 Nov 2001, at 13:40, Nicholas Stephen Rosasco wrote:
> 

> It's... I suppose I want to say traditional or maybe customary to
> include a Frequently Asked Questions file on an open source product. 
> The various Koha websites at Katipo and the HLT websites are
> excellent, but aren't arranged in the usual question/answer format.
 
> What is Koha?
> What can Koha do?
> Where can I get Koha?
> Where did Koha Come From?
The name comes from the Maori word for a gift or donation. The 
programme was written by Katipo Communicaitons for the 
Horowhenua Library Trust, in response to a need for a library 
programme that would run at branch libraries connected to the 
central library by ordinary phone lines. See 
http://www.library.org.nz/koha.htm
for the full story.
> Who or what is Katipo?
See http://www.katipo.co.nz
> Where is Horowhenua?
It's a small district on the west coast of the North Island of New 
Zealand, wedged between the Tararua mountains and the Tasman 
sea. It's about an hour's drive north of Wellington city, and has 
population of 30,000.
> Who maintains Koha?
> What is needed to run Koha?
> How do I install Koha?
> Where can I get help with databases?
> Where can I get help with Koha?
> Can I get Koha in my own language?
> How can I contribute to Koha?
> 
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> 
> Thoughts? New items? Commentary?
> send to:  nsr_koha at hotmail.com
> Apologies for the second email address, but I get sufficient
> quantities of email here to aggravate my sysadmins as it is :)
> 
> NSR
> 
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