[Koha] Koha as a federated library

[savitra sirohi]

Anselm/Nicole,

In the default koha-httpd.conf file you should see these lines:

#  Repeat this virtualhost stanza changing the following environment vars to
#  create multiple OPAC interfaces with custom css and/or search limits:
#  SetEnv OPAC_CSS_OVERRIDE mystyle.css
#  SetEnv OPAC_SEARCH_LIMIT branch:CODE
#  SetEnv OPAC_LIMIT_OVERRIDE 1

So what you need to do is:
Create a Apache2 virtual host for each sub-domain or library, e.g.
library-1.yourkoha.org. In each Apache2 virtual host, repeat the
stanza above, don't forget to remove the #.

Create a css file for each branch and save in your
/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/css/ folder.

In the lines above replace "mystyle.css" with the name of the css
file. Replace CODE with the branch code of the particular library.

Thanks,
Savitra Sirohi
Nucsoft OSS Labs
http://www.osslabs.biz



On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Anselm Olweny <aolweny at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Savitra,
>
> Could you guide further about how to implement this?
>
> Anselm
>
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 10:54 AM, savitra sirohi
> <savitra.sirohi at osslabs.biz> wrote:
>>
>> Anselm, nice work on Joomla integration!
>>
>> On the look & feel for each library I suggest you use the multi-opac
>> feature in koha. With this feature you can assign different css files
>> for each library. Also the search will be performed only on that
>> library's items.
>>
>> You will need different sub-domains for each library.
>>
>> Here is an example:
>> http://east.koha.dce.k12.wi.us/
>> http://weston.koha.dce.k12.wi.us/
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Savitra Sirohi
>> Nucsoft OSS Labs
>> http://www.osslabs.biz
>>
>> 2010/4/17 Anselm Olweny <aolweny at gmail.com>:
>> > Dear Colleagues,
>> >
>> > I am setting up a federated library system using koha where each of the
>> > libraries needs to have its own look and feel and also should be able to
>> > search its own collection and also be able to search the collection of
>> > the
>> > other libraries in the federation by the users choice. I have also
>> > integrated koha into a CMS "joomla" in order to handle non koha pages.
>> >
>> > In my koha set up I have created the different libraries as branches and
>> > activitated the IndependantBranches preference in koha. You can see this
>> > at
>> > http://koha.apkn.org (koha in Joomla) or http://koha.apkn.org:81 (Koha
>> > pure)
>> > or http://koha.apkn.org:81/cgi-bin/koha/opac-mainug.pl and
>> > http://koha.apkn.org:81/cgi-bin/koha/opac-mainke.pl (Independent
>> > libraries).
>> >
>> > However, I am not sure whether this is the right way to set up federated
>> > libraries using koha. Could someone kindly advise me about the right way
>> > to
>> > set up federated libraries using koha?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Anselm
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Koha mailing list
>> > Koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
>> > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
>> >
>> >
>
>