[Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 63, Issue 66
Prashant
majorppk at gmail.com
Mon Jan 24 16:30:48 NZDT 2011
Dear Bhavesh Sir,
I am enclosing the new Koha details for your
information please.
Regards
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> 1. Koha 3.2.3 is now available (Chris Nighswonger)
> 2. collection vs item types (TSBC Librarian)
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> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:10:03 -0500
> From: Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
> Subject: [Koha] Koha 3.2.3 is now available
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> It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.2.3.
>
> The package can be retrieved from:
>
> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.03.tar.gz
>
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> Release notes for 3.2.3 are below the fold.
>
> Come and get it!
>
> [More...]
>
> RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.3 - 22 January 2011
> ========================================================================
>
> Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
> (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
> volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
> The website for the Koha project is
>
> http://koha-community.org/
>
> Koha 3.2.3 can be downloaded from:
>
> http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.03.tar.gz
>
> Installation instructions can be found at:
>
> http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
>
> Koha 3.2.3 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
>
> Highlights of 3.2.3
> ======================
>
> Some of the higher profile bugs addressed in this release are:
>
> 4286 Subscription expired at its creation
> 4438 incorrect "Budget total exceeds period allocation" error when
> editing fund
> 4945 Patron search is limited by default to the currently logged-in
> library
> 5480 Some usual UNIMARC cataloguing plugins doesn't work anymore
> 5542 Limit to availability not working
> 5611 can't add comments and tags in the OPAC when mod_perl is activated
>
> This release also contains a variety of minor enhancements improving
> Koha's interface and underlying scripts.
>
> Bugs fixed in 3.2.3
> ======================
>
> 3153 'maxoutstanding' syspref does not disallow placing holds on staff
> side
> 3199 batchRebuildBiblioTables.pl failed due to missing argument
> 3262 OPAC needs syspref to show homebranch instead of current
> location on detail page
> 3347 Inconsistencies with tables in opac-shelves.tmpl
> 3459 topissues doesn't take care of ccode.
> 3550 Use GetRecordValue to get the subtitle
> 3737 search order title should me more fuzzy
> 3743 Acquisition stats ordering by month
> 3859 Attach Item Clarification
> 3918 Add to order lists inconsistent
> 3987 New Sys Prefs Branch - Alphabetize prefs in sections
> 4131 link on subscripton page says 'create routing' even when one exists
> 4473 Recent comments view for the OPAC
> 4826 Choose either 'new basket' or 'add basket'
> 4885 Only 1 ISBN shows in non-XSL detail view
> 4891 Order facets in left sidebar of search results
> 4908 OPAC patron details page doesn't show patron's home library
> 4942 When a new patron is created and the expiry date is left
> blank, it comes up with an invalid date
> 4946 hold warning needs rewording
> 4950 checkbox should be removed when can't place a hold
> 4984 Invalid XHTML in staff client search results
> 4997 More searches menu not on OPAC MARC and ISBD detail pages
> 5006 Invalid XHTML in record matching rules template
> 5040 "Distance" misspelled in default framework
> 5045 The help doesn't work if something strips the referrers
> 5055 crontab.example should use standard file paths
> 5143 Subtitles not showing on view_holdsqueue.pl
> 5294 Vendor name shows with '%20'
> 5327 Unit tests required for all C4 modules
> 5374 Update date/time last transaction (MARC 005) when saving biblio
> record
> 5375 Update date/time last transaction (MARC 005) when saving
> authority record
> 5398 several pages in the staff interface do not obey noItemTypeImages
> 5399 remove useless eval 'use C4::Foo'
> 5403 C4::Koha::DisplayISBN should be wrapper for
> Business::ISBN->as_string
> 5419 account fees not showing as reason to not check out
> 5446 Item creation in Acquisition module doesn't control mandatory
> fields
> 5451 can add tags with userlogin turned off
> 5470 improvements to results display in the staff client
> 5486 HomeOrHoldingBranch description inaccurate
> 5489 Send hold email to branch email address if it exists instead
> of koha email address
> 5492 import patrons page title reads 'cataloging'
> 5497 add option to supply library phone #, address, and other
> fields to circ receipts
> 5510 Hard to tell what instance a cron error comes from
> 5518 Add to shelf icon doesn't appear in OPAC results page
> 5526 List of lists should be in alphabetical order by list name
> 5531 Missing sysprefs in language specific files
> 5550 Wrong file name in package-installed docs
> 5556 OPAC does not display the type of authority
> 5557 Logs cannot be viewed by user with granular permission
> view_system_logs
> 5562 circ history says 'issues' instead of 'checkouts'
> 5563 note on enhanced content about cover images inaccurate
> 5570 item types not showing on other editions
> 5571 tags as bulleted list too long
> 5582 MARC Field Documentation links incorrect on tags < 080
> 5583 Rename variable to reflect what it is
> 5585 today's date does not display on receipts and slips
> 5589 Duplicate Code in Suggestions
> 5601 SIP Due dates miscalculated via DateTime
> 5603 advance_notices.pl generating "uninitialized value in hash
> element"
> 5604 additional icons for the Seshat set
>
> Commits in 3.2.3 without a referenced bug report:
>
> * Added more unit tests to check when JSONStream should fail.
> * Added unit tests to test all of get_amazon_tld in Amazon.pm.
> * Added unit tests for Biblio and moved it to db_dependent as it
> requires the database.
> * Added unit tests using a test database for XISBN.
> * Created unit testing using the testdatabase for XISBN.
> * Added extra unit tests to Debug.t
> * Adding new developers to the history
> * Removing OPACNoResultsFound Enhancement Syspref
> * Deleted old sample budget sql-data for Ukrainian and Russian
>
> System requirements
> ======================
>
> Changes since 3.0:
>
> * The minimum version of Perl required is now 5.8.8.
> * There are a number of new Perl module dependencies.
> Run ./koha_perl_deps.pl -u -m to get a list of
> any new modules to install during upgrade.
>
> Upgrades
> ======================
>
> The structure of the acquisitions tables have changed significantly
> from 3.0.x. In particular, the budget hierarchy is quite different.
> During an upgrade, a new database table is created called fundmapping
> that contains a record of how budgets were mapped. It is strongly
> recommended that users of Koha 3.0.x acquisitions carefully review
> the results of the upgrade before resuming ordering in Koha 3.2.x.
>
> Documentation
> ======================
>
> As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The
> home page for Koha documentation is
>
> http://koha-community.org/documentation/
>
> As of the date of these release notes, several translations of the
> Koha manual are available:
>
> English: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/
> Spanish: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-es/
> French: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-fr/
>
> The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
>
> http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
>
> Translations
> ======================
>
> Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
> interface are available in this release for the following languages:
>
> * Chinese
> * Danish
> * English (New Zealand)
> * English (USA)
> * French (France)
> * French (Canada)
> * German
> * Greek
> * Hindi
> * Italian
> * Norwegian
> * Portuguese
> * Spanish
> * Turkish
>
> Partial translations are available for various other languages.
>
> The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
>
> http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/apb.html
>
> for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
> list to volunteer:
>
> http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
>
> The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
>
> http://translate.koha-community.org/
>
> Release Team
> ======================
>
> The release team for Koha 3.2 is
>
> Release Manager: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>
> Documentation Manager: Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
> Translation Manager: Chris Cormack <chris at bigallofwax.co.nz>
> Release Maintainer (3.0.x):
> Henri-Damien Laurent <
> henridamien.laurent at biblibre.com>
> Release Maintainer (3.2.x):
> Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
>
> Credits
> ======================
>
> We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.2.3:
>
> Nahuel Angelinetti
> Claudia
> Colin Campbell
> Galen Charlton
> Chris Cormack
> Fr?d?ric Demians
> Johnboy
> Marcel de Rooy
> Serhij Dubyk {?????? ?????}
> Nicole Engard
> Magnus Enger
> Amit Gupta
> Srdjan Jankovic
> Henri-Damien Laurent
> Owen Leonard
> Chris Nighswonger
> Liz Rea
> Bryce Sanchez
> Robin Sheat
> Spartaness
> Zach Sim
> Ian Walls
>
Prashant Kulkarni
>
> We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
> please send patch against these release notes to
> koha-patches at lists.koha-community.org.
>
> The 3.2.x Release Maintainer especially thanks the 3.4 Release Team and all
> who participated in QA for their diligent labors in testing and pushing
> well
> over 287 patches since the 3.2.0 relese. Their continued work very much
> makes
> possible the release of 3.2.3 on its announced schedule.
>
> Revision control notes
> ======================
>
> The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
> version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
>
> git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
>
> The branch for Koha 3.2.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
> releases) is 3.2.x.
>
> The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.4.0.
>
> Bugs and feature requests
> ======================
>
> Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
> tracker at
>
> http://bugs.koha-community.org/
>
> Naku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:10:16 +1300
> From: "TSBC Librarian" <Library at tsbc.org.nz>
> Subject: [Koha] collection vs item types
> To: <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
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> We are attempting to download a new version and Koha and set it up. We are
> playing with 3.02 as downloaded from a livecd. The OPAC currently lists
> item
> type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different
> collections. However, we have books in four difference collections
> (general,
> reference, reserve and kidz). Should these be in the collection codes after
> all and how do we get them to show on the opac? Do most libraries have both
> item type and collections showing or just use one? We also have different
> media types in our AV collection. Therefore we have one item type in four
> collections and one collection with 6 different item types. Anyone give us
> a
> clue. Setting up is only the beginning of our worries. We then have to
> import date. The documentation is not clear regarding setting up from
> scratch. Sorry Nicole - if you know where it is could you give me page
> number please. So far documentation describes what something is but not how
> to alter it, or load data into it, or in fact which area is most
> appropriate when there are numerous options. Not much hair left to turn
> out.
>
>
>
> Thanks all,
>
>
>
> Rachel Black (RLIANZA)
>
> Library Manager
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