[Koha] Official Koha Newsletter: Volume 3, Issue 5: May 2012

[Daniel Grobani]

Official Koha Newsletter: Volume 3, Issue 5: May 2012

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Official Koha Newsletter (ISSN 2153-8328)
Volume 3, Issue 5: May 2012

Edited by Daniel Grobani, Koha Community Newsletter Editor.

Please submit news items to danielg.koha at gmail.com.

Table of Contents

    Koha Development
        Koha 3.8.1 Released
        Koha 3.6.5 Release Imminent
        Koha Statistics
        Database Schema Documentation Updated
    Koha Community
        New Koha Libraries
        Community Gossip
    Past Koha Events
        May General IRC Meeting
        New Zealand Koha User Group Day 2012
    Upcoming Koha Events
        June General IRC Meeting
        KohaCon12
        KohaCon13

Koha Development

Koha 3.8.1 Released
by Chris Cormack

The Koha release team is happy to announce the release of Koha 3.8.1.
This is a stable release and contains bugfixes as well as updated
translations.

Koha 3.8.1 can be downloaded here. Release notes are here.

Installation instructions can be found here or in the INSTALL files
that come in the tarball.

Koha 3.6.5 Release Imminent

As we go to press on 24 May 2012, Koha 3.6.5 is scheduled to be released today.

Koha Statistics

Chris Cormack, statistician par excellence, has posted bug statistics
for April and statistics for Koha 3.8.1.

Database Schema Documentation Updated

Koha’s database schema documentation has been updated.

Koha Community

New Koha Libraries

    Gerard Cottet Library at Salus University (via ByWater Solutions)
    Lane Library at Ripon College (via ByWater Solutions)
    North Central Regional Library (via ByWater Solutions)

Community Gossip

Lenora Oftedahl reports: “The StreamNet Library successfully upgraded
from 3.0 to 3.6. In addition to our upgrade, we also successfully
installed the Koha software on the same server as our WordPress CMS.
The two programs are peacefully co-existing through the creative use
of subdomains. You can visit our website at our new domain,
http://www.streamnetlibrary.org. If other users would like assistance
or have suggestions, please feel free to contact Lenora at
oftl at critfc.org.

Lee Miller of the Butte-Silver Bow Public Library in Montana reports
that her library is co-hosting KohaCon12 and that she’ll be presenting
at the conference on the use of open source software in Montana
libraries and the use of new applications and discovery tools.

Equinox Software is looking to hire a support specialist to provide
technical support for Koha and Evergreen.

Shire of Derby West Kimberley has become the first local government
area in Australia to choose Koha to support the delivery of its public
library services. More information is here.

Past Koha Events

May General IRC Meeting

The May general IRC meeting was held on 2 May 2012.

More info, including the agenda and links to the minutes, is here.

New Zealand Koha User Group Day 2012

Current and prospective Koha users got together at the New Zealand
Treasury on 15 May 2012 for the second New Zealand Koha users group
meeting. Chris Cormack reported on the meeting here.

Upcoming Koha Events

June General IRC Meeting

The June general IRC meeting will be held on Wednesday, 13 June 2012.

More info is here.

KohaCon12

KohaCon12 is nearly upon us! It will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland,
UK, 5-7 June 2012. A hackfest will be held 9-11 June 2012.

This is a free conference for everyone interested in the Koha library
system. There is no registration fee, but attendees are asked to
pre-register.

The conference schedule has been posted here.

The organizers continue to seek sponsors to help defray the cost of
the conference. Sponsors so far include Tamil, PTFS Europe, Catalyst,
Libriotech, Projektlink Konsult, The Galecia Group, C & P Bibliography
Services, CALYX Information Essentials, and KohaAloha. Information on
sponsorship is here.

More details on the conference can be found here.

KohaCon13

Bidding is now open for hosting of KohaCon13. Proposals can be viewed
and added on this page of the Koha community wiki.