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Re: [Koha] [BUG] barcode mandatory or not ?
by baljkas＠mb.sympatico.ca 26 Sep '03

26 Sep '03

Friday, September 26, 2003 15:28 CDT Hi, all, Stephen Hedges noted that at NPL they >have in the past used [the] catalog to store pieces of information >that were not physical items, like names and addresses of local social >agencies, and websites (before we had Koha). That would allow people >to search for something like "poverty" and get hits not only on books >about poverty, but websites about poverty and the names of local >agencies that deal with poverty. That is super! I tried to convince a social service agency that this was a feasible thing to do with a library catalogue when I was a volunteer library coordinator years ago. (For the MARC'ists in the Koha community, you may note: while websites can be coded in 'regular' MARC21 (electronic resources, I believe still), so can agencies and individuals. The MARC fields are slightly different from normal (i.e. a book), but the information is online at the LC website under the rubric Community Information at URL <http://www.loc.gov/marc/community/eccihome.html> ) >If the catalog is used to store information that does not relate to a >physical item, then the barcode should not be mandatory. As for non-physical items like websites: that is an excellent point, Stephen. I ran into a problem with the Athena system because it was nigh impossible to convince it that websites didn't need a barcode and we ended up creating fake ones just so it would let us be. Plus the listserv already received the example from a barrister in the UK about libraries that had 24-7 potential patrons but not 24-7 library circ service. The military library where I last worked as a cataloguer had that situation and we actually used manual (logbook) circ instead of the system's circ module. This also allowed us to allow students/staff to sign-out newly received items if needed before cataloguing could be completed. Luckily, our MicroCat system didn't require a barcode. >However, I think the templates for adding and editing items should then >be set to return a warning, in case someone mistakenly enters a >physical item without a barcode. Also an excellent idea! Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, CANADA

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Re: [Koha] [BUG] barcode mandatory or not ?
by Stephen Hedges 26 Sep '03

26 Sep '03

Paul asks: > The question is : what is the good behaviour ? > * barcode IS mandatory => manage this in checker, > the tools that checks > that your DB is correctly parametered. > * barcode IS NOT mandatory => change non-MARC > part of Koha to accept > empty barcodes. At NPL, we have in the past used our catalog to store pieces of information that were not physical items, like names and addresses of local social agencies, and websites (before we had Koha). That would allow people to search for something like "poverty" and get hits not only on books about poverty, but websites about poverty and the names of local agencies that deal with poverty. If the catalog is used to store information that does not relate to a physical item, then the barcode should not be mandatory. However, I think the templates for adding and editing items should then be set to return a warning, in case someone mistakenly enters a physical item without a barcode. Stephen Hedges Nelsonville Public Library

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OPAC login and IP Address
by Owen Leonard 26 Sep '03

26 Sep '03

I heard a report from a patron today saying that they logged in to our Koha Opac, but when she tried to take some action from there she was met with an error telling her that her IP Address had changed and she needed to log in again. If it makes any difference, she told me she accesses the internet via a cable modem. I searched the koha files for the origin of this error without success. Does this sound familiar to anyone? -- Owen

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Re: [Koha] inconsistencies in acquisition.simple process
by Chris Cormack 25 Sep '03

25 Sep '03

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2.0.0 upgrade script
by Chris Hobbs 25 Sep '03

25 Sep '03

I understand from IRC that the upgrade script is still rough, but I wanted to share my experiences so far. I'm running Perl v5.8.0 built for i386-linux-thread-multi. I had to add the line $etcdir = "/etc" to loadconfigfile() in Install.pm - I also added print "$variable = $value\n"; in the while lop in that function to confirm that the values were in fact being loaded from the config file. However, once the script returns to koha.upgrade, $::kohaversion is not set, so the upgrade notice uses "unknown version" in its output. I also get the following warnings: Name "main::hostname" used only once: possible typo at ./koha.upgrade line 111. Name "main::pass" used only once: possible typo at ./koha.upgrade line 111. Name "main::language" used only once: possible typo at ./koha.upgrade line 7. Name "main::database" used only once: possible typo at ./koha.upgrade line 111. Name "main::user" used only once: possible typo at ./koha.upgrade line 111. These imply to me that $:: is not actually getting set with the values from loadconfigfile(). I'm not a stranger to Perl, but I don't recall seeing the $:: notation before, so I'm not sure where to look for a solution to this. Thanks for your help, -- cgh

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DB diagrams?
by Chris Hobbs 25 Sep '03

25 Sep '03

Has anyone created ERDs or other diagrams of the DB structure in Koha? It would certainly help me gain a clearer understanding of the system. Thanks! -- _ _ _ _ _ chris(a)clanhobbs.org | | | | | | | | | | http://www.clanhobbs.org ___| | __ _ _ __ | |__| | ___ | |__ | |__ ___ ___ _ __ __ _ / __| |/ _` | '_ \| __ |/ _ \| '_ \| '_ \/ __| / _ \| '__/ _` | | (__| | (_| | | | | | | | (_) | |_) | |_) \__ \| (_) | | | (_| | \___|_|\__,_|_| |_|_| |_|\___/|_.__/|_.__/|___(_)___/|_| \__, | __/ | |___/

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Re: Koha project updates
by Pat Eyler 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

Hello everyone, can you help me answer Chris' questions/requests below? He's running a project at the University at Buffalo to integrate Koha into some of their LIS courses, so any help we can give will be paid back in spades as their students begin testing, using, and telling people about Koha. thanks, -pate Pat Eyler Kaitiaki/manager migrant Linux sys admin the Koha project ruby, shell, and perl geek http://www.koha.org http://pate.eylerfamily.org On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Christopher Brown-Syed wrote: > Dear Pat, > > I have been meaning to write you for the last week or so, to bring you > up to date on what we've been doing. Chien-Lin Liu who experimented with > Koha over the summer, has a stable version with a bulletin board for > collecting evaluations, running under Red Hat 9. We are trying to get it > ported to a machine in the lab, and Paul Chacko is working on that > piece. With Cindi's participation, we can get Chien-Lin's s/w up and > running in a real production environment too (see forwarded message). > There has also been some interest in getting a Perl class to work on the > desiderata and/or bug lists. > > What I guess I need from the Koha development team is some help with > constructing test scripts for the 'end user' library students in LIS > 506, and/or some suggestions as to how we could be of use to the project > on the technical side. As well, for internal UB readers, the Dean is > seeking funding for lab upgrades. If you can think of any equipment we > need, such as laser scanners, all the way up to 3M patron self checkout > terminals, please let me know asap. > > cbs > > -- > -- > Christopher Brown-Syed, PhD. Editor, Library & Archival Security. > School of Informatics, University at Buffalo. <clb24(a)buffalo.edu> > >

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Re: [Koha-devel] serials support.
by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

fantastic! Many of the folk in our consortium have many serials that need supported. Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC > Subj: Re: [Koha-devel] serials support. > Date: 9/22/2003 4:02:01 PM US Mountain Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:chris@katipo.co.nz">chris(a)katipo.co.nz</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:COURYHOUSE@aol.com">COURYHOUSE(a)aol.com</A> > CC: <A HREF="mailto:koha-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">koha-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 05:21:50PM -0400, COURYHOUSE(a)aol.com said: > >Greetings, were do serials support stand on the development schedule? > > > Hi Ed > > A serial module will be worked on after 2.0 is released. We are in feature > freeze at the moment. To concentrate on fixing bugs so we can release 2.0 > then we will start on adding new features (and bugs:-)) again. > > 2.0 is getting closer all the time, and if anyone wants to help out > squashing bugs, that would be fantastic. > > Chris > -- > Chris Cormack Programmer > 027 4500 789 Katipo Communications Ltd > chris(a)katipo.co.nz www.katipo.co.nz

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Re: [Koha-devel] Re: Koha project updates
by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

Can we assume that since it is being used in a prominent university environment it needs to use LC not Dewey? Just a thought.... Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC > Subj: [Koha-devel] Re: Koha project updates > Date: 9/22/2003 1:39:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:pate@eylerfamily.org">pate(a)eylerfamily.org</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:cbrownsyed@cogeco.ca">cbrownsyed(a)cogeco.ca</A> > CC: <A HREF="mailto:koha-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">koha-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Hello everyone, > can you help me answer Chris' questions/requests below? He's running a > project at the University at Buffalo to integrate Koha into some of their > LIS courses, so any help we can give will be paid back in spades as their > students begin testing, using, and telling people about Koha. > > thanks, > -pate > > Pat Eyler > Kaitiaki/manager migrant Linux sys admin > the Koha project ruby, shell, and perl geek > http://www.koha.org http://pate.eylerfamily.org > On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Christopher Brown-Syed wrote: > > >Dear Pat, > > > >I have been meaning to write you for the last week or so, to bring you > >up to date on what we've been doing. Chien-Lin Liu who experimented with > >Koha over the summer, has a stable version with a bulletin board for > >collecting evaluations, running under Red Hat 9. We are trying to get it > >ported to a machine in the lab, and Paul Chacko is working on that > >piece. With Cindi's participation, we can get Chien-Lin's s/w up and > >running in a real production environment too (see forwarded message). > >There has also been some interest in getting a Perl class to work on the > >desiderata and/or bug lists. > > > >What I guess I need from the Koha development team is some help with > >constructing test scripts for the 'end user' library students in LIS > >506, and/or some suggestions as to how we could be of use to the project > >on the technical side. As well, for internal UB readers, the Dean is > >seeking funding for lab upgrades. If you can think of any equipment we > >need, such as laser scanners, all the way up to 3M patron self checkout > >terminals, please let me know asap. > > > >cbs > > > >-- > >-- > >Christopher Brown-Syed, PhD. Editor, Library &Archival Security. > >School of Informatics, University at Buffalo. <clb24(a)buffalo.edu> > > > > >

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serials support.
by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

Greetings, were do serials support stand on the development schedule? Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC

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