October 2011 - Koha-devel - lists.koha-community.org

Database Developmnet Project -ACKU
by Ali Basharyar 23 Oct '11

23 Oct '11

Dear Sir /Madam, We are a Digital Library in Kabul Afghanistan, currently we are using Greenstone Database for our online library management system. ( <http://www.nzdl.org/gsdlmod/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=acku&l=en&nl=1%3E > http://www.nzdl.org/gsdlmod/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=acku&l=en&nl=1%3E) , our current database cannot support many features that can play very vital role in our activities like: Serial Control and Copy cataloging, Therefore, it has been a high concern for our management to sort this issue out by a professional and very standard solution. Please find the attached for our new database wish list. we are looking for a company that can help us develop a new database (KOHA) which should properly run on English and two Afghan languages (Dari and Pashto), therefore, we have already shared our wish list with some developers. some were ready to help us on English part but did not seem to be interested in two of our local languages, Dari and Pashto. however, according to our basic research there are some instances of KOHA running on Farsi (Dari) which shall be helpful. Depending on our wish list, Kindly enlighten us by your kind suggestions and recommendations and your interest if you would like to do this project. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any query! Kind Regards Ali Basharyar IT-ACKU ali.basharyar(a)acku.edu.af +93 (0) 799 707 667 www.acku.edu.af

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Koha 3.6.0 released
by Chris Cormack 22 Oct '11

22 Oct '11

It is with great plesure that I announce the release of Koha 3.6.0. This is major feature release, containing 85 enhancements and 356 bugfixes. A total of 728 patches have been included from 60 developers in this release. A big thanks goes out to all of them, plus all the other people involved in this release. You can download this release at http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.000.tar.gz or you can wait a couple of days for the packages to appear at http://debian.koha-community.org. Release notes are available below. RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.0 - 22 October 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 3.6.0 can be downloaded from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.tar.gz Installation instructions can be found at: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball Koha 3.6.0 is a major feature release. New features in 3.6.0 ====================== ACQUISITIONS * When deleting an order, items are deleted and if applicable the biblio also (if no holds, subscriptions etc are attached) * Add Basket number and Invoice number search * Control view of baskets for vendor with a sys pref (own/branch/all) * Control confirmation when closing a basket with a sys pref ADMINISTRATION * New permission for overdues report CATALOGING * Z3950 results highlighting * Easy Analytics support * Improve controls for cloning and deleting MARC subfields * Capability to blank subfields in Batch Modification * UNIMARC field 225 plugin: allow $a value data entry * Adjust default values for MARC21 authority Fixed-Length Data Elements * Update UNIMARC plugins * Adding option to "attach another item" when finished attaching items CIRCULATION * Added a checkin tab to the patron search screen * Added enumchron field to the place holds screen * Better hold information on the staff biblio detail screen * Added a checked out from colum to list of checked out items (syspref controlled) * Add link to fast add framework while circulating, if a barcode is not found * Automatically check out fast add item after cataloging it * Add shelving location to checkin results screen OPAC * Paging on the opac detail page, allowing the user to move through search results * Recent comments view * Added a powered by Koha footer * Show a warning if placing a hold incurs a charge * Added user customisable html block under the facets in search results * Added customisable html block under OpacNav and patron account links * Profile pictures in the OPAC next to review authors * Show number of comments on the "Comments" tab in OPAC PATRONS * Log membership renewal * Allow patron update script (on OPAC) to send email using the from address of the patron * Extended attributes display much improved * Partial fine payments * If a patron search returns one result, redirect to patron details page MESSAGING * Improved the email checking when sending "Hold filled" notices. * Add today's date on checkin/checkout notices REPORTS * Added links to the schema and reports library * Record localuse statistics, when returning items not on issue * Control for which branch renewals are recorded with a sys pref SEARCHING * Added ISBN filter to advanced * Analytic links search on full phrase title * Control order in which facet categories display SIP * Add Support for the Fee Paid Message ENHANCED CONTENT * Add integration for EBSCO's Novelist Select service * Enable Koha to fetch book covers from Open Library STAFF INTERFACE * Improved styling of the table pager * Add autocomplete="off" to borrowernumbers and barcode forms * Improved the tinymce editor on the Koha news page INTERFACE * Added crystal icon set * Nicer style for "clear screen" button * Added capability to limit the RSS results INTERNATIONALIZATION * Tons of fixes to the translation tools * Add German translation for purchase suggestion mails * Spanish translation for SQL files INTERNALS, PACKAGING AND PERFORMANCE * Simplified system preferences for the web installer * Create and update the manual pages for the koha-* scripts. * Automated backups of data and config * Improve configurability of package building scripts COMMAND LINE UTILITIES * cron script to allow easy anonymisation of patron circulation data BUGFIXES * Longer userid fields * Clean up guided reports dictionary entry process * Circulation restrictions working when other withdrawn reasons are used * Fixed LDAP username case issues Plus 356 more bugfixes System Preferences ====================== The following system preferences are new in 3.6.0: * numSearchRSSResults * OpacRenewalBranch * ShowReviewerPhoto * BasketConfirmations * MARCAuthorityControlField008 * OpenLibraryCovers * OPACResultsSidebar * RecordLocalUseOnReturn * OpacKohaUrl * NovelistSelectEnabled * NovelistSelectProfile * NovelistSelectPassword * NovelistSelectView * EasyAnalyticalRecords * OpacNavBottom * AcqViewBaskets * OpacShowRecentComments System requirements ====================== Changes since 3.4: * Perl 5.10 is required 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, only the English version of the Koha manual is available: http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/ 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 (Taiwan) * Danish * English (USA) * English (UK) * French (France) * German * Italian * Portuguese (Brazil) * Spanish Partial translations are available for various other languages. The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha 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 3.6 is Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chrisc(a)catalyst.net.nz> Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard(a)gmail.com> Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic(a)tamil.fr> QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls(a)bywatersolutions.com> Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel Roy, Paul Poulain, Mason James Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> Credits ====================== We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 3.6: * Los Gatos Public Library * NEKLS * East Brunswick Public Library * Athens County Public Libraries * Horowhenua Library Trust * Halton Borough Council * South Taranaki District Council We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.6.0. Nuño López Ansótegui Alex Arnaud Larry Baerveldt Greg Barniskis D Ruth Bavousett Steven Callender Jared Camins-Esakov Colin Campbell Fernando L. Canizo Frédérick Capovilla Galen Charlton Tomas Cohen Arazi Chris Cormack Jeremy Crabtree Christophe Croullebois Elliott Davis Frédéric Demians Stéphane Delaune Ricardo Dias Marques Jonathan Druart Nicole C. Engard Magnus Enger Katrin Fischer Amit Gupta Mason James Srdjan Jankovic Janusz Kaczmarek Ulrich Kleiber Henri-Damien LAURENT Owen Leonard Frère Sébastien Marie Francois Marier Julian Maurice Meenakshi.R Matthias Meusburger Sophie Meynieux Joy Nelson Chris Nighswonger Maxime Pelletier Paul Poulain Dobrica Pavlinusic MJ Ray Liz Rea Thatcher Rea Marcel de Rooy Juan Romay Sieira Brice Sanchez Jean-André Santoni John Seymour Robin Sheat Fridolyn SOMERS Zeno Tajoli Jane Wagner Ian Walls Ward van Wanrooij Jesse Weaver Brett Wilkins Salvador Zaragoza Rubio We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, please send a patch against these release notes to koha-patches(a)lists.koha-community.org. 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 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix releases) is 3.6.x. The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.8.0. Bugs and feature requests ====================== Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at http://bugs.koha-community.org/ Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

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Error in the cataloging module
by Christian Calle Jahuira 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

Dear. When you start cataloging in Koha-3.04.05.000 version of a book store I get the following error can anyone help please. Can't call method "fields" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 2103. thanks -- Christian Jhonny Calle Jahuira TUTOR ELEARNING - UMSA Consultor Sistemas de Informacion de Bibliotecas de la UMSA Email: christianjcj(a)gmail.com Cel: 73017301 - 65151595 Cochabamba-La Paz / Bolivia

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Koha uninstalled by Debian Linux "update"
by Hartman, David W. - GBTS Library 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

Hello, Just a heads up that a recent “update” by Debian Linux removed the application Koha – my apache and data files apparently are fine. Does anyone know how to reinstall Koha without damaging the data files … If anyone has any experience with this, please let me know. If you see the red “burst” in the upper right hand corner, only do the safe install .. or else…

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Koha uninstalled by Debian Linux "update"
by Hartman, David W. - GBTS Library 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Just a heads up that a recent "update" by Debian Linux removed the application Koha - my apache and data files apparently are fine. If anyone has any experience with this, please let me know. If you see the red "burst" in the upper right hand corner, only do the safe install .. or else... David W. Hartman Global Business Technology Strategy Library Team Disney 336N 407 828 4250 (8-222) FAX 407 828 4868 FOLLOW MY RESEARCH on Backlot<http://backlot.disney.com/> & Yammer<http://www.yammer.com/>! Learn about our research partners in the 2011 IT Research Competency Center <http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=n7a> GBTS CAST can click to request AV Equipment<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=jbo>, Books<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=jbp>, & Research<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=jbn> WATCH the GBTS Library (Video) Update<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=2f0> ! CLICK for the GBTS VIRTUAL LIBRARY<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=1wn>portal site!! "This communication is confidential, intended only for the named recipients above and may contain trade secrets or other information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication by anyone other than the named recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by calling (407) 828-4250. Thank you." [cid:image001.gif@01CC8F17.D435D7E0]Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail [cid:image001.gif@01CC8F17.D435D7E0] Think Environmentality! Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!

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Problems of translation into my language
by Christian Calle Jahuira 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Dear It is a pleasure to participate in this community. I need help please. I'm translating into Spanish Koha Koha version 3.4.5 on Debian Lenny and I have the following error. root@christianjcj:/usr/share/koha/misc/translator# ./tmpl_process3.plinstall -i /usr/share/koha/intranet/htdocs/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/ -o /usr/share/koha//intranet/htdocs/intranet-tmpl/prog/en -s ./es-ES-i-staff-t-prog-v-3002000.po Can't locate C4/TmplTokenType.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at TmplTokenizer.pm line 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at TmplTokenizer.pm line 5. Compilation failed in require at ./tmpl_process3.pl line 19. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./tmpl_process3.pl line 19. root@christianjcj:/usr/share/koha/misc/translator# Thanks for the help. -- Christian Jhonny Calle Jahuira TUTOR ELEARNING - UMSA Consultor Sistemas de Informacion de Bibliotecas de la UMSA Email: christianjcj(a)gmail.com Cel: 73017301 - 65151595

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Koha 3.6 approaches! Get your patches signed off today!
by Ian Walls 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Everyone, Koha 3.6 is only days away from release, and lots of good stuff has been tested and integrated! However, there are still lots of fixes and enhancements left to test. If you check the following link, you can see about 94 patches that folks have written that need someone to give them a signoff before they can be integrated into Koha. http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_sta… If you've got a bug in there that is bothering you, give it a test. If you've got a patch you've written that needs a signoff, bribe a friend to test it (I think a "you test my patch, I'll test yours" arrangement could be quite productive). I've got a few that need signoff, myself, and would happily make such a deal, if anyone's willing :) I'll be trying to get as many of these checked as I can before the deadline set by our Release Manager, but I know I won't be able to cover them all. Any and all help you can lend would be greatly appreciated, as we gear up to make Koha 3.6 the best release yet. Thank you all, -Ian -- Ian Walls Lead Development Specialist ByWater Solutions Phone # (888) 900-8944 http://bywatersolutions.com ian.walls(a)bywatersolutions.com Twitter: @sekjal

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Don't insert wthdrawn field!!
by Adnier Rosello Carrazana 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Hello, when I insert a new item, the field 952-0 (wthdrawn), not in the MARC record object, any idea?, greetings. Fin a la injusticia, LIBERTAD AHORA A NUESTROS CINCO COMPATRIOTAS QUE SE ENCUENTRAN INJUSTAMENTE EN PRISIONES DE LOS EEUU! http://www.antiterroristas.cu http://justiciaparaloscinco.wordpress.com

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Kohacon11 program : make sure you are there!!
by Koustubha Kale 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Hi All, Here is the program for kohacon11 http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs/index.php/k/k11/schedConf/program It looks great with lots of interesting topics and great presenters. So make sure that you all are there on 31st October 2011 at VPM, Thane, Maharashtra, India.. Looking forward to meeting you all there :) Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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Call for News for the October Newsletter
by Daniel Grobani 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Hi, I'm gathering news for the October newsletter. Please send me by the 24th anything you think the community might like to know about. "News" can be as short as a sentence or as long as a paper. I especially encourage you to send me a line or two about what you're currently working on for publication in the gossip/society column. And if you know of a go-live not announced on the list, please be sure to let me know about it. Many thanks, Daniel Grobani

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