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Hackfest 2026 in Marseille
by Paul Poulain 30 Dec '25

30 Dec '25

Hello all, Some are asking for the dates of the 2026 hackfest. What is sure: * no hackfest on Week 14 or 15 (march 30th > april 10th, holy week then easter monday) * school holidays apr 10th > May 4th (France is splitted in 3 parts for spring holiday), so not a good idea to have hackfest here So, the most probable week is W13, March 23th > March 27th See you in Wellington ! -- Paul Poulain, Associé-gérant / CEO BibLibre, Services et logiciels libres pour votre bibliothèque BibLibre, Open Source software and services for your library

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Koha Community Newsletter: December 2025
by Michael Kuhn 26 Dec '25

26 Dec '25

The Koha Community Newsletter for December 2025 is here: https://koha-community.org/koha-community-newsletter-december-2025/ Many thanks to everyone who submitted articles and news to this newsletter! Please feel free to e-mail me (mik(a)adminkuhn.ch) with any corrections or suggestions. Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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Call for news - Newsletter December 2025
by Michael Kuhn 13 Dec '25

13 Dec '25

Hi I'm collecting news for the December 2025 Koha Community Newsletter. Please send anything noteworthy to: mik (at) adminkuhn (dot) ch News criteria: * Relevant news items can be of any length. * Images are fine. * Anything and everything Koha. * Submit by the 26th of the month. Text format criteria: * Just structured plain text, or * HTML text to include tables or similar For events: * Consider adding your event to the Koha Community calendar at https://koha-community.org/calendar/ Thank you! Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter -- Geschäftsführer · Diplombibliothekar BBS, Informatiker eidg. Fachausweis Admin Kuhn GmbH · Pappelstrasse 20 · 4123 Allschwil · Schweiz T 0041 (0)61 261 55 61 · E mik(a)adminkuhn.ch · W www.adminkuhn.ch

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Query by ISBN to Library of Congress' Z39.50
by Stefano Bargioni 10 Dec '25

10 Dec '25

Hi, looks like copy cataloguing using ISBN fails when searching lx2.loc.gov:210/LCDB using Z39.50. Debugging Koha, I saw that it builds and sends a query like @attr 1=7 @attr 5=1 "9782406112143" that returns Number of hits: 0 while @attr 1=7 "9782406112143" returns Number of hits: 1 Try it in your terminal: $ yaz-client lx2.loc.gov:210/LCDB Connecting...OK. Sent initrequest. Connection accepted by v3 target. ID : 81 Name : Metaproxy/YAZ Version: 1.19.1/5.30.3 2af59bc45cf4508d5c84f350ee99804c4354b3b3 Options: search present scan namedResultSets Elapsed: 0.188871 Z> f @attr 1=7 @attr 5=1 "9782406112143" Sent searchRequest. Received SearchResponse. Search was a success. Number of hits: 0, setno 1 records returned: 0 Elapsed: 0.152497 Z> f @attr 1=7 "9782406112143" Sent searchRequest. Received SearchResponse. Search was a success. Number of hits: 1, setno 2 records returned: 0 Elapsed: 0.157806 Z> q I verified this error up to Koha 25.5. Server hvd.alma.exlibrisgroup.com:1921/01HVD_INST (auth required) and few others work correctly with or without @attr 5=1. This Z39.50 attribute is added by C4::Breeding::_bib_build_query. I'm not sure if we can avoid to add @attr 5=1 for any Z39.50 server. Your opinion? Thx. Bye. Stefano PS: A workaround is to use lx2.loc.gov:210/LCDB as SRU.

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REMINDER: Development Jitsi meeting 10 December 2025
by Paul Derscheid 09 Dec '25

09 Dec '25

Hi all, We have a Development Jitsi meeting scheduled for tomorrow: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Development_IRC_meeting_10_December_20… Time converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Koha+Developers+M… Please feel free to add any topics you’d like to discuss to the agenda or let me know and I am happy to add them for you. If you are lead or supporter of a roadmap project, we will be happy to get an update on progress. See you there! Paul

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Invitation to participate in the 2025 International Library Automation Perceptions Survey
by Marshall Breeding 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

The 2025 edition of the International Library Automation Perceptions Survey is now open. For nearly two decades (since 2007), this annual study conducted through Library Technology Guides<https://librarytechnology.org/> has documented how libraries around the world view the systems they rely on to manage their collections and serve their communities. Your participation is vital in helping the profession understand how well current automation systems and discovery services meet real-world needs. As open source software supported both by the general community and by a variety of different service organizations, some special considerations apply to Koha. In the libraries.org directory, Koha is represented by a combination of the name Koha and the primary support organization involved. (For example Koha - Catalyst IT, Koha -- ByWater Solutions). Libraries relying entirely on community support or internal resources are represented as Koha - Independent. If there are any special support arrangements not covered by these conventions, just mention that in the comments area of the survey. In this way the survey will be able to reflect both the functionality of the Koha software and the quality of support provided. This model of representing libraries using Koha isn't perfect, but is a pragmatic approach that aggregates all users of Koha while also segregating the different support scenarios. Participation in this survey will help amplify the visibility of Koha among those interested in library automation. Why your response matters: * Amplify your library’s voice: Your input helps shape an objective picture of vendor performance, product quality, and support satisfaction. * Guide future decisions: The published results inform libraries considering migrations understand the performance of both proprietary and open source solutions. * Provide constructive feedback: Vendors use the findings to improve their products and services. Your candid insights make a difference. While the numeric ratings provide valuable benchmarking data, the narrative comments also provide essential perspectives. All comments are published in anonymized form to protect individual and institutional identities. If you have participated in past years, please consider responding again this year. Your library’s continued input helps identify year-to-year trends in satisfaction and product development. Take the Survey 👉 Begin the 2025 Library Automation Perceptions Survey<https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2025/invite/> You can also review the 2024 survey results<https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2024/> and data from all previous editions on the Library Technology Guides website. Thanks in advance for sharing your experience and contribute to this long-standing community resource. Marshall Breeding Editor, Library Technology Guides marshall.breeding(a)librarytechnology.org<mailto:marshall.breeding@librarytechnology.org> https://librarytechnology.org/

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