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Fwd: [LIS-Forum] Mysore University Koha OPAC on Mobile
by SANDEEP BHAVSAR 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ishwar Goudar <goudarishwar(a)googlemail.com> Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:39 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] Mysore University OPAC on Mobile To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, francis(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear Professionals, I am happy inform you all that our University Library Web OPAC has gone the * mobile way*. We have adopted open source library automation system KOHA for all our house keeping activities including OPAC and the same has been made available in cloud hosting environment. Anybody can access our OPAC on *Mobile* at site http://mopac.mysore-univ.org/ To see what it looks like in a mobile phone, please use following site on your desktop/laptop: http://iphonetester.com/?url=http://mopac.mysore-univ.org/ Apple claims to have sold record number of Smart-phones smashing the the record of PC sales. The same has been the fate with Laptops and notebooks. ( http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/smartphone-sales-exceed-those-of-pcs-fo… ) Internet access through Mobile has become the order of the day. This being the case, I strongly feel that all of us should go the mobile way for our OPACs. Our patrons can use their mobile for reserving, renewing the documents and all related activities. We are working towards using Mobile SMSs for overdue reminders, informing the availability of reserved documents, documents purchased against requests, broadcasting important library related messages, etc. The automation model we have adopted is *-* Centralised database, decentralised inputting/ housekeeping activities and Universal access to OPAC. Once completed the OPAC will have > 10 Lakh records of documents available in colleges, institutes, PG Centres and various departments, which are directly under the control of Mysore University. We acknowledge OSS Labs, Bangalore for having given quality, timely and cost effective service to us in this matter. Probably ours is the first university library to go mobile way for OPAC (?). Please have a look at it and give your feedback, enabling us to improve the service. Regards, Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting professor and Library Adviser University of Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Re: Some changes to saved queries
by Paul Poulain 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

fwding the discussion I just had with Ian, as I think what we wrote can be usefull -------- Message original -------- Sujet: Re: [Koha-devel] Some changes to saved queries Date : Fri, 9 Mar 2012 07:49:58 -0500 De : Ian Walls <koha.sekjal(a)gmail.com> Pour : Paul Poulain <paul.poulain(a)biblibre.com> I would agree a default chronological sort for these reports would be the best. It doesn't affect how I do my QA, and can provide some valuable extra info to everyone. ++ Ian On Mar 9, 2012 6:28 AM, "Paul Poulain" <paul.poulain(a)biblibre.com <mailto:paul.poulain@biblibre.com>> wrote: Le 09/03/2012 12:24, Ian Walls wrote: > For my end, I don't always QA in the order the report gives. Some > patches are much quicker to evaluate than others, and the blocks of time > I have to do QA are of varying lengths and intensities. So, I pick the > combination of bug reports that look like they'd fit into the time I have. > > Not the most systematic approach, but effective. I know, I understand and I agree. One could also say that a "BLO" bug must be QAed before an ENH. My main concern here is that everybody is aware that there are some patches that are waiting for a long period. If you look at the 10 patches that need signoff for more than 2 months, most of them are quite tricky (and probably boring). But at least we know that they're waiting. Otherwise, they're lost in the middle of other patches ! PS: and i'm just asking for the DEFAULT order, that you can change in 1 clic. I don't request a rule saying "one MUST signoff/QA/..." in last change date order (even if I think it would not be a silly rule, it's not an applicable one for our community) -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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Some changes to saved queries
by Paul Poulain 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

Hello all (and 1st of all chris_c) I'd like to have a different sort order for "passed QA" query: I push usually from oldest to newest QAed patch, so, could you please update the "passed QA" query to sort by last changed ? Same thing for signed-off = I think it's better to QA things from oldest to newest. And I'd also like to have the same sort order for "needs signoff". This way, old bugs needing attention will appear first. I think that will encourage ppl to test them. All of those queries are "owned" by you chris_c, so you're the one who can do something about that ! -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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Retrieving 10-digit ISBNs in a report
by Cab Vinton 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Hi, All -- For the purposes of creating a web-based carousel of book covers of our recent acquisitions, I'd like to run a report that generates a list of ISBNs of items added between 2 dates. Amazon & therefore Koha rely on 10-digit ISBNs for book cover retrieval. However, when I run a report using biblioitems.isbn, this is the output I get. Many truncated ISBNs, presumably because the max length = 30 restriction. 9780425243244 (pbk.) | 0425243 9780307718099 | 0307718093 0804840288 | 9780804840286 (tr 9780811876377 : | 0811876373 : 1569244677 9781400064588 (acidfree paper) 9780061429255 | 0061429252 9781451661064 (hardcover) | 14 Is there a way to run a report that outputs only the 10 digit ISBNs? Many thanks, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH

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Google Apps integration
by Pratik Malhotra 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Hello all, I am looking for someone who can do some development in Koha for me. My users should be able to login koha using their google apps email ids. Please let me know if anybody is interested. Thanks Pratik

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Bugs with patch& follow-up
by Paul Poulain 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Hello all, Short version: if you have a bug that has more than 1 patch, PLEASE, keep the in the apply order Long version: As you all know (I hope!), i've developed a system to test patches online. When you're a librarian, it's easy to try a patch in a few clics. However, if a bug has more than one patch attached, the system will work only if they are correctly ordered: the follow-up *must* be after the initial patch, because the system is automatic, not very intelligent, so can't detect it's a follow-up if it appears first. Stéphane Delaye wanted to test a bug this morning, and it failed because of this. I showed him how to reorder patches by downloading/reuploading patches, but it's better to keep them in the right order. -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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replace Data::Dumper with faster JSON::XS in Koha?
by Mason James 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

i noticed there are a few places in Koha where Data::Dumper is loaded, even if $debug is off, etc (like the Items and Circ modules) i wonder if we could replace Data::Dumper with something faster, perhaps...? like JSON::XS, YAML::XS or YAML::Tiny here's some benchmarks and discussions, etc http://martin-evans.me.uk/node/42 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1876735/should-i-use-yaml-or-json-to-sto… any thoughts, people?

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Koha 3.6.4 is now available
by Chris Nighswonger 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.6.4. The package can be retrieved from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.04.tar.gz You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.04.tar.gz.MD5 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.04.tar.gz.MD5.asc http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.04.tar.gz.sig Release notes for 3.6.4 are below the fold. Come and get it! RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.4 22 Feb 2012 ======================================================================== 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 3.6.4 can be downloaded from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.04.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 3.6.4 is a bugfix/maintenance release. Highlights of 3.6.4 ====================== 6488 critical opachiddenitems not working in master 6634 critical manager_id not populated when paying fines 6984 critical Holds Statistics Doesn't Work 7018 critical need all acq permissions to search 7339 critical Help System in IE8-9 Does Not Load With 500 Error 7359 critical Begin migration to a new "Koha" namespace from the old "C4" namespace 7432 critical Changing frameworks should refresh cache 7450 critical Missing placeholders in admin/authorised_values.pl 7551 critical Any logged-in OPAC user can renew items for others using a properly constructed URL 2012 major Add bilio crashes under no zebra 3264 major Uncloning a dropdown list in MARC authorities/biblio editor may clear all subfields (see comment 17) 5327 major Unit tests required for all C4 modules 6115 major Acquisition reports : date filter & sorting don't work 6490 major Lost and paid not updated when book is checked out without check-in 6631 major Unrestricted creation of lists by anonymous users 6718 major No manager_id saved for writeoff of fines 6842 major Branch transfer limits broken 7005 major no confirmation for write off all 7431 major OPAC item hold list doesn't show 'checked out' 7459 major Can only add to one public list in OPAC search results Bugs fixed in 3.6.4 ====================== 5473 normal 952 fields should be filled in by Acquisitions 6598 normal OPACFineNoRenewals syspreference does not stop user renewing in opac 6694 normal Anonymous sessions not kept when casAuthentication is on 7114 normal Hiding filters on funds page messes with layout 7127 normal Templates must be valid XHTML 7190 normal written off fines being refunded 7350 normal In New order the "+" button duplicates input text but not the "selected" in ddl 7402 normal invoice not showing received titles 7406 normal saved reports not showing right number 7409 normal Missing dependencies for Debian package 7457 normal basket.pl makes a lot of noise in the logs 7466 normal Cart notification popup should appear onscreen even when button is offscreen 7472 normal Edit button ineffective when paying borrower fee 7476 normal Files executable that probably should not be 7489 normal Implement DisplayOPACiconsXSLT for NORMARC XSLT 7501 normal OPAC authority browser should mark alternate rows as highlighted 7521 normal Cannot receive serials without full serials permissions 4376 enhancement A minor change in the â€œGetMarcAuthorsâ€ function of C4/Biblio.pm would allow differentiate the type of authors in the templates 5346 enhancement Linking suggestions & orders 6210 enhancement Choose framework on Merge 6299 enhancement Provide a list of authorized values for relator terms 6314 enhancement UNIMARC OPAC XSL improvements 6323 enhancement Attach/move items - adding option "try again" after success or wrong barcode 6752 enhancement Be stricter with utf-8 output 6790 enhancement C4::Serials::getroutinglist returns unnecessary variable 6838 enhancement Filtering and pagination in subscriptions table 6865 enhancement Replace image-based gradient backgrounds with CSS3 gradients 6913 enhancement Improving koha-list and koha-create 6985 enhancement Hide "kw,wrdl:" from Search Results 7080 enhancement Clean up interface on fine payment screens 7083 enhancement Show creator name on list of public lists 7090 enhancement Add "AllowItemsOnHandCheckout" syspref to allow issue to the patron regardless of hold status 7148 enhancement Add some error handling to Acquisitions' Z39.50 search to match Cataloging's 7157 enhancement Improve the j2a.pl cronjob 7201 enhancement Hold to pull report needs extra fields 7246 enhancement rebuild_zebra.pl --limit option to allow partial re-indexing 7289 enhancement edition statement field 7343 enhancement search tag usability in MARC framework 7345 enhancement Should be possible to export MARC records without private fields 7355 enhancement Note subfields are not displayed in TEXTAREA if hidden 7357 enhancement Subscriptions titles are replaced by "---" when duplicated 7458 enhancement New call number allocation plugin 7511 enhancement Caching Templates 7514 enhancement Choose OPAC language with URL parameter 7532 enhancement opac-ics depends on Date::ICal which is largely unmaintained 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: FrÃ©dÃ©ric Demians <frederic(a)tamil.fr> QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls(a)bywatersolutions.com> Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel de Rooy, 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 3.6.4. 3 Tomas Cohen Arazi 1 Alex Arnaud 2 D Ruth Bavousett 3 Jared Camins-Esakov 2 Colin Campbell 7 Garry Collum 11 Chris Cormack 1 Christophe Croullebois 1 StÃ©phane Delaune 8 FrÃ©dÃ©ric Demians 1 Connor Dewar 1 Jonathan Druart 1 Nicole Engard 1 Magnus Enger 4 Katrin Fischer 2 Kyle M Hall 2 Kate Henderson 7 Srdjan Jankovic 1 Bart Jorgensen 1 Janusz Kaczmarek 1 Jorgia Kelsey 1 Henri-Damien Laurent 13 Owen Leonard 1 Peter Lorimer 5 Julian Maurice 1 Matthias Meusburger 2 Jono Mingard 31 Chris Nighswonger 2 Maxime Pelletier 26 Paul Poulain 1 MJ Ray 7 Liz Rea 5 Marcel de Rooy 5 Sam Sanders 3 Adrien Saurat 6 Robin Sheat 1 Juan Sieira 1 Duncan Tyler 2 Aleksa Vujicic 1 biblibre 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 ##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Feb 2012 20:14:40 Z #####

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Release Manager newsletter #4, 2012-02
by Paul Poulain 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Hello everybody, I just published my Release Manager newsletter for february (yes, it's no more february, BUT: if February had 31 days like many other months, it would be feb, 31th today, so complain to ppl that decided to have only 28 or 29 days for feb ;-) ) you can read it at: http://koha-community.org/koha-release-manager-newsletter-4-2012-02/ Happy reading ! -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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bugzilla upgrade
by Paul Poulain 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Hello koha-devel, Last night, Chris C. has upgraded bugzilla to version 4.2, that has been released recently. You'll see the change in the mails you recieve, they have changed a lot, and are in HTML. If you don't like that, you can switch back to "text mode" in your account preferences There is also a side effect with this upgrade : columns of search results are back to standard size. *GALEN* = could you take care of this problem and switch back to larger columns for component, patch status and version ? thanks I've read the page with the new features: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/4.2/release-notes.html#v42_feat One look great to me : Local bug IDs are now valid in the See Also field. Adding such an ID will also add a reciprocal link in the other bug. => with this feature we can link 2 bugs that are related but don't have a "block" or "is blocked" relationship Other nice improvements: * Inactive accounts are no longer displayed in user fields when user-autocompletion is enabled. * User-autocompletion is now much faster on installations with many user accounts. * The See Also field now accepts URLs pointing to MantisBT, Trac, JIRA and the sourceforge.net bug trackers. * Searches: Buglists will now only display the first 500 bugs by default. It is still possible to display the whole list, though. Please also note that I made a tiny change, that is not related to the upgrade: * the defauls "my bugs" now also returns "patch doesn't apply" bugs -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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