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Re: [Koha-devel] [Koha] Query re set up of Koha catalogue
by gsl 07 May '09

07 May '09

Check out DSpace - http://www.dspace.org/ I am getting ready to evaluate it for a digital archive, and if you look at some web sites of the many users listed you'll see lots of examples like what you are asking about. Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 ---------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Brockway" <library(a)achsensw.org.au> To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 11:05:15 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Koha] Query re set up of Koha catalogue Hi there I am looking at moving to Koha LMS from Athena but I have a query. My catalogue is mainly indexed journal articles and web reports with only a few books. The Koha demonstrations site seems to have only book catalogues. Does anyone know of a catalogue similar to mine or has anyone set up a similar catalogue? I would welcome any suggestions. Regards Sue Brockway Librarian ACHSE NSW Health Planning and Management Library PO Box 341 NORTH RYDE NSW 1670 Ph: (02) 9805 0125 Fx: (02) 9889 3099 Email: library(a)achsensw.org.au sbrockwa(a)nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Next #koha general meeting - 3 June 2009
by Galen Charlton 07 May '09

07 May '09

Hi, Thanks to everybody who participated in the IRC meeting yesterday. The log of the meeting can be found at http://tinyurl.com/cysrwr, which points to a search of the of #koha log at http://koha.org/cgi-bin/logs.pl. I would like to hold the next general IRC meeting on 3 June 2009 at 10:00 UTC+0. The agenda currently has the following items: 1. Update on 3.2 2. Update on 3.0.x 3. Follow-up on actions from the 6 May 2009 IRC meeting. To propose additional items for the agenda, please editing the wiki page for this meeting (http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=meetingnotes09jun3) or respond by email. Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton VP, Research & Development, LibLime galen.charlton(a)liblime.com p: 1-888-564-2457 x709 skype: gmcharlt

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For #koha meeting - smaller bugs database changes
by Galen Charlton 06 May '09

06 May '09

Hi, A couple other ideas that came from KohaCon: * creating a new product for bugs/requests related to koha.org websites and moving existing website components out of the product for Koha itself. PRO: shortens the component dropdowns CON: adds another page and click when entering a new bug * archiving or merging bugs for versions of Koha before 2.2.9 (or perhaps 2.2.x) PRO: shortens the version dropdown CON: truncates history Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton VP, Research & Development, LibLime galen.charlton(a)liblime.com p: 1-888-564-2457 x709 skype: gmcharlt

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For #koha meeting - bugs database policies - enhancements and cosponsorship
by Galen Charlton 06 May '09

06 May '09

Hi, Apologies for the delay sending this out. One of the items discussed at KohaCon was a desire by interested parties to have a global list of proposed and active Koha development projects. The purpose of this list would be not only to let people know what new features may be coming down the pike, but to give interested users and funding agencies a way to coordinate the funding of such work. The general outcome of the KohaCon session was a suggestion that the Koha bugs database (bugs.koha.org) be used for this purpose. Specific changes that might support that include: * turning on bug voting * encouraging all active developers and vendors to create bugs for all prospective enhancement projects, supplementing the RFCs distributed via email and the wiki * adding a custom field, status, or tagging convention to Bugzilla to let interested parties identify projects that are seeking sponsorship. * adding some canned reports to the bugzilla home page to identify sponsored projects. Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton VP, Research & Development, LibLime galen.charlton(a)liblime.com p: 1-888-564-2457 x709 skype: gmcharlt

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Reminder: Koha project IRC meeting
by MJ Ray 06 May '09

06 May '09

This is a reminder of a general meeting on the #koha IRC channel on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 at 19:00 UTC with a nominal finish time of 21:00. To convert to your timezone, try date -d @1241636400 Will include Koha 3.2/tip status and timeline, Koha 3.0.x status, Koha bugs database, KohaCon 2009 report. The full agenda is at http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=meetingnotes09apr07 Connection details are shown at http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=start#irc but are basically irc://irc.katipo.co.nz:6667/#koha Hope to see you there, -- MJ Ray (slef). LMS developer and supporter for a small, friendly worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237

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Re: [Koha-devel] How to run two zebra servers at once in one computer for multiple databases?
by Michael Hafen 04 May '09

04 May '09

Here's what I see in my koha-conf.xml. Also, Joe's reply on list is necessary to follow. The two '<listen ' statements need to have different directories for the sockets. These are how zebra communicates with other applications ( like Koha ). Next I see is the definition of the 'biblioserver': <server id="biblioserver" listenref="biblioserver"> <directory> The directory will be where zebra puts most of it's files, that database ones. This will need to be different for the different servers. Same goes for the "authorityserver" definition and it's directory. In addition to Joe's advice on the koha-zebra-ctl.sh file, you will want to change the RUNDIR and LOCKDIR values. Good luck. On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 17:10 +0000, ashik rajbhandari wrote: > Dear Sir, > > Thanks for the reply. May I know in detail how i can point zebra at a > different directory to store it's files. Looking forward for your kind > cooperation. > > with regards, > Ashik Rajbhandari > > > Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] How to run two zebra servers at once in > one computer for multiple databases? > > From: mdhafen(a)tech.washk12.org > > To: theashik(a)hotmail.com > > CC: koha-devel(a)lists.koha.org > > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:55:26 -0600 > > > > It is possible to run two zebra servers on the same computer. I have > > this sort of setup. It will probably mean changing some values in > > book-conf.xml to point zebra at a different directory to store it's > > files. > > > > On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 16:12 +0000, ashik rajbhandari wrote: > > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > > > > I have created two databases namely koha and book in mysql for two > > > different libraries with two different ip addresses for each. > Also, i > > > have created xml and conf files namely koha-httpd.conf, > koha-conf.xml > > > and book-httpd.conf, book-conf.xml files for each databases. Zebra > > > server is also running well and i can index records from both > database > > > as well. But the problem is: when i try to index the records of > > > database book only, it shows the indexed records from database > koha > > > also. Finally, I have studied the problem and i found that when i > run > > > zebra server, it exports records from both databases, so why even > i > > > try to index a record from one database it indexes from the other > one > > > as well. The zebra server keeps the records of both the databases > > > combinely in the database called biblios of zebra. What i want is > > > just to index the records of one database from its library only. > Is it > > > possible to give different port number to different database > biblios > > > of zebra such that every database i create will have different > port > > > number for biblios database of zebra server with different ip > address. > > > Also, is there any possibility to run two zebra servers at the > same > > > time for two different databases with different port addresses in > the > > > same computer. > > > > > > Please help me!! > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > with regards, > > > > > > Ashik Rajbhandari > > > Kathmandu > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > check out the rest of the Windows Live™. More than mail–Windows > Live™ > > > goes way beyond your inbox. More than messages > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Koha-devel mailing list > > > Koha-devel(a)lists.koha.org > > > http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > > -- > > Michael Hafen > > Systems Analyst and Programmer > > Washington County School District > > Utah, USA > > > > for Koha checkout > > http://development.washk12.org/gitweb/ > > or > > git://development.washk12.org/koha > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > See all the ways you can stay connected to friends and family -- Michael Hafen Systems Analyst and Programmer Washington County School District Utah, USA for Koha checkout http://development.washk12.org/gitweb/ or git://development.washk12.org/koha

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Re: [Koha-devel] koha3 with zebra
by Irma Birchall 03 May '09

03 May '09

hi friend , I am arunkumar.P ,i have installed Koha3 in ubuntu 8.10. and i have made a search with that of ZEBRA option it works fine . my doubt was if i have added any field in any of the table in koha3 ,what shall i need to be done to make zebra to index that field also .please help me . or please tell me what are the tables that will be indexed when zebra search is made for displaying the result . -- WITH BEST WISHES ARUNKUMAR.P No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.11/2089 - Release Date: 05/02/09 14:23:00

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Searching Authorities
by Colin Campbell 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

On the authority searching screen there are three tabs, Search Authorities/Search Main Heading/Search All Headings. At present the first two appear to generate the same zebra search while the third generates a search with the unrecognized attribute 'Any'. 'search Main Heading' sounds more like a Bib search than an authority search. Has anyone any pointers on what we think these should be doing? If there is some agreement I'll try and get theory and practice to correspond a bit more closely Cheers Colin -- Colin Campbell Software Engineer, PTFS Europe Limited Content Management and Library Solutions +44 (0) 208 366 1295 (phone) +44 (0) 7759 633626 (mobile) colin.campbell(a)ptfs-europe.com skype: colin_campbell2 http://www.ptfs-europe.com

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Re: [Koha-devel] Due Date check in C4::Circulation::CanBookBeIssued?
by Michael Hafen 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 15:55 -0400, Galen Charlton wrote: > Hi Michael, > > The patch generally looks OK. I have a couple comments, one of which > I think requires that the patch be changed and resubmitted: > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Michael Hafen > <mdhafen(a)tech.washk12.org> wrote: > > > + my $branch = (C4::Context->preference('CircControl') eq 'PickupLibrary') ? C4::Context->userenv->{'branch'} : > > + (C4::Context->preference('CircControl') eq 'PatronLibrary') ? $borrower->{'branchcode'} : > > + $item->{'homebranch'}; # fallback to item's homebranch > > It's time for there to be a helper function that determines the > applicable branch based on CircControl, the patron, and the item - > this bit of code has been copied and pasted in a couple other places > in C4::Circulation. > I agree with you here. It could also check the HomeOrHolding sys pref. > [snip] > > + $issuingimpossible{INVALID_DATE} = $duedate->output('syspref') unless ( $duedate && $duedate->output('iso') ge C4::Dates->today('iso') ); > > + } > > Shouldn't this be moved outside the conditional block? Sometimes a > due date is passed to CanBookBeIssued(), and it presumably ought to be > checked as well. > This is an interesting question. On the one hand we have the desire to ensure valid data. On the other we can safely assume that the librarians know what they're doing. If they enter a date that is in the past it may be that they want it that way. In programming we usually don't trust the user that much, but given the possibility I'd want to change this from an error to a warning if we do decide to check user input too. So the question is: should librarians be able to enter an issue date in the past? > Regards, > > Galen -- Michael Hafen Systems Analyst and Programmer Washington County School District Utah, USA for Koha checkout http://development.washk12.org/gitweb/ or git://development.washk12.org/koha

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Koha Facebook App
by Nicole Engard 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Is anyone working on - or thinking about working on a Koha Facebook app? I just read about one from the OSU Library and thought I'd see if we're planning on doing this too: http://library.osu.edu/blogs/labs/2009/04/30/osu-library-labs-facebook-appl… --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce(a)liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/

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