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Introduction to Koha session - 18 Sept, Melbourne
by Kathryn Tyree 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Dear all, You are warmly invited to an Introduction to Koha session, 10am on 18 September, at the Jasper Hotel on Elizabeth St. The presenters will be myself, and Chris Cormack. You will find the details and a registration link here: https://www.catalyst-au.net/training/course/intro-koha-library-management-s… The session will start with morning tea, and it's free to attend. Current and potential future Koha libraries are welcome - please feel free to share this invitation with your networks. Best wishes, Kathryn Kathryn Tyree // Project and Account Manager - Libraries Catalyst IT Limited DDI // +64 4 803 2414 kathryn(a)catalyst.net.nz

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Employment opportunity
by moyrab＠internode.on.net 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Dear Koha users The Brotherhood of St Laurence Library in Fitzroy has a vacancy for a Library Manager. The library uses Koha as it's Library Management System, so familiarity with Koha would be an advantage. A detailed position description can be found by following this link Senior Manager Library <http://internalvacancies.bsl.org.au/ci/en/job/493508/senior-manager-library -knowledge-translation> & Knowledge Translation Cheers Moyra McAllister Mob: 0409463663

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Fwd: [koha-US Mailing List] Call for partners - Overrides
by Irma Birchall 22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

Hi all, Apologies for cross posting but thought this could be of interest to you. Best regards, Irma Calyx ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER <CBRANNON(a)cdalibrary.org> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 at 05:18 Subject: [koha-US Mailing List] Call for partners - Overrides To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz>, partners(a)bywatersolutions.com <partners(a)bywatersolutions.com>, koha-us(a)koha-us.org <koha-us(a)koha-us.org> Good afternoon, The Cooperative Information Network (CIN) is looking for individuals or groups that would be interested in helping to fund an enhancement for Koha that would allow a session override for checkouts. The Issue: Currently, the OverduesBlockCirc blocks an individual from checking out an item if they have an overdue. This overdue generates a block/override message for each item the patron checks out, as long as they have an overdue item on their account. This is not a big issue if they have one or two items that they are checking out. However, when you have family that has checked out 25-50 items, and the items are overdue, even by a day, and they drop them in the book drop and then come to the checkout desk with another 25-50 items, this can be a burdensome task. The staff member either has to take time and locate all the items from the checkout desk and check them in, or they have to checkout items, and override the block on each item. Turning off the OverduesBlockCirc is not an option in our case, because in general, we want this to stop people from checking items out if they have overdues that haven’t been returned, and we do not accrue fines. The Solution: We want to create a preference that would allow session overrides. The means, when the preference is on, it would allow the block message to come up, and if overridden, the override would remain in effect while the staff member remains on the checkout screen for that patron. Once they navigate away, the override is cleared. This project has been quoted to be about $5500 to fund. If you are interested in helping to fund this project, please let me know. ___________________________ *Christopher Brannon* *IT Coordinator* *[image: CDAL-color (Signature Size)] *702 E Front Ave Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 (208)769-2315 Ext. 456 cbrannon(a)cdalibrary.org www.cdalibrary.org Keep tabs on us at: [image: Coeur d'Alene Public Library is on Facebook!] <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coeur-DAlene-ID/Coeur-dAlene-Public-Library/7…> [image: Coeur d'Alene Public Library is on Twitter!] <http://twitter.com/cdalibrary> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "koha-US Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to koha-us+unsubscribe(a)koha-us.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/koha-us.org/d/msgid/koha-us/bca3c2d369f44934b73… <https://groups.google.com/a/koha-us.org/d/msgid/koha-us/bca3c2d369f44934b73…> .

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Fwd: [koha-US Mailing List] Call for partners -- Updating multiple family accounts at once
by Irma Birchall 22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

Hi all, Apologies for cross posting but thought this could be of interest to you. Best regards, Irma Calyx ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mark Foster <markf(a)communitylibrary.net> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 at 06:22 Subject: [koha-US Mailing List] Call for partners -- Updating multiple family accounts at once To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz>, partners(a)bywatersolutions.com <partners(a)bywatersolutions.com>, koha-us(a)koha-us.org <koha-us(a)koha-us.org> Hello, The Cooperative Information Network (CIN) is looking for individuals or groups that would be interested in helping to fund an enhancement for Koha that speeds up editing of linked patron accounts. The Issue: When updating patron information for multiple patrons (i.e., within a family), each patron must be individually accessed, edited, and saved. Depending on the size of the family, and the amount of changes to be made to each patron, this can take a long time to accomplish. It also creates more opportunities for inadvertent typos, as the information is repeatedly entered and saved. The Solution: We want to create check box that appears on a patron’s edit screen, if there are linked accounts. When this box is checked, upon clicking the Save button, Koha will bring up all linked accounts, and pre-populate the fields with the updated information. Staff would then be able to review the information, and optionally change any field that is specific to that patron (a unique email address, for example). Once staff verifies the information, the Save button is clicked to update the linked patron. This project has been quoted to be about $6000 to fund. If you are interested in helping to fund this project, please let me know. -- Mark Foster, IT Coordinator Community Library Network 208-449-6862 (work cell) 208-773-1506 x321 (office) markf(a)communitylibrary.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "koha-US Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to koha-us+unsubscribe(a)koha-us.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/koha-us.org/d/msgid/koha-us/A2A757B5-1D57-4BBD-… <https://groups.google.com/a/koha-us.org/d/msgid/koha-us/A2A757B5-1D57-4BBD-…> .

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