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Koha 3.8.1 released

June 9, 2012, 5:55 am
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Highlights of 3.8.1
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7924    critical    Fix handling of command line arguments in koha-remove
7998    critical    3.8 UI cleanup, tweaks to new styles
8035    critical    bibs with comments show an error in opac
8072    critical    reports wizard dies
8077    critical    overdues with fines won’t run
3969    major        Budget Search Doesn’t Work
7984    major        Fix the upload_local_cover_images permission
8002    major        Can’t add patron attribute type in newer installation
8027    major        Wrong order for parameters in Z39.50 SQL INSERT
Bugs fixed in 3.8.1
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2399    normal        All status fields in the item edit interface offer two blank/null entries per dropdown instead of one
3413    normal        repeatable tickbox not sticking 1st time round
6335    normal        Branch not set consistently in all SIP transactions
7604    normal        Link on basket group name for closed basket groups is broken
7722    normal        Insidious problem with searching
7820    normal        Missing packages from install_misc/debian.packages
7842    normal        Inconsistencies in Notices interface
7982    normal        Typo in moremember-receipt.tt
8020    normal        Prepare debian packages for 3.8 release
8022    normal        Permissions test doesn’t check all languages
8025    normal        Patron attribute not selected if value is zero
8045    normal        Problems on Due date when checking in
8084    normal        Suspend Until not set on by suspend button
5345    enhancement    DataTables in Koha
5549    enhancement    Hourly Loans
7178    enhancement    Improve order item creation
7213    enhancement    Document /svc/ HTTP API and provide example command-line client
7647    enhancement    Checkout History Sort
7849    enhancement    Instant Fine Calculation at Checkin
7870    enhancement    Replace itemnumber by barcode in links of patron modification log
7903    enhancement    add an ordernumber column in orders history table
7990    enhancement    bad html attribute into aqplan.tt : styl= insted of style=
8001    enhancement    Add some styling to the tags to allow them to be distinctive
Information courtesy: http://koha-community.org
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Editing MARC Bibliographic framework

June 11, 2012, 3:10 am
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MARC Bibliographic Framework is helpful for editing MARC fields in cataloguing module. You can add, delete or edit MARC tags (e.g. Title 245$a, Author 100$a)








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Koha workshop at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

June 13, 2012, 3:58 am
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Library Automation and Resource Sharing Network Project under NMEICT
is going to organize the first workshop (on Ubuntu and Koha 3.8.1 including MARC 21 bibliographic format) of a workshop series during June 15-18, 2012, at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Jadavpur, Kolkata - 32. The workshop involves no registration fees for librarian of colleges affiliated to UGC/AICTE. It will provide participants Software DVD, Training manual, Working lunch and refreshments. No accommodation and TA/DA are available. Interested

professionals may send a mail to lan.nmeict@gmail.com showing their
interest and details info (name and address of college, name of delegate, professional experience, college affiliation, state-of-thelibrary automation, e-mail, mobile numbe etc.).

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National level workshop on Koha at GIPE, Pune

June 13, 2012, 11:50 pm
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"National level workshop on Koha: an Integrated Library Management Software" from Saturday - Sunday, 30 Jun and 01 Jul 2012. Purpose of this workshop is to familiarize participants with Koha, an open source software. Hands on Training during this workshop will provide all the technical know-how to the participants from the installation, customization, backup / restore, upgrade as well as running various modules of the software. Koha is used widely in India as well as all over the world. Koha Software supports all modules of Library Management System such as Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation, Serials Control and Web based OPAC, etc. The software is UNICODE compliant and runs on any operating system such as Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Solaris. Many libraries in India and abroad are switching over to Koha from proprietary software.

Venue: Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune
Workshop Timings: 10.00 am to 05.30 pm (30 Jun - 01 Jul 2012)

Workshop Contents

Introduction to LibLiveCD and Installation of LibLiveCD
Koha Introduction & Features Overview
Koha System Set-up 
Hands on training on Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation, Serial Control & OPAC
MARC 21 Introduction
Conversion of Existing Data to Koha
Koha Multilingual Support
Data Import and Export
Koha backup/restore
Koha upgrade
OPAC Customization
Koha System Administration

Resource Persons

Dr. Nanaji Shewale, GIPE, Pune
Dr. Sunita Barve, NCRA, Pune

Workshop Registration Fees - Rs. 1000/- only

Registration Fees includes Workshop Kit on CD-ROM and Working Lunch. We will also assist the participants to migrate existing library data to Koha. Accommodation is available at extra cost.

Payment: A Demand Draft / Cheque drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of “Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE)", payable at Pune should reach the following address on or before Friday, 22 Jun 2012.

Dr Nanaji Shewale
Koha Workshop Coordinator
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE)
B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana
Pune 411004 (India)

Last Date for Registration: Friday, 22 Jun 2012. For any clarifications, you are welcome to contact me at 020 25679940, 0 9423531433 or gipelibrary@gmail.com or my colleague Ms Shilpa Kad at 0 9763740109.

Registration Form

Participants Name: --------------------------------------

Name and Address of the Organization:

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Email (Personal): ----------------------------------------

Email (official): ----------------------------------------

Mobile:          ----------------------------------------

Telephone:       ----------------------------------------

Do you require accommodation (at extra cost) during the workshop? Yes/No

Demand Draft Number: -------------------------------------

Name of the Bank: ----------------------------------------

Amount:     ------------------------------------------

Date:        ------------------------------------------

Signature of the participant:
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How to use Dropbox for backup Koha database

June 21, 2012, 11:26 am
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Dropbox is an online storage service. You can configure Dropbox with your PC and put your files direct without visit website. You can make use Dropbox to deposit your Koha backup in online storage. These are the steps I followed:

1. Create an account in Dropbox. Install  Dropbox client in your PC.  https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx Dropbox installation instructions. 

2. Create a shell script. Open a terminal and type following;
sudo su
gedit backup.sh 
Add the following lines;
#!/bin/sh
mysqldump --single-transaction -u root -pmysqlroot koha > /home/koha/koha.sql
gzip -f /home/koha/koha.sql
mv koha.sql.gz /home/kohs/Dropbox

Save the file and close the file.

3. Make change in Crontab
 
Open a new Terminal and type  
export EDITOR=gedit
crontab -e
Add the following entries at the bottom of the  cronjob.
#Backup
30 15 * * * /home/koha/backup.sh
Save the file and close.

Here 30 15 means timing of create database backup. At 3:15 PM a backup of koha database create and put in Dropbox. You can change the timing.  Everyday, a new backup create and deposit in Dropbox folder at 3:15 PM automatically. 

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Ho to place a customised banner on OPAC header

June 25, 2012, 9:26 am
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Here is an example of customized banner.


You can create a banner for Koha OPAC easily with the help of an online service, http://www.bannerfans.com/banner_maker.php

Using this tool you can create a banner from existing picture or start from scratch. Lot of beautiful fonts are available. You can also adjust the size of the banner. 

How to add banner?
After creating banner, host banner image in online space (e.g. Google Picasa, Flickr).
Get the link of the image.

Open Koha and go to System Preferences > OPAC > opacheader
Apply the HTML code to display header image,

<img src="smiley.jpg"/>

Save the changes.
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Koha Live CD Lite released

July 3, 2012, 11:18 pm
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Koha Live CD Lite is based on Ubuntu Linux 10.04 and Koha 3.8.2.
File size is 600 MB. Live CD is customized for ready to use.
Highlights are:
  • Easy installation steps
  • Koha customised for ready to use
  • Zebra server enabled
  • Customised MARC fields in cataloguing
  • Scheduled database backup
  • Build on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
  • Detailed installation manual and Read Me file
  • Sample reports 
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List of Koha users from India

July 19, 2012, 8:52 am
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Koha user are increasing day by day from India.
But list of Koha users from Indian is not complete in Koha website ,
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaUsers/SouthAsian

I would like to collect information about Indian Koha users and add to official Koha users list.
I have created a form for the collection of Koha users details.
I invite library professionals from India who are using Koha in libraries for production purpose.
This initiative is not for collecting information about Koha implementation for learning purpose or trial.

Click the following link to enter the details of you Koha implementation,
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dDZadmIxeFRTXzc2ZHBobUQyVFlQRkE6MQ
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Koha 3.8.3 and 3.6.7 are released

July 22, 2012, 8:29 pm
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Linux Training for LIS professionals and students

July 24, 2012, 8:39 pm
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Kerala Library Association, Kottayam Region in Association with St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, Palai
 is organising a one day Linux training programme on August 18, 2012.

Venue: St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, Palai, Kottayam


Registraton Fee is Rs. 300/ for KLA members and students. Rs. 350/ for others.

For advance registration, contact 9846496323, 04822-239301

Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Registration Fee to be paid in cash at the registration counter in the programme venue.

Last date for registration: August 16, 2012

Please check the following link to download the programme brochure,

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6E3iEzJp74ueVBYS1E5cWF3YVk
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Easier to find Koha tutorial videos

September 17, 2012, 6:53 pm
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Configure gmail with postfix to send notices from Koha

September 17, 2012, 7:04 pm
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I tried this solution on Ubuntu.

1. Installation of postfix mail server package. 

Open a a terminal and apply following command,

apt-get install postfix


Select no configuration in the post installation screen.

2. Copy the configuration file.

cp /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.debian /etc/postfix/main.cf

3. Install following packages too

apt-get install libsasl2-2
apt-get install libsasl2-modules
apt-get install ca-certificates

4. Open the following file and add some lines.

gedit /etc/postfix/main.cf

Add the following lines at the bottom of the file.

relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/cacert.pem
smtp_use_tls = yes

5. Create a new file to save the gmail password.

gedit /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd

Add the following line in the opened file.

[smtp.gmail.com]:587    urgmailid@gmail.com:yourpassword

Add your gmail user name and password.

6. Change the permission of following file.

chmod 400 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd

7.  Translate the /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd to Postfix lookup tables.

postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd

8. Create the /etc/aliases.db

postalias hash:/etc/aliases

9. Create the /etc/postfix/cacert.pem.

cat /etc/ssl/certs/Equifax_Secure_CA.pem >> /etc/postfix/cacert.pem

10.  Restart Postfix.

/etc/init.d/postfix restart

Check the following settings in Koha to start email notices,

Administration > Patron categories > Overdue notice required > Yes

Koha Administration > Patrons > Enhancedmessagingpreferences > Allow

Information courtesy
These instructions blindly borrowed from Eureka blog.

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Cataloging with Authorities in Koha 3.8

October 3, 2012, 3:01 am
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Koha 3.8.6 Live CD Lite released

October 27, 2012, 10:26 pm
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Koha Live CD Lite is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Koha 3.8.6.
File size is 690 MB.
Live CD is customized for ready to use.
Highlights are:
  • Easy installation steps,
  • Koha installation based on Ubuntu packages, it means easy to upgrade Koha in future,
  • Koha customised for ready to use,
  • Zebra server enabled,
  • Customised MARC fields in cataloguing,
  • Scheduled database backup,
  • Build on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with OpenBox Desktop,
  • Detailed Read Me file,
  • Sample reports,
Visit for download https://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivecd-lite/files/
Upgrade to new version of Koha is now very easy with this Live CD. No need to execute lot of commands and editing various files to upgrade to a new version. Installation made from Koha package repository.
When new version of Koha available, you can upgrade Koha using only two commands in Terminal. It automatically download new release from Internet and will make necessary changes.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

I stripped off many applications from Ubuntu 12.04 to reduce the size of the ISO file. So it is convenient to download from Internet. You can install other useful applications after the installation of Live CD. See some examples.

Gnumeric Spreadsheet
sudo apt-get install gnumeric

Gnome-Shell Desktop: for conventional Windows like desktop
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
Log out and select gnome-shell desktop environment.

Libre Office
sudo apt-get install libreoffice

How to restore your existing Koha to new LIVE CD installation?

 Take backup of your existing Koha database.
Apply the following command in a terminal,

sudo su
mysqldump --single-transaction -u root -p koha > koha.sql

Copy your backup in a pendrive.

Install Koha Live CD.

Copy koha.sql file from pen drive to home folder.
Then restore the old backup to new installation.

Database Restoration command,

mysql -uroot -p koha_library < koha.sql

Enter the MySQL root password.

Then rebuild the Zebra Index.

Apply following command in a terminal,

koha-rebuild-zebra -v -f library

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How to successfully upgrade from 3.8.x to 3.10.x

November 28, 2012, 8:03 am
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I installed Koha based on Ubuntu packages [http://tinyurl.com/btj4scm] and faced little difficult to install few dependencies for Koha 3.10.x. You can follow the steps to upgrade from 3.8.x to 3.10.x.These instructions not valid for installation from Koha tarball.

Open synaptic manager and disable koha repository

Synaptic Manager > Settings > Repositories > Other software

Uncheck the following repository

http://debian.koha-community.org/koha

Close dialog box and press Reload button.

Open Terminal and install following packages,

apt-get install libchi-driver-memcached-perl
apt-get install libdigest-jhash-perl

Again open Synaptic manager and enable koha repositories and reload.
I could not install libdata-paginator-perl from repository.
We can install from CPAN.

Open terminal and start CPAN apply the following command,

sudo cpan
install Data::Pagination


Two files inrelation with OPAC display located in wrong place.
We have to place the files in proper places. Otherwise OPAC look so scary.
Apply following commands in a terminal,


sudo su
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install koha-common
cd /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl/prog/en/css
mv reset-fonts-grids.css skin.css /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl/lib/yui

These instructions are for upgrading from 3.8.x to 3.10.00. Display problem with OPAC will solve in coming versions.
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Koha : Customized Live DVD

February 1, 2013, 1:08 am
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Dear All,

Its my pleasure to share experience with koha over the internet in the form of Koha live DVD (3.8.9) which is almost similar to the Koha which has been implemented at IIT Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus. DVD provides many customizations which can convert your Koha OPAC into library website also. Therefore you can use this live DVD for automation and creation of your Library website in a single server.

Some useful display and searching features has been added, so simply you need to edit the text and links given in the codes in koha "GLOBAL SYSTEM PREFERENCES' option or you can delete all to add your own codes.

There are several unique features of this DVD like direct backup in your pen drive, search by acc.number in home page, display of acc. number in detailed display etc. Please feel free to contact for any assistance/suggestions.

You may also refer other koha live dvd made by Mr. Vimal Kumar (http://vimalkumar.org/koha). Its my moral responsibility to share my experiences with community as i achieved the same due to sharing of knowledge. The detail documents are downloadable from the website.I am thankful to the Librarian,Dy. Librarian, other staffs of IITR, Professor In-Charge SRE Campus Library, and users of Library who appreciated a lot for the whole work.


Download Koha live DVD : http://sourceforge.net/projects/vkmkoha/files/

Installation Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mg8h394E28



With regards,
Vinod Kumar Mishra,
Senior Library Information Assistant,
Saharanpur Campus Library,
IIT Roorkee,
Mob:91+9455306495
91+9198539740
email: vinod_librarian@rediffmail.com
: mishravk79@gmail.com
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Useful Koha commands

February 24, 2013, 11:37 pm
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koha-create              koha-foreach             koha-restore
koha-create-dirs         koha-list                koha-run-backups
koha-disable             koha-mysql               koha-shell
koha-dump                koha-post-install-setup  koha-start-zebra
koha-dump-defaults       koha-rebuild-zebra       koha-stop-zebra
koha-email-disable       koha-remove              koha-upgrade-schema
koha-email-enable        koha-reset-passwd        koha-upgrade-to-3.4
koha-enable              koha-restart-zebra  
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Change in Library of Congress Z39.50 Target

March 2, 2013, 1:49 am
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Library of Congress has changed it z39.50 server information.
You can make changes according to the information below, otherwise you cant run z39.50 in Koha.
This information will add in near future releases of Koha.

Name: Library of Congress
Host: lx2.loc.gov
Port: 210
DB: LCDB
Encoding: UTF-8

See the screen shot


Information courtesy: ByWater Solutions
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National workshop on design and development of digital libraries using Dspace

March 10, 2013, 8:41 pm
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Marian College, Kuttikkanam, Kottayam District, Kerala is organising a two days workshop on Dspace digital library software.

Date: March 22-23, 2013 (Friday and Saturday)

TARGET PARTICIPANTS
Participants of the Workshop are Librarians from Universities, Colleges, Schools, and other Institutions. Library and Information Science students and teaches
can also participate in the Workshop.

OPERATING PLATFORM & METHODOLOGY
Lectures, demonstration, discussions and extensive practical sessions will be available.

RESOURCE PERSONS
The workshop sessions will be handled by experts from reputed academic institutions.

CONVENER
Mr Jobin Jose, Librarian, Marian College Kuttikkanam

REGISTRATION
· A maximum of 30 participants will be permitted. · Admission is on first-come-first-serve basis.
· The registration fee: ‘Rs.2000/- (To be paid by Demand Draft in favour of The Principal, Marian College Kuttikkanam payable at Peermade)

The Registration fee includes workshop kit, food and accommodation.

For Registration please visit
www.mariancollege.org
or mail to
mcklibrary at gmail.com, jobinjobinjo  at gmail.com,

MARIAN COLLEGE KUTTIKKANAM
Founded in 1995 as an Aided College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Marian College Kuttikkanam epitomizes the educational mission and objectives of the Catholic Diocese of Kanjirapally. The college is situated at Kuttikkanam in idukki district, among the undulating mountain ranges of the Western Ghats offering a beautiful environment conducive to education. High standards of quality are ensured in all pursuits at Marian. As a centre of knowledge generation and empowerment, the College has always taken up new initiatives and new vistas of exploration. Marian is committed to quality education in all dimensions. Marian prepares students to meet the challenges
and competition that await them beyond the College walls, and gears them up for career and life.
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How to add new language translation into Koha

May 13, 2013, 2:14 am
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Koha supports many language translations.
You can add a new language (e.g. Spanish) by using the following steps,
Open Applications > Accessories > Terminal and apply following commands,

sudo su 
export KOHA_CONF=/etc/koha/sites/library/koha-conf.xml
export PERL5LIB=/usr/share/koha/lib
cd /usr/share/koha/misc/translator
perl translate install es-ES

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