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Send an account expiration notice when a patron's card expire
Reminder about membership expiry is very helpful for library users to settle the library account. Here are the steps to enable email reminders to library users the number of days in advance.1. Prepare...
View ArticleGoogle turning off less secure app access to G Suite accounts
A good number of Koha users make using Gmail for sending email notices from Koha. They use Gmail with Mail Transfer Agents (MTA) like Exim and Postfix. Google offered the Less Secure Apps feature to...
View ArticleUnleashing Koha: the complete library solution book released
Now you can place an order for the book through GooglePay or any other UPI based payment app. The price of the book is Rs. 400. Contact Name: Subeesh GopinathanGoogle Pay contact number: 8547833736UPI...
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Choose SSD over HDD for Koha installation
Image courtesy:Â techyukti.comFast storage is the buzz word in the computer storage industry. We are familiar with HDD (Hard Disk Drive) with all types of computer devices. HDD has a moving read/write...
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Webinar on Preparations for Koha Implementation
Visit the following YouTube Live link to attend the webinar, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzOVvdkhvSQDate: 19 September 2020Time: 10.30 amTopics of discussionSkill sets required for Koha...
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Place a banner on OPAC header with Koha version since 20.05
Configuration of OPAC header has moved to Tools > News section since the release of Koha version 20.05. Earlier the configuration was at Administration > Global System Preferences > OPAC >...
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Google Input Tool: an alternative for Google Indic Transliteration in OPAC
Koha made use Google Indic Transliteration (Global System Preferences > OPAC > GoolgeIndicTransliteration) addon in OPAC with the search box. It was useful for search bibliographic details in...
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Inventory (Stocktaking)
Inventory feature assists the libraries in stock taking. After the inventory process over, the library gets a picture of missing books. Here are the steps to initiate stocktaking with Koha. Prepare...
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Display logo on Koha staff client login page
Displaying institution logo on Koha staff client is part of beautification. Even though library staff who log in the staff client sees the logo, everybody believes that it enhances the branding. A...
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Favicon for Intranet and OPAC
Favicon stands for Favorite Icon. It can display on the website tab. Favicon is a small icon and acts as a website identity. Koha users can display favicon on Staff Client and OPAC. The favicon file...
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Why accounts related old reports do not work with the latest version of Koha?
New changes in data structure regarding fines and fees available with the release of Koha version 19.11. Koha used accounttype table to accommodate payment statuses. The table accounttype no more...
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Share Koha usage statistics
Koha users can share the installation details with the Koha community. It helps the developers and other community members to get an idea of Koha installations in all regions. The facility is available...
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QR Code GLabels template
QR Code is better than a barcode in terms of technology and data storage. We can make use of QR code on all types of labels (e.g. spine, Membership card). Here is a GLabels template make use of like a...
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Backup with auto delete old files
Auto deletion of old backup files is helpful to save limited cloud space.Here is a shell script to schedule the backup with a time stamp. As per the instructions in the script, it keeps three days of...
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Install Elasticsearch for Koha
Zebra is the default search engine with Koha. Koha project preparing to adopt Elasticsearch as the default search in the near future. Koha users can try Elasticsearch with Koha. Elasticsearch offers...
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Translate Koha into Indian languages
Eight regional languages in India were placed in the Koha translation project. Hindi and Telugu translation is almost finished, and other languages work is in progress. Except for Hindi and Telugu, no...
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Database administration tools other than PHPMyAdmin
DBeaver interfacePHPMyAdmin is a popular database administration tool among Koha users. For beginners, the installation of PHPMyAdmin is complicated. A database administration tool is beneficial for...
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Fix MySQL/MariaDB socket error
Socket file helps to facilitate communication between different processes of MariaDB server. The file associated with the process is, mysqld.sock and is located at the folder, /var/run/mysqld/. Due to...
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