[Koha] Problem with koha Authority

2011-05-03 Thread sunitha kk
Hi, I have a problem with koha authority. I have added a new authority record (using Home › Authorities › Adding authority Personal Name). But when I am searching for that record it returns 'No Result Found'. Could someone tell me what is the problem? With Thanks n regards Sunitha _

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread Walker Blackwell
https://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcn28md_167f6j82cw8 Here's an interesting discussion/document showing Sirsi's perspective on the value of OSS vs proprietary. I think their take was pretty much totally wrong except for maybe UI. While Koha has impressive features and has already been proven in

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread BWS Johnson
Tēnā koutou! I think the most disconcerting element, is that according to  http://www.natlib.govt.nz/about-us/news/29-april-2011-kotui-development?body_language=en there were three vendor decisions taken. While it is novel that this in effect makes one experience safe from another, it will be

Re: [Koha] Inventory/Stocktaking Functions in Koha 3.02.06

2011-05-03 Thread Larissa Dixon
Hi Darcy We scan the barcodes into a notepad, saving every 1/2 hour to an hour (so the file isn't too big). Then put the file name into the barcode file (set inventory date if you want too, I just use the current date), scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click submit and it gives th

Re: [Koha] need help with OPAC/cataloging

2011-05-03 Thread James Ghiorzi
Dear Margaret, Are you clicking on save and edit items or just save and view record (I think that's the default). Once you create the record you have to add the item to it will than have several subfields to fill for the item, one of which (for us its subfield o), full call number, once you cl

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread Chris Cormack
2011/5/4 Chris Downs : > Looking through the Government Procurement Portal there wasn't a official > Request for Proposal > > There was an RFI process, then 3 RFP, one for the ILS, one for discovery and one for hosting. It was on GETS http://www.dgmarket.com/tenders/np-notice.do~5329123 <-- hostin

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread Lori Ayre
I recommend making sure your library hires a consultant who knows how to navigate procurement waters in an OSS and a proprietary environment. ;) Seriously, there are only a couple of us out there and hiring the wrong consultant can kill your OSS options. I've seen it happen many times. Lori

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread Lee Phillips
Greetings to all my Koha pals, esp. MJ and Paul!!! As a library admin person I had put together the criteria for RFPs for our ILS search. Of course I already knew about Koha and Evergreen, so I could add specifications in the RFP that only FOSS could meet. Is that fair? Yes I believe it is. MJ i

Re: [Koha] Customizing OPAC

2011-05-03 Thread Martin Renvoize
Hi Daniel, Your probably best off having a quick read up on css (there's some good tutorials at http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp for example) Additionally, I personally wouldn't touch the styling from the back end (i.e i wouldn't modify opac.css). Although it can be done that way, when yo

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread MJ Ray
Paul POULAIN wrote: > Le 03/05/2011 12:09, MJ Ray a écrit : > > Did the National Library of NZ use a procurement process? > > iirc, Dan Christie, Catalyst director (Chris C. employer) spoke of this > during KohaCon. iirc, he said it was hard to convince OpenSource was a > possibility. > that's a

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread Chris Downs
Looking through the Government Procurement Portal there wasn't a official Request for Proposal I guess that they made the decision based on the fact a large portion of our Public Libraries such as use SirsiDynix solutions they felt it was the best solution as it would be easier for other publ

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread Paul Poulain
Le 03/05/2011 12:09, MJ Ray a écrit : > Waylon Robertson wrote: >> What... how... who what madness is this? Did they even look >> at Koha? NZ, the birthplace of Koha... has, at a national level, >> rejected Koha? Or did they not know about Koha? Koha wasn't good >> enough for them?. I

[Koha] Customizing OPAC

2011-05-03 Thread schwitzd
Hi I'm trying to branding the opac interface... for example i want change the color the word "Search" or change the color of the "Advanced Search" I'm understood that the file is "/usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl/prog/en/css/opac.css" can you help me? Thank Daniel -- View this message in c

Re: [Koha] reoccuring problem with 'search'

2011-05-03 Thread Chris Nighswonger
Hi Ernie, 2011/5/2 Ernie Penner > Greetings! > > > > I have a reoccurring problem with my KOHA 3.2.5. version. I previously > posted that I search had ‘search’ problems at the end of March. Bob > Birchall (Thanks Bob!) posted something that helped solve the problem. I > have a similar proble

Re: [Koha] Sirsi in NZ!

2011-05-03 Thread MJ Ray
Waylon Robertson wrote: > What... how... who what madness is this? Did they even look > at Koha? NZ, the birthplace of Koha... has, at a national level, > rejected Koha? Or did they not know about Koha? Koha wasn't good > enough for them?. I feel ... like using lots of strong words. D