[Koha] MOREnet 2015 Annual Conference

http://tinyurl.com/on6ygfy Call for presentations. Also a good opportunity for vendors. Although sadly I won't be attending a Koha or Evergreen (EG) presentation would be great. Many libraries in Missouri use EG and all have heard of Koha. / //"//MOREnet’s Annual Conference is a professional devel

Re: [Koha] Tomas Needs A Laptop!

I rather wish gofundme.com would accept paypal. Can people vouch for the integrity and security of gofundme? I've not heard of it before now. And I do hope enough money is raised to purchase a nice office safe too. Greg Lawson --- On 04/08/2015 03:49 PM, Kyle H

Re: [Koha] Proposal to remove the 'Paid support' list

I have mixed feelings on the subject, but I think there is some merit in somebody maintaining a list somewhere. As now, it should not be any type of certification by the Koha community or a partner program, but for non-users researching Koha, a link to a list would be quite helpful, and better than

Re: [Koha] Fwd: RFP: 3rd NAKUG/KohaNA meeting

Brooke: A. Inclusiveness So are you saying that there can only be one worldwide Koha group, and that there cannot be national or regional level Koha groups and corresponding meetings? Do you presume that anyone from outside North America would be unwelcome at a North America/United States meetin

Re: [Koha] Fwd: RFP: 3rd NAKUG/KohaNA meeting

tories. Greg - On 11/19/2015 04:32 PM, Paul A wrote: > At 03:40 PM 11/19/2015 -0600, glaws wrote: >> Concession: there is sometimes, and possibly in this case, the tendency >> to equate North America (23 countries per Wikipedia) with the United >&g

Re: [Koha] Koha 3.8.1 entering string freeze

On 05/14/2012 04:56 PM, Chris Cormack wrote: > Hi All > > As promised, the 3.8.x branch has entered string freeze in preparation > for the 3.8.1 release next week. > > "So?" you ask, "What does this mean for me?" > > Are you a developer? - If so just be aware I will only be pushing > patches tha

Re: [Koha] Recent Comments page

Sue: I found the cemetary link on your Koha OPAC site interesting. Here's a sample pull I was looking at: http://public.stdc.govt.nz/cemeteries/ Record Number : 4425 Name : Estate of Charlotte Ann Smith Section : Eltham General Anglican New Plot ID : 105 Block : 10 Row :

[Koha] Now: Cemetery - Was: Recent Comments page

: > My personal choice for a database such as this would be MySQL since it's > already installed for Koha :-) > > Randy Rowe > Lincoln City Libraries I.T. > > -Original Message- > From: "glaws" > Sent 5/16/2012 3:40:33 PM > To: koha@li

[Koha] KohaMoble

http://www.skycasters.com/ Rolling Hills Library is attempting to raise funds to purchase a bookmobile, which will use our existing Koha database with remote (Internet) connections. We would also like to provide Internet access via a couple of stations in the van if possible. All this depends

Re: [Koha] KohaMoble

Uh, that would be KohaMobile... Daem spell checker didn't have kohamobile in the database... Greg -- On 06/07/2012 12:30 PM, glaws wrote:..., ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz

Re: [Koha] [discussion] Privacy issue (bug 3280)

Make it optional at most (syspref), off by default. Greg -- On 07/03/2012 11:17 AM, Paul Poulain wrote: > Hello Koha users & developers, > > The bug 3280 fixes a problem in cart sending in opac : the behaviour has > changed, and for security reason, it will be possible only fo

Re: [Koha] [Koha-devel] KohaCon 13 Survey Problem

So that's how preference voting works. Guess I mis-understood. I think we should have a lengthy, detailed debate on the 1,204 different nuances of preference voting w/ mjray, marshall, and a designated NZ representative. Please include all relevant advanced statistical analysis. The last discussion

Re: [Koha] [Koha-devel] KohaCon 13 Survey Problem

I think the Americans need a good lecture on preference voting. :) -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 On 07/06/2012 07:07 AM, Paul Poulain wrote: > Le 06/07/2012 13:38, Nicole Engard a écrit : >>

Re: [Koha] reset my database

Just for my own information, why would someone not want to simply drop the database? Is there no script to recreate an empty, default database? I suppose it would be too much work to recreate one with a database tool like phpmyadmin? -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidate

Re: [Koha] Request for IRC Meeting to Begin Planning KohaCon13

I've never been to a KohaKon; are there typically vendors with booths setup? Greg -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 --- On 08/14/2012 10:03 AM, Keener, Nancy wrote: > Hi everyon

[Koha] California, USA Conferences

http://www.librarysummit.com/2012/ http://www.infotoday.com/il2012/ Rolling Hills Library is sending 2-3 people to the above conferences, and I believe Nicole is presenting at one. Will there be other Koha-user attendees, enough for a get-together of some type? -- Greg Lawson Network Administra

Re: [Koha] Label printers

We use several different HP and Xerox printers here; they all seem to work fine. Enumerated we have a Xerox 3250, an HP P1606 and an HP P1505. All of these are probably out-of-production now, but you can follow the series number for current models. The P1505 is low-end, bigger is probably better.

[Koha] Servers for US Libraries

http://home.techsoup.org/Stock/Pages/Category.aspx?category=servers-nonprofit Just a note for US libraries* needing a good Koha server at a good price--Techsoup sometimes has good refurbished servers (and workstations too). If you do get servers or workstations with Windows preinstalled, _typicall

Re: [Koha] Recommendation for barcode scanner for a Mac?

Most of the Intermec and Symbol (did Motorola buy them out?) USB barcode readers we've tried work well. Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 --- On 10/09/2012 01:08 PM, Lesley Kimball wrote: > Hi all, > > Is

Re: [Koha] Can we use Unicode to enter records?

You do have the koha user created, right? >sudo grep koha /etc/passwd If so, try the following syntax: >sudo chown -R koha.koha /path/to/somedir Greg -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 --- On 10/1

[Koha] Problem With Scanning Barcodes

For some time our library has experienced problems with scanning library card barcodes into Koha for checkout or book barcodes for cataloging, and the system returns a patron (if library card) or item record (if book), different from that scanned in. The problem appears seemingly at random interva

Re: [Koha] About the realesed time history....

Somebody should put all that into narrative format, interview some of the early coders, and write a book or something. Greg --- On 01/15/2013 04:59 PM, Robin Sheat wrote: > BWS Johnson schreef op di 15-01-2013 om 14:56 [-0800]: >> This what you're looking for? >> >> http://

[Koha] OPAC Usage

For reporting and statistical use we are interested in logging visits to our Koha OPAC in two categories--patron logins to the OPAC from outside the library and simple page hits without logins. How are other organizations collecting this data? -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills C

Re: [Koha] Failed Login Attempts

I wonder if piwik or awstats would be able to track those? http://piwik.org/ http://awstats.sourceforge.net/ -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 On 03/26/2013 08:23 AM, Owen Leonard wrote: >> doe

Re: [Koha] Failed Login Attempts

Do you mean the OPAC or the staff client? -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 On 02/21/2013 02:59 AM, Jenny Bellmann wrote: > Hello, > > does Koha notice login failures (incorrect password

Re: [Koha] Can't reach web install on Ubuntu 12.04

Triana: Here are a few things to try: --If you are using DNS, can you ping the server using the DNS address? --Can you access the staff interface using the IP address of the server? --On the server itself, assuming you have a windowing desktop installed, can you open the staff interface using loc

[Koha] Logging Search Terms

Is there a way in Koha v3.10.x or newer to log OPAC search terms? -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz

Re: [Koha] Open source replacement for 3M self check station

I'm not aware there currently exists an open source self-checkout system, however we've long talked about it here at our library. I work with a developer, Aaron Ogle, that is currently building a PAC system, and when he is finished with that if we have the funds available I would like to consider f

Re: [Koha] Open source replacement for 3M self check station

just wipe out. Greg --- On 09/25/2013 12:31 PM, Galen Charlton wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:45 AM, glaws <mailto:glaw...@rhcl.org>> wrote: > > Unfortunately it seems that you need a system now, and anything we do >

Re: [Koha] Open source replacement for 3M self check station

eir exposure to synaptic or apt-get. Greg ----- On 09/25/2013 10:45 AM, glaws wrote: > I'm not aware there currently exists an open source self-checkout > system, however we've long talked about it here at our library. I work > with a develope

Re: [Koha] Open source replacement for 3M self check station

for touchscreens and receipt printing out of the box > using Epson T88IV or T88V printers. A Star TSP would work with some > post-install drivers. > > We have 2 in our branches that do over 1300 and 2300 transactions each > month. I have not updated them for Wheezy yet. > >

Re: [Koha] Flippin' Yanks

This does, of course, present the perfect opportunity for a strong progressive organization outside the U.S. to step in and become the New Marc Master of the World. -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506

Re: [Koha] Flippin' Yanks

RDA! RDA! RDA! RDA! RDA! RDA! Greg On 10/02/2013 01:40 PM, Magnus Enger wrote: > tirsdag 1. oktober 2013 skrev glaws følgende: > > This does, of course, present the perfect opportunity for a strong > progressive organization outside the U.S. to step i

Re: [Koha] Duplicating a running environment

This could easily be done if you are running a virtual machine, but reading between the lines a little I presume not? You might consider mastering an .iso of your running hard drive. Google instructions. Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St

[Koha] KohaCon 2013 #hashtag

Is there a standard twitter hashtag for KohaCon 2013 yet? #KohaCon13 #KohaCon2013 #kohacon13 #kohacon2013 ??? -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 ___ Koha mailing list http:

Re: [Koha] Summary of Open session at KohaCon13 - with a focus on Funding the Future of Koha.

note numerous snips from original post - On 11/06/2013 09:38 PM, Brendan Gallagher wrote: > Hello All - > > I’d like to give a summary of a open discussion that occurred at KohaCon14 > in Reno...a discussion on Funding the futur

Re: [Koha] North American Users Group

I'm fairly confident (we're hiring a new director, so somewhat uncertain) Rolling Hills Library would be interested in sending people to a conference. I personally don't want to be President, King or Chairman of the Board, but I could be in charge of coffee pot operations or something. -- Greg L

Re: [Koha] Conference stuff

How's the fishin' up there? I think I could do a trip to Portland. I'd like to see the sandbox demo again a couple of times. Someday I might have time to process a few signoffs. May is good, September is dicey. -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Bel

Re: [Koha] koha-community.org down?

It's that dang Zebra indexer. Greg - On 01/27/2014 12:49 PM, Chris Cormack wrote: > If it is up and down, it might be under heavy load, prolly bad search > engine indexers. > > Chris > On 28/01/2014 7:41 am, "Keener, Nancy" wrote: > >> OK now, just checked agai

Re: [Koha] Catalog Search Slow

A network analysis tool like wireshark might help show problems if it's network related, or rule out a problem with the connections between clients and server. Greg -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 ---

Re: [Koha] To whom it may concern

Congrats. Obviously you will be teaching her Pithon and not Perl, right? Greg -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 -- On 03/14/2014 05:14 PM, Cindy Norman wrote: > oh congratulations Kyle!! Y

[Koha] Chrome Boxes/Books

Is anyone using Chrome Boxes/Books to authenticate via SIP to a Koha server for logins? I'm not familiar with Google's management console, although it apparently supports proxies, so I don't know what might be required to get that functionality. -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills

Re: [Koha] Koha slowness and server hardware

We're seeing a similar problem with our Koha install; we're blaming the 32-bit OS. I'd recommend upgrading VMWare and (re)installing Deb 64bit on your system, and also possibly moving up to Koha 3.16, if you have to option to do those things. Would the vSphere Hypervisor work for you? We've been p

[Koha] Kansas USA Linux Fest

http://www.kansaslinuxfest.us/ http://www.openkansas.us/ This would be a great opportunity for you NEKLS/SEKLS people to present on Koha! The schedule for the event will be: March 21, 2015 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM March 22, 2015 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont Street

[Koha] Comment: Koha Community Code of Conduct

I have some concerns about the Koha Community Code of Conduct posted here: http://koha-community.org/about/policy/code-of-conduct/ My specific concern is the second bullet point: Harassment includes, but is not limited to: * ---snip---

Re: [Koha] Comment: Koha Community Code of Conduct

rator > IT Services > (704) 497-2086 > rileychilds.net > @rowdychildren > ---- > From: glaws <mailto:glaw...@rhcl.org> > Sent: ‎9/‎26/‎2014 3:50 PM > To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz&

Re: [Koha] Comment: Koha Community Code of Conduct

dministrator > IT Services > (704) 497-2086 > rileychilds.net > @rowdychildren > > From: glaws <mailto:glaw...@rhcl.org> > Sent: ‎9/‎26/‎2014 4:17 PM > To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Comment: Koha Community Co

Re: [Koha] Comment: Koha Community Code of Conduct

cy > > Regards, > > Galen > > On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Riley Childs > wrote: >> In your opinion, how should it read? >> Riley Childs >> Senior >> Charlotte United Christian Academy >> Library Services Administrator >> IT Ser

Re: [Koha] Comment: Koha Community Code of Conduct

credit, but as I read it that may be the effect(?) > > Kind regards/Viktor > > Viktor Sarge > Utvecklingsledare > Regionbibliotek Halland > Kultur i Halland > > TFN: 035-17 98 73 > E-POST: viktor.sa...@regionhalland.se > BESÖKSADRESS: Södra vägen 9, 30180 Halmstad &g

Re: [Koha] Firefox speed issues

Yes, have noticed--it's been a problem here. Clear everything in the cache, but most important is to unselect "Use hardware acceleration when available". For FF on Linux, that's: Preferences -> Advanced -> Browsing Greg -- Greg Lawson Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway S

Re: [Koha] Firefox speed issues

http://lifehacker.com/disable-firefoxs-hardware-acceleration-to-fix-slowness-749344037 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/991122 http://www.askvg.com/tip-reduce-mozilla-firefox-loading-time-by-disabling-hardware-acceleration-feature/ -- Greg Lawson Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 19

[Koha] FOSS Conference - Call for Papers

http://www.kansaslinuxfest.us/pages/call-for-papers.html FOSS conference March 2015 in Lawrence, KS, USA. Call for papers. Koha anyone? -- Greg Lawson Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 ___ Koha mailing list

Re: [Koha] Proposal for fund raising for Koha - to discuss/vote at December General Meeting.

I fully support this great idea. I do have the following comments/observations: 1. A fund-raising organization should not focus exclusively on development; Koha should also have reserve funds available for legal costs to protect its status, and HLT should receive some funds for administrative cost