Archive for November, 2010

Three days training on Koha 3.2 at UOS, Pakistan

November 28th, 2010

A three days training on Free and Open Source Software, Koha was organized by LISolutions on October 28-30, 2010 at Central Library, University of Sargodha (UOS).

It was a customized training specially designed for the library professionals of UOS.  The following professionals participated in this training:

  • Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fazil Khan – Chief Librarian, Head of Deptt. (LIS)
  • Mian Muhammad Aslam – Deputy Librarian, Incharge Project (Library Automation)
  • Muhammad Ahmad Shah – Librarian
  • Mr. Nasir Ahmad – Librarian
  • Mr. Raja Ghulam Mustafa – Assistant Librarian
  • Mr. Zahid – Network Department UOS
  • Mr. Noor Mustafa – Lecturer
  • Ms. Sumera Bano – Internee
  • Ms. Aisha Shafi – Internee
  • Ms. Saima Rohi – Internee

Mr. Ata ur Rehman was the Lead Trainer and Muhammad Shafiq Rana, Coordinator (Trainings) played his role as C0-Trainer.  The training was conducted in a learning environment.  Participants took part in all the modules of training.

In concluding session, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fazil distributed the certificates to participants… details here

Event Photos

KohaCon10 Videos

November 24th, 2010

If you weren’t able to make it to KohaCon10 or you just wish you could relive the whole thing, you’ll be happy to know that the videos are all online.

A great big thank you goes out to Kristina Hoeppner for working so hard to share the conference will us all!

Visit Blip.tv to see the videos.

December Koha General IRC Meeting

November 21st, 2010
December 8, 2010
10:00 amto11:00 am

The next general IRC Meeting will take place on the 8th of December at 10:00 UTC+0

The agenda as of today reads:

  • Update on Roadmap to 3.2

  • Update on Roadmap to 3.0
  • Update on Roadmap to 3.4
  • Follow-up on actions from General IRC Meeting, 10 November 2010.
  • Agree times of next meetings.

To add to the agenda or see the most recent updates visit the official meeting wiki page.

Koha 3.2.1 is now available

November 20th, 2010
It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.2.1 two days ahead of the scheduled release date.

The package can be retrieved from:

http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.01.tar.gz

You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download:

http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.01.tar.gz.MD5
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.01.tar.gz.MD5.asc
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.01.tar.gz.sig

Release notes for 3.2.1 are below the fold.

Come and get it!

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Koha Newsletter: Volume 1/Issue 11: November 2010

November 15th, 2010

Official Koha Newsletter (ISSN 2153-8328)
Volume 1, Issue 11: November 2010

Table of Contents

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Koha Manual in PDF

November 8th, 2010

Great news everyone, the manual can now be downloaded as a PDF from the documentation page. Several people have asked for this feature and thanks to the KohaCon10 hackfest and the work of Reed Wade and Liz Rea we finally have it.

Please remember that this is a dynamically changing beast. That means that every time I update the manual the PDF and the web version are updated so if you don’t see the answer to your question in your printed manual refer to the website before assuming the answer doesn’t exist. Also, if you have any comments/suggestions/complaints please let me know so that I can keep the manual up to date and useful for everyone.

Koha Training and Certification – Bangalore

November 2nd, 2010
December 10, 2010toDecember 12, 2010

This is a 3 day program, covering the key modules and functions in Koha. At the end of program, participants are required to demonstrate their skills on the various modules. Participants who complete 70% of the exercises successfully are awarded a Koha skills certificate.

The next set of workshops are scheduled as follows:

  • Mumbai: 26th to 28th November, 2010
  • Bangalore: 10th to 12th December, 2010

http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/training-certification

Koha Training & Certification – Mumbai

November 2nd, 2010
November 26, 2010toNovember 28, 2010
November 26, 2010toNovember 28, 2010

This is a 3 day program, covering the key modules and functions in Koha. At the end of program, participants are required to demonstrate their skills on the various modules. Participants who complete 70% of the exercises successfully are awarded a Koha skills certificate.

Venue and dates are:

  • Mumbai: 26th to 28th November, 2010
  • Bangalore: 10th to 12th December, 2010

Please visit this page for more information:

http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/training-certification

November Monthly Koha IRC Meeting

October 30th, 2010
November 10, 2010
7:00 pmto8:00 pm

The November Monthly Koha IRC Meeting has been scheduled for the 10th of November. All times are in UTC+0.

Agenda (at the time of this posting)

  1. Update on Roadmap to 3.2
  2. Update on Roadmap to 3.0
  3. Update on Roadmap to 3.4
  4. Follow-up on actions from General IRC Meeting, 6 October 2010.
  5. Agree times of next meetings.

More information and updated agenda can be found on the wiki.

Koha Workshops Taught by the Doc Manager

May 1st, 2010
May 28, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm
June 8, 2010
10:00 amto11:00 am
July 8, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm
July 13, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm
August 10, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm
August 18, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm
September 7, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm
September 9, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm
October 7, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm
November 18, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm

I just thought you all might want to know about some upcoming Koha Classes I’m teaching as webinars. Not all of the below are free of cost, but that hasn’t stopped people from attending in the past.

  • Fri May 28 10am – 12pm Lyrasis – Koha Circulation and Patron Management
  • Tue Jun 8 10am – 11am Lyrasis – Intro to Koha
  • Thu Jul 8 10am – 12pm Lyrasis – Koha Technical Services Management
  • Tue Jul 13 10am – 12pm NEFLIN – Koha Circulation and Patron Management
  • Tue Aug 10 10am – 12pm NEFLIN – Koha Technical Services Management
  • Wed Aug 18 10am – 12pm Lyrasis -Koha Advanced Functions
  • Tue Sep 7 10am – 12pm NEFLIN – Koha Advanced Functions
  • Thu Sep 9 10am – 12pm Lyrasis – Koha Circulation and Patron Management
  • Thu Oct 7 10am – 12pm Lyrasis – Koha Technical Services Management
  • Thu Nov 18 10am – 12pm Lyrasis – Koha Advanced Functions

All times are in Eastern Standard Time.