Koha Community Newsletter: November 2020
Koha Community Newsletter 
November 2020
Volume 11, Issue 11
ISSN 2153-8328
Edited by Chad Roseburg, Koha Community Newsletter Editor
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Table of Contents
- Development
- Community
- Upcoming Events
- Past Events
Development
Koha 20.11.00 Released
by Jonathan Druart
It is with great pleasure that the Koha community announces the
release of Koha 20.11, a major release of the Koha open source
integrated library system.
Koha 20.11.00 is a major release, that comes with many new features.
It includes 9 new features, 354 enhancements, 412 bugfixes.
Read the full release notes here:
The Debian packages for this new version will be available soon. Stay tuned!
Koha 20.05.06 Released
by Lucas Gass
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of 20.05.06.
Koha 20.05.06 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 3 enhancements, 73 bugfixes.
The full release notes can be viewed here:
Debian packages should be available in a few days!
Koha 19.11.12 Released
by Aleisha Amohia
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of Koha 19.11.12.
Koha 19.11.12 is a security and bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 1 security fixes, 1 enhancements, 22 bugfixes.
The full release notes are available here:
Koha 19.05.17 Released
by Victor Grousset
The Koha Community is happy to announce the release of Koha 19.05.17.
Koha 19.05.17 is a bugfix/maintenance release with security fixes.
It includes 1 security fixes, 15 bugfixes.
The full release notes can be found at:
Debian packages will be available shortly.
Thanks to everyone involved 🙂
Italian Translation
by Romana Franziska Wallner
Koha Gruppo Italiano would like to inform the International Koha Community that the translation of the software instructions to Italian has been completed at 100%. A big thank you to Stefano Bargioni and Zeno Tajoli for this excellent work.
Community
Notes, Gossip & Announcements
- Access to all KohaCon 2020 Presentations by Kelly McElligott Nov 2, 2020
New Koha Libraries
- The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining via PTFS Europe
Koha Tips and Tricks
Take a look at these new tutorials from PTFS Europe:
- Using Google Chrome tools for CSS in Koha
- On Andrew Isherwood’s mind this week are the Google Chrome CSS tools and how you can use them to help make tweaks to the Koha CSS (style sheets) to customise the OPAC and staff side of your Koha installation.
The team at ByWater Solutions has some great new tutorials for you:
- Introduction to Using the Website Builder by Emily Fowler Nov 25, 2020
- Setting Up Permissions by Emily Fowler Nov 25, 2020
- Setting Up Menu Links by Emily Fowler Nov 25, 2020
- Setting Up and Using the Digital Library Card by Emily Fowler Nov 25, 2020
- Setting Up PayPal by Emily Fowler Nov 25, 2020
- Materials Added Notification by Addie Van Salisbury Nov 24, 2020
- Improved Statistics by Addie Van Salisbury Nov 24, 2020
- Monday Minutes: Automatic Item Modification By Age by Jessie Zairo Nov 23, 2020
- Cataloging Capabilities by Emily Fowler Nov 22, 2020
- Deep Dive: Serials Module in Koha by Jessie Zairo Nov 20, 2020
- 20.05 Upgrade News and Upcoming Webinars by Kelly McElligott Nov 20, 2020
- Facet Customization by Emily Fowler Nov 19, 2020
- Curbside Pickups by Addie Van Salisbury Nov 19, 2020
- Events and Calendars by Addie Van Salisbury Nov 19, 2020
- Define Groups of Locations for Hold Pickups in Koha by Jessie Zairo Nov 17, 2020
- Point of Sale Functionality in Koha by Kelly McElligott Nov 17, 2020
- Define which Fields are Copied from Guarantor to Guarantee in Koha by Jessie Zairo Nov 16, 2020
- Monday Minutes: View Updated Time in Patron Notices by Kelly McElligott Nov 16, 2020
- Printing Problems, Koha, and Firefox by Lucas Gass Nov 10, 2020
- Monday Minutes: Exporting Items in Item Search by Kelly McElligott Nov 9, 2020
- Column Configuration for Items by Kelly McElligott Nov 3, 2020
- Monday Minutes Batch Functionality in the Staff Search by Jessie Zairo Nov 2, 2020
Support Provider News
From ByWater Solutions
- We are hiring in our Sales Department by Jessie Zairo Nov 4, 2020
- Library is Open Podcast with the Jessamyn West by Jessie Zairo Nov 18, 2020
Upcoming Events
December General IRC Meeting
The December General IRC meeting will be held the 2nd at 15:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is
here.
December Development IRC Meeting
The December Development IRC meeting will be held the 2nd at 20:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is
here.
December Documentation IRC Meeting
The December Documentation IRC meeting will be held the 10th at 18:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is
here.
Past Events
Linked Open (wiki)Data: Add Your Catalog to the Semantic Web
by Romana Franziska Wallner
On November 9th, the Koha Gruppo Italiano organized a webinar entitled “Linked Open (wiki)Data: Add Your Catalog to the Semantic Web.”
The meeting consisted of two parts:
- Camillo Pellizzari di San Girolamo (Scuola Normale di Pisa / Wikimedian): Origins and purpose of Wikidata; structure of Wikidata; Wikidata’s authority control function; visualizing Wikidata elements through SPARQL queries.
- Stefano Bargioni (Deputy Director of the Library of the P. UniversitĂ della Santa Croce, Rome): Integrating Wikidata & Koha.
The recording of the webinar is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VInfp9MwUb4 (the video is in Italian)
100 people joined the meeting.
November General IRC Meeting
The November General IRC meeting was held the 4th at 20:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is
here.
November Documentation IRC Meeting
The November Documentation IRC meeting was held the 12th at 18:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is
here.
Editor, Koha Community Newsletter