Koha Community Newsletter: August 2017
Koha Community Newsletter 
August 2017
Volume 8, Issue 8
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
Jonathan Druart‘s latest post, What’s on in koha-devel #14, will give you a more comprehensive overview of the world of Koha development. Below are some development highlights:
Koha 17.05.03 Released
by Fridolin Somers
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of 17.05.03.
This is a security release.
It includes 3 enhancements, 13 bugfixes, and 16 security fixes.
As always you can download the release from
http://download.koha-community.org.
Have a look at release post :
Koha 16.11.11 Released
by Katrin Fischer
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of Koha 16.11.11.
This is a security release. It includes 3 enhancements, 32 bugfixes.
The full release notes are available at
Koha 16.11.11 Release Notes
Koha 16.05.16 Released
by Mason James
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of Koha 16.05.16.
This is a security release. It includes 30 bugfixes.
The full release notes are available at
Koha 16.05.16 security Release Notes
Community
Community Gossip
If you were not able to attend the the Koha US conference, you can see the recordings and presentations here.
New Koha Libraries
How To
Kelly McElligott created the following tutorials for you:
- Tutorial on Tracking In House Use
- Setting Up An ILL Workflow for Your Library
- How to Set-Up and Use the Quick Add Patron Option
How to use Lexile searching in the Koha OPAC with Melissa Lefebvre
Support Provider News
From Libriotech:
Libriotech is doubling the number of staff. Petter von Krogh is
taking on the position of CEO, while Magnus Enger is CTO. Petter
brings on board lots of experience in WordPress for libraries, so Koha
and WordPress will be the main areas of interest going forward.
Upcoming Events
Documentation IRC meeting 31 August
The August Documentation meeting will be held on the 31st at 21:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
September General IRC Meeting
The September General IRC meeting will be held on the 6th at 22:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
September Development IRC Meeting
The September Development IRC meeting is currently posted as being scheduled for the 6th at 22:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information have not yet been posted but you can check the Koha Wiki: IRC Meetings periodically for more information as it becomes available.
Past Events
August General IRC Meeting
The August general IRC meeting was held on the 2nd at 14:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
August 9th Development IRC Meeting
The August 9th development IRC meeting was held at 22:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
August 23rd Development IRC Meeting
The August 23rd development IRC meeting was held at 14:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
Editor, Koha Community Newsletter