Koha Community Newsletter: August 2018
Koha Community Newsletter 
August 2018
Volume 9, 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
Koha 18.05.03 Released
by Martin Renvoize
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of 18.05.03.
Koha 18.05.03 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 1 new features, 16 enhancements, 64 bugfixes.
Koha 17.11.09 Released
by Fridolin Somers
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of 17.11.09.
Koha 17.11.09 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 1 enhancements, 26 bugfixes.
Community
New Koha Libraries
- The Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network (Australia), or the Network is dedicated to effective consumer and carer participation as the driving force in all elements of change in private sector mental health services via CALYX information essentials
- iSn | institute for social neuroscience offers undergraduate and postgraduate psychology degrees. iSn Clinic provides advanced treatments for mental health issues with the goal of restoring mind body balance and promoting resilience and wellbeing. (Australia) via CALYX information essentials
- The Higher Education Leadership Institute (HELI) is a new education provider. The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Academic Practice (GradCertHEd) is a one-year part-time online course designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and understanding of academic practice in the higher education sector and specifically in independent higher education providers (iHEPs)., (Australia) via CALYX information essentials
- WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management / Bibliothek (Germany) via Admin Kuhn
Koha Tips and Tricks
This is the third blog in the Koha tips and tricks series to help you make the most out of your Koha instance. In this post, Catalyst IT Koha developer Alex Buckley covers how to customize your library notices and slips; including how to add your library logo and news items to notices.
Vote for the KohaCon 2019 location now!
From Caroline Cyr La Rose, MLIS
The vote for the location of KohaCon19 is now open!
The proposals are available on the wiki: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon19_Proposals
The rules for voting are the following:
- Everyone can vote
- One vote per person
- You must first register with your e-mail address (preferably your institutional e-mail)
- You will receive an e-mail with the link to the survey
- You must rank both options, with your first choice on top
To vote, go to http://kohacon19.inlibro.net
The vote is open until September 30, 2018, 23:59 UTC. The winner will be announced during the October General IRC meeting and also here on the mailing list.
On behalf of the whole community, I thank both groups for offering to host KohaCon19 and I wish them good luck!
Upcoming Events
KohaCon 2018 – September 10-16
KohaCon2018 is nearly here!
KohaCon is a free event leaving more money in your pocket to enjoy the good times in beautiful Portland! But, we still need you to register. So please, use the registration button to let us know you’ll be attending. We can’t wait to see you and share in the good times!
Dates: September 10-16
Register here
Koha-US September 2018 meetings
From the news list
*All koha-US meetings are open to any and all.*
*Board Meeting -*
When: Wednesday, September 5th at 10:30 am CDT (time converter
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=koha-US+September+board+meeting&iso=20180905T1030&p1=5227)
Where: https://kslib.zoom.us/j/450230564
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eRltMbIGu51vbKzrkDxN8dkK6S6i6X2FVbCWFGilkbk/edit?usp=sharing
*Board meetings* focus on business-related matters and topics that would
otherwise slow down general meetings.
*General Meeting*
When: Monday, September 10th at 4:15 pm PDT
Where: KohaCon – Portland, Oregon, USA
Note: Our meeting will take place in-person this month at KohaCon in
Portland. The meeting is slated as the final session on Monday. All
conference attendees are encouraged to join us!
*General meetings* put an emphasis on Koha — bugs, issues, development
ideas, workflows — bring your problems and questions so we can discuss!
These meetings also include major organizational decisions and reports from
various committees.
To view minutes and recordings from previous meetings, visit
*http://koha-us.org/about-koha-us/administration/meeting-archives/*
If you have topics for discussion at either meeting, please send them to
secretary@koha-us.org
For more information about all things koha-US, don’t hesitate to contact us
officers@koha-us.org
September General IRC Meeting
The September General IRC meeting will be held the 5th at 13:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
September Developers IRC Meeting
The September Developers IRC meeting will be held the 19th at 14:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
September Documentation IRC Meeting
The Sptember Documentation IRC meeting will be held 4th at 21:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
Past Events
August General IRC Meeting
The August General IRC meeting was held the 1st at 20:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
August Developers IRC Meeting
The August Developers IRC meeting was held the 8th at 14:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
August Documentation IRC Meeting
The August Documentation IRC meeting was held 14th at 14:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
Editor, Koha Community Newsletter