Koha Community Newsletter: December 2023

Koha Community Newsletter: December 2023
Volume 14, Issue 12
ISSN 2153-8328
Edited by Michael Kuhn

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Table of contents

• Development
  • Current Koha versions
  • New Koha version
  • Koha plugin providing an hallucinating theme
• Community
  • New Koha libraries
  • Koha tips and tricks
  • Support provider news
• Upcoming events
• Past events
  • 6th German speaking Koha users meeting

Development

Current Koha versions

Read the respective release notes by clicking the revision number.

The Debian packages are usually available within days after the release.

New Koha version 23.11

On 1 December 2023 Tomas Cohen Arazi announced the release of Koha 23.11. This major release includes 10 new features, 330 enhancements and 573 bugfixes. Preliminary testing included a crypto casino online platform, municipal databases, and corporate records. This broad environment check ensured that the new features function smoothly under heavy data loads.

• Roles for 23.11
• Release notes for Koha 23.11.00
• System requirements and recommendations Koha 23.11
• Download Koha
• Installation documentation
• Koha 23.11 database schema
• Koha 23.11 manual (en) – also see more documentation

Koha plugin providing an hallucinating theme

By Fridolin Somers

Since the staff interface changed in Koha 22.11, we have adapted the colors in plugin LSD to indigo and ivory.

• For staff interface: https://github.com/biblibre/koha-plugin-theme-intranet-lsd
• For OPAC: https://github.com/biblibre/koha-plugin-theme-opac-lsd

Community

New Koha libraries

Cyprus

• Βιβλιοθήκης του Πανεπιστημίου της Λεμεσού (University of Limassol) via Dataly Tech

Germany

• Gemeindebücherei Trittau via LMS Cloud
• Kreisbibliothek Eurin via LMS Cloud
• Stadtbibliothek Merseburg via LMS Cloud

India

• BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapura in Vijayapura (Karnataka), via Focuz Infotech
• Don Bosco Institute of Technology in Mysore (Karnataka), via Focuz Infotech
• Government First Grade College in Talakadu (Karnataka), via Focuz Infotech
• St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women in Ernakulam (Kerala), via Focuz Infotech
• VTM NSS College in Dhanuvachapuram (Karnataka), via Focuz Infotech

• USA

  • Helen Fowler Library in Denver (CO), via Bywater Solutions
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy Library in Buzzards Bay (MA), via Bywater Solutions
  • Rice Independent School District in Rice (TX), via Lightwave Library
  • Westlake Porter Public Library in Westlake (OH), via Bywater Solutions

  Koha tips and tricks

  • Auto complete in SQL reports (Bywater Solutions)
  • Batch item modification improvements (Bywater Solutions)
  • Hold filled digests (Bywater Solutions)
  • How does Koha integrate with OCLC Connexion (Bywater Solutions)
  • How do I end a weekly closure on the calendar? (Bywater Solutions)
  • How do I get rid of a credit or debit type we’re no longer using? (Bywater Solutions)
  • Item search enhancements (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: Acquisitions features and enhancements (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: Add count of total titles in list to staff interface (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: Add item type column to call number browser’s results table (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05 : Add permission and setting for public lists to allow staff to edit contents in the OPAC (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: A simple way to add “content warnings” to a catalog record (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: Batch tools enhancements (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: Better catalog visibility in staff client (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: Links to lists now show in OPAC search results and record detail pages (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: New library login staff permission (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: Remove leading or trailing whitespace characters from input fields (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha 23.05: Show in advanced search when IncludeSeeFromInSearches is used (Bywater Solutions)
  • Koha Community announces 23.11 release (Bywater Solutions)
  • OPAC advanced search (Bug 34857) (koha-US)
  • Option to add more fields in the item with a new Koha plugin (Bywater Solutions)
  • Reports and makeshift sorting (koha-US)
  • Three easy ways to improve web accessibility in Koha (Catalyst)
  • Why can’t I delete an item type after deleting all of its items? (Bywater Solutions)

  Support provider news

  • Bywater Solutions collaborates with EBSCO to enhance Koha integration (Bywater Solutions)
  • Bywater Solutions contributions to Koha Community for December 2023 (Bywater Solutions)
  • Bywater Solutions’ partners sponsor development in Koha 23.11 release (Bywater Solutions)
  • Bywater Solutions partners with collectionHQ (Bywater Solutions)

  Upcoming events

  For all upcoming IRC meetings see Next IRC meetings or the Koha Community calendar.

  For any other Koha-related meeting just see the Koha Community calendar.

  Past events

  For all past IRC meetings see the following links or the Koha Community calendar.

  • All past General IRC Meetings
  • All past Developers IRC Meetings
  • All past Documentation IRC Meetings

  For any other Koha-related meeting just see the Koha Community calendar.

  6th German speaking Koha users meeting

  By Katrin Fischer

  The user meeting took place online on 5 December and was well attended with up to 145 participants. The slides of the presentations can now be accessed via https://koha-dach.eu/6-koha-d-a-ch-anwendertreffen-05-12-2023/. The patch testing session offered by Victor Grousset (tuxayo) on 14 December also attracted several participants who were able to test and sign patches as part of the event.