Koha Community Newsletter: February 2023
Koha Community Newsletter: February 2023 
Volume 14, Issue 2
ISSN 2153-8328
Edited by Michael Kuhn
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Table of contents
Development
Current Koha versions
Read the respective release notes by clicking the revision number.
| Date | Revision | Notes |
| 23 February 2023 | Koha 22.11.03 stable |
40 enhancements 87 bugfixes |
| 26 January 2023 | Koha 22.05.09 oldstable |
1 enhancement 29 bugfixes |
| 27 January 2023 | Koha 21.11.16 | 3 enhancements 25 bugfixes (2 security fixes) |
| 23 January 2023 | Koha 21.05.21 | 2 bugfixes (2 security fixes) |
The Debian packages are usually available within days after the release.
Community
Notes, gossip and announcements
New Koha libraries
Germany
- Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Sachsen in Dresden via Bibliotheksservice-Zentrum Baden-Württemberg / BSZ (in collaboration with Admin Kuhn)
Sweden
- Partille bibliotek in Partille via imCode Partner
USA
- Snow College in Ephraim (UT) via Equinox
Koha tips and tricks
- Connecting Koha or Aspen Discovery to Patron Point (Bywater Solutions)
- Data interactions between Koha and Aspen Discovery (Bywater Solutions)
- Data testing (Bywater Solutions)
- Flexibility with Z39.50 searching (Bywater Solutions)
- How can patrons be merged? (Bywater Solutions)
- How to do recalls with Koha (Catalyst)
- How to customize the OPAC advanced search? (Bywater Solutions)
- How to prepare the report on the number of titles in Koha (Lib Power Tech)
- ILL between two Koha libraries (PTFS Europe)
- ILL workflows (koha-US)
- ILL workflows continued (koha-US)
- Item recalls in Koha (Bywater Solutions)
- Koha 22.11 cataloging (RAFLIMTS)
- Koha 22.11 complete administration (RAFLIMTS)
- Koha ERM module (Bywater Solutions)
- Koha staff intranet resources (PTFS Europe)
- Patron account messages with Koha and Aspen Discovery (Bywater Solutions)
- Preparing your data for ILS migration to Koha (Bywater Solutions)
- Record matching rules (Bywater Solutions)
- Reports to identify replaced items during import (Bywater Solutions)
- RFID and Koha (Bywater Solutions)
- Setting up self registration with Koha and Aspen Discovery (Bywater Solutions)
- Sharing reports (Bywater Solutions)
- Switching to Elasticsearch (Bywater Solutions)
- Tips for a successful data migration (Bywater Solutions)
- What is a macro? (Bywater Solutions)
- What’s the difference between notes and messages in patron accounts? (Bywater Solutions)
Support provider news
- PTFS-Europe introduces new maintainers for Koha LMS (PTFS Europe)
- Staff spotlight: Kyle Hall (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.
Request for proposals to host KohaCon 2024
by Caroline Cyr-La-Rose
The request for proposals to host KohaCon 2024 is now open!
If you or your organization would like to organize KohaCon24, please enter all the required information on the KohaCon 2024 proposal wiki page: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon24_Proposals
The closing date for bids is 4 April 2023 23:59 UTC.
Proposals received will be discussed at the 5 April 2023 General IRC Meeting: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/General_IRC_meeting_5_April_2023
Information about hosting KohaCon
The community has agreed that KohaCon conferences must be either:
- hybrid with an in-person conference streamed online, or
- entirely online
This allows for greater accessibility, so that everyone can attend and learn from each other no matter their availability, ability to travel, or budget.
For hybrid conferences, the rules for continent rotation apply. Therefore, for 2024, the following continents are eligible:
- Africa
- Asia
- South America
- Oceania
For more information about the generally agreed rules established for KohaCons, see https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Processes_for_KohaCons
This covers the timetable, continent rotation, and information to help with planning a successful KohaCon.
Deadline for proposals
The closing date for proposals is 4 April 2023 at 23:59 UTC. If there is more than one proposal, we will organize a vote – this will be announced on the mailing list.
Help with your proposal
The community stands behind anyone who volunteers to organize a KohaCon, and help is always available if you’re unsure how to proceed.
Send an email to the mailing list if you need help, or ask on IRC. There is a wealth of experience in the community from those who have attended and organized previous KohaCons (and other conferences).
Past events
For all past IRC meetings see the following links or the Koha Community calendar.
For any other Koha-related meeting just see the Koha Community calendar.