Koha Community Newsletter: March 2020

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March 2020

Volume 11, Issue 3
ISSN 2153-8328
Edited by Chad Roseburg, Koha Community Newsletter Editor

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Development

Koha 19.11.04 Released

by Joy Nelson
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of Koha 19.11.04.

Koha 19.11.04 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

It includes 1 new feature, 6 enhancements, 44 bugfixes.

The full release notes are available at https://koha-community.org/koha-19-11-04-release/

Koha 19.05.09 Released

by Lucas Gass
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of Koha 19.05.09.

Koha 19.05.09 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

It includes 2 new features, 4 enhancements, 33 bugfixes.

The full release notes are available at https://koha-community.org/koha-19-05-09-release/

Koha 18.11.15 Released

by Hayley Mapley
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of Koha 18.11.15.

Koha 18.11.15 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

It includes 5 bugfixes.

The full release notes are available at https://koha-community.org/koha-18-11-15-released/

Community

Community Announcements

New Koha US Cataloging SIG (Special Interest Group)

by Heather Hernandez
Interested in cataloging? Just have a question that a cataloger might help with? Check out the new Koha US Cataloging SIG (Special Interest Group), open to all–like all the new Koha US SIGs, you don’t have to be a Koha US member or in the United States! The Cataloging SIG is one of Koha US’s new SIGs, listed here: http://koha-us.org/special-interest-groups/ You can join via the “Join” button on this page, or email info@koha-us.org for assistance with joining any of the SIGs.

The Cataloging SIG has a monthly round table on the 1st Thursday of the month @ 8am – 9am PT (9 MT/10 CT/11 ET), also open to all, which is recorded and available on the Koha US YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV58VVGJH5V1wNHZqYpAfX7y1dU9eWTXq
We generally start with a topic and let the conversation go from there! (And sometimes I wear my pearls, but I haven’t yet been tempted to clutch them!) Our next round table topic is going to be on MarcEdit (on April 2)–we’ll be playing around with it, so please join us to ask questions and share your tips and tricks, via the chat or via audio & video! In May we’ll look at authorities, and in June Z39.50 (especially building a library via Z39.50 without OCLC).

Please bring any questions, tips, tricks, etc. to any of our meetings or to the group or to me, heather_hernandez@nps.gov, via email at anytime. And guest presenters & hosts are most welcome if you have something you’d like to share! Full details on our SIG meetings, as well as those of the other SIGS, are on the Koha US calendar, http://koha-us.org/calendar/

And if you’re telecommuting an increased amount right now and would just like to get in a little socializing with fellow Kohans, please feel free to join us for that as well! No knowledge of MARC required, no question too basic!

New Koha Libraries

National Library of Greece signs MoU with 14 Public Libraries to migrate to Koha

By Sofia Zapounidou
On 24th of February, the National Library of Greece has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 14 Public Libraries. All 14 Libraries are migrating to Koha with the financial support of the National Library of Greece. The migration process has been completed for ten of them. Moreover, the National Library of Greece has trained the 14 libraries’ librarians and other staff in using Koha. In these training sessions, the Koha Hellenic Users’ Group participated with Mr.Roussos, a member of the KOHA HUG administration team.

  • Aiantios Public Library of Atalanti
  • Historical Public Library of Andritsaina
  • Historical Public Library of Zafora
  • Central Public Library of Drama
  • Central Public Library of Edessa
  • Central Public Library of Eleftheropouli
  • Central Public Library of Kalamata
  • Central Public Library of Karpenissi
  • Central Public Library of Kilkis
  • Central Public Library of Pyrgos
  • Central Public Library of Rethymno
  • Central Public Library of Serres
  • Historical Central Public Library of Siatista – Manousseia
  • Papacharalabios Central Public Library of Nafpactos

The Koha Hellenic Users’ Group administration team:
Dimitrios Antonakis, Georgia Katsarou, Evgenios Papadopoulos, Andreas Roussos, Giorgos Veranis, Sofia Zapounidou.

Koha Tips and Tricks

Working from home? Read some tips from the staff at ByWater Solutions.

Paul Poulain started a wiki page on remote training.

Kelly McElligott and Jessie Zairo have added some great new tutorials to their Monday Minutes series:

Kelly McElligott explains Koha’s Overdue Notice Status & Triggers.

Learn about the new Claims Returned Enhancement in Koha 19.11 with Kelly McElligot.

Andrew Fuerste-Henry has some ideas for setting items to quarantine status upon return.

Andrew Fuerste-Henry answers the question, where are my circ rules in the database?.

Review this handy list from Andrew Fuerste-Henry as you prepare for library closures.

Hear about the new Patron Clubs Hold Feature from Kelly McElligot.

Thinking of getting involved in the Koha development process? Check out these two posts from ByWater Solutions.
Koha Virtual Hackfest – Code Spaghetti, Koha Virtual Hackfest – Documentation.

Upcoming Events

Hackfest 2020 in Marseille, Cancelled

from Paul Poulain

Posted on Koha Development List

In case you were still wondering “should I go to the hackfest this year ?”, I’ll answer for you : I’ve decided to cancel the hackfest. Too sad, but everyone is better at home, taking care of his family.

Update on Kohacon20

by Kathryn Tyree
Kia ora koutou,

Unfortunately it seems increasingly unlikely that Kohacon will go ahead.
Our recommendation is that you do not book any flights or accommodation
at this stage.

We intend to make a decision to go ahead, or not, in July.

Very best wishes to you all, and your families, through this difficult time.

The Kohacon organizing team

koha-US April 2020 Meetings & Events

by Jason Robb
koha-US online meetings and events are free and open to all.

See our calendar for a full list: http://koha-us.org/calendar/

*Meetings*
Board Meeting – Wednesday, April 1st @ 8:30-9:30 PT (9:30 MT / 10:30 CT / 11:30 ET)

*Learning Opportunities*

  • Basic SQL for Koha Users – Monday, April 6th @ 8:30-9:30 PT (9:30 MT / 10:30 CT / 11:30 ET)
  • Kohathon http://koha-us.org/kohathon-2020/ – Thursday, April 23rd @ 8am
    ET – 8pm PT

*Special Interest Groups*

  • Cataloging – Thursday, April 2nd @ 8-9 PT (9 MT / 10 CT / 11 ET)
  • System Administration – Tuesday, April 14th @ 9-10 PT (10 MT / 11 CT / Noon ET)
  • Acquisitions – Tuesday, April 21st @ 9-10 PT (10 MT / 11 CT / Noon ET)

See what other SIGs are in the works and join groups on topics important to
you: http://koha-us.org/special-interest-groups/

Are you currently suffering from Koha withdrawal because your library is
closed? Consider joining the *Demonstration SIG
*to
dive into the koha-US demonstration instance — help with setup, database
population, and more! As the name implies, this instance will be used to
show off Koha everywhere we go, but we’re also eager to explore additional
uses!

April General IRC Meeting

The April General IRC meeting will be held the 8th at 21:00 UTC.

The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is
here.

April Development IRC Meeting

The April Development IRC meeting will be held the 1st at 14:00 UTC.

The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is
here.

April Documentation IRC Meeting

The April Documentation IRC meeting will be held the 9th at 19:00 UTC.

The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is
here.

April Education Meeting

An education meeting will be held the 14th at 19:00 UTC. (note: Zoom meeting)

Past Events

March General IRC Meeting

The March General IRC meeting was held the 11th at 20:00 UTC.

The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.

March Development IRC Meeting

The March Development IRC meeting was held the 4th at 14:00 UTC.

The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.

March Documentation IRC Meeting

The March Documentation IRC meeting was held the 5th at 20:00 UTC.

The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.

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