Koha Community Newsletter: October 2018
Koha Community Newsletter 
October 2018
Volume 9, Issue 10
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 18.05.04 Released
by Martin Renvoize
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of 18.05.05.
This is a maintenance release and contains many bugfixes, along with some behind the scenes enhancements to allow plugin developers to support a wider range of Koha releases.
This is my fifth release as the 18.05.XX maintainer and I would like to thank everyone involved in this release.
Koha 18.05.05 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 3 enhancements, 67 bugfixes.
Koha 17.11.11 Released
by Fridolin Somers
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of 17.11.11.
Koha 17.11.11 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 4 enhancements, 38 bugfixes.
To play with Koha Plugins, have a look at https://github.com/bywatersolutions/koha-plugin-kitchen-sink/.
Koha 17.05.14 released
by Fridolin Somers
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of Koha 17.05.14.
Koha 17.05.14 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
Important! It should be the last 17.05.x release, please consider upgrading.
It includes 14 bugfixes.
Community
Community Gossip
- KohaCon19 will be held in Dublin, May 20th – 26th. [ Announcement on Koha ListServ. ]
- In this action-packed episode of The Adventures of Fred and the Avenging Chicken, The Avenging Chicken accompanies Fred King on another hair-raising adventure, this time to the US for KohaCon 2018.
New Koha Libraries
- The Hulbert Taft, Jr. Library (USA) via Bywater Solutions
- Manor College Library (USA) via Bywater Solutions
- Hudson County Community College (USA) via Bywater Solutions
Koha Tips and Tricks
Kelly McElligot created the following tutorials for you:
- See the New OverDrive Integration Features in Koha 18.05.
- Emoji Tagging Feature in Koha 18.05
- Serials Module Updates for 18.05
Donna Bachowski explains how to set up an online resources only self registration.
Take a journey with Alex Buckley as he walks you through some powerful, time-saving Koha configurations that automate your library processes & tasks.
Support Provider News
The Catalyst Koha team have a new OPAC design support package called the ‘Starter Theme Design Package’ (for more details click here: https://www.catalyst.net.nz/koha/koha-catalyst-cloud/support-packages/starter-theme-design-package). You do not need to be an existing customer to take advantage of this offer, and now, you can order your design package online by completing the sign up form with all of your design needs.
Sign up online now: https://www.catalyst.net.nz/content/sign-starter-theme-design-package-0
Upcoming Events
November General IRC Meeting
The November General IRC meeting will be held the 3rd at 20:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
November Developers IRC Meeting
The November Developers IRC meeting will be held the 10th at 20:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
November Documentation IRC Meeting
The November Documentation IRC meeting will be held 2nd at 21:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
Past Events
October General IRC Meeting
The October General IRC meeting was held the 3rd at 20:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
October Developers IRC Meeting
The October Developers IRC meeting was held the 10th at 20:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
October Documentation IRC Meeting
The October Documentation IRC meeting was held 2nd at 21:00 UTC.
The agenda, links to the minutes, and other information is here.
Editor, Koha Community Newsletter