Koha Community Newsletter: October 2020

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Koha Community Newsletter
October 2020

Volume 11, Issue 10
ISSN 2153-8328
Edited by Chad Roseburg, Koha Community Newsletter Editor

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Development
Community
Upcoming Events
Past Events

Development

Koha 20.05.05 Released

by Lucas Gass
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of 20.05.05.

Koha 20.05.05 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

It includes 30 enhancements, 31 bugfixes.

The full release notes can be viewed here:

Koha 20.05.05 Release

Debian packages are ready and can be downloaded here:
https://download.koha-community.org/

Koha 19.11.11 Released

by Aleisha Amohia
The Koha community is proud to announce the release of Koha 19.11.11.

Koha 19.11.11 is a security and bugfix/maintenance release including 2
security fixes, 15 bugfixes.

The full release notes are available here:

Koha 19.11.11 released

Koha 19.05.16 Released

by Victor Grousset
The Koha Community is happy to announce the release of Koha 19.05.16.

Koha 19.05.16 is a bugfix/maintenance release with security fixes.

It includes 2 security fixes, 9 bugfixes.

The full release notes can be found at:

Koha 19.05.16 released

Debian packages will be available shortly.

Thanks to everyone involved 🙂

Community

Notes, Gossip & Announcements

Kohacon2020 by Kalleen Marquise Oct 15, 2020
Tips for Working Remotely by Kalleen Marquise Oct 8, 2020
Continuing Education in a Virtual World by Jessie Zairo Oct 6, 2020
Civic Engagement in Libraries by Kalleen Marquise Oct 5, 2020

New Koha Libraries

Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho via ByWater Solutions
Swanton Public Library Joins VOKAL via ByWater Solutions
Grapevine Public Library via ByWater Solutions
Kansas Wesleyan University Memorial Library via ByWater Solutions
Cumbria County Council via PTFS Europe
The 14 Swedish municipalities of Norrbotten decides to go for Koha and becomes Sweden’s largest consortia

Koha Tips and Tricks

Take a look at these new tutorials from PTFS Europe:

Sending email notifications from Koha

Tutorial – Using Patron emailer and the Bywater emailer plugin. Janet McGowan describes two different approaches s to sending out custom letters to your patrons:

Using the delivered patron emailer functionality that came in with Koha version 19.05
Working with the Bywater patron emailer plugin

Getting involved in the Koha Community

Watch here.
Martin Renvoize, Development Manager, talks us through the different ways you can get involved in the Koha Community. From online chat to bug wrangling, Release Team roles to Hackfests.

The team at ByWater Solutions has some great new tutorials for you:

Electronic Library Cards in Koha by Lucas Gass Oct 29, 2020
Save and Share Your Advanced Catalog Editor Macros by Andrew Fuerste-Henry Oct 28, 2020
20.05: Technical Services by Andrew Fuerste-Henry Oct 27, 2020
Setting up Cloud Library by Jessie Zairo Oct 26, 2020
Setting up Primary Configuration by Jessie Zairo Oct 26, 2020
Monday Minutes: New Functionality with System Preference ItemCallNumber by Kelly McElligott Oct 26, 2020
Setting up Third Party Enrichment by Jessie Zairo Oct 20, 2020
Setting up Catalog and Grouped Works by Jessie Zairo Oct 20, 2020
Setting up Themes and Layouts by Jessie Zairo Oct 20, 2020
Monday Minutes: FailedLoginAttempts System Preference by Kelly McElligott Oct 19, 2020
Koha: 20.05 Upgrade Notes by Kelly McElligott Oct 19, 2020
Koha’s New Z39.50 Responder – Item Statuses by Nick Clemens Oct 16, 2020
20.05: Administration and Report Updates by Kelly McElligott Oct 14, 2020
20.05 OPAC and Public Services Updates by Kelly McElligott Oct 13, 2020
Monday Minutes: Placing Multiple Holds in the OPAC by Jessie Zairo Oct 12, 2020
OPAC: Not for Loan Descriptions by Kelly McElligott Oct 9, 2020
Deep Dive : Using the Advanced Cataloging Feature by Kelly McElligott Oct 8, 2020
OPAC: Customizing Course Reserves by Kelly McElligott Oct 7, 2020
Monday Minutes: More OPAC System Preferences Move to News Feature by Kelly McElligott Oct 5, 2020
OPAC: Purchase Suggestions Enhancements by Kelly McElligott Oct 1, 2020

Support Provider News

From Equinox
#ChatOpenS: November 11, 2020 from 12-1pm EDT with Mike Rylander moderating. #ChatOpenS is a monthly Twitter Chat to bring together the open-source library community.

Upcoming Events

Open discussion on Koha Coding

On Wednesday 4 November our Development Manager, Martin Renvoize is going to be running an open discussion for our customers as a kind of bug testing/fixing workshop. If you have ever raised a support ticket with us having spotted a problem with your Koha system and it has resulted in a patch (fix) needing to be done in the system, chances are it will have been through the process which Martin will be demonstrating. He is aiming to go through the following:

A very quick guide to Bugzilla (the system used for managing bugs in Koha) and picking bugs to sign off
Picking a bug, testing it and signing it off with a sandbox
Picking a bug that is yet to be fixed and working through a fix for it

Email andrew.auld@ptfs-europe.com for details.

CILIP Conference 2020

CILIP Conference is a highlight in the annual calendar for library, information and knowledge professionals in the UK and is an important opportunity to connect with networks, share work and build for the future. This year the conference format has had to be reimagined and will be delivered on a virtual event platform. The one-day event on 19 November will include all of the elements that you would expect – impressive keynote speakers, engaging sessions and chances to network.

PROGRAMME AND SPEAKERS
PTFS Europe will be in the virtual Exhibition Hall for this event giving the opportunity for delegates to learn all about Koha and how it could benefit their library.

Koha4Health

PTFS Europe is hosting a virtual conference for library professionals in the health sector on 24 November. With presentations from existing Koha libraries including The King’s Fund and Worcestershire Health Library this conference is an opportunity for health libraries to see why Koha is right for them. Yo can also learn more about other healthy living options at the Health Care Guys website