Clik here to view.
Afraid of Koha’s Auto-Renew?
As we upgrade our partners to Koha 3.18 I have had a few folks wanting to know how to turn off the “auto renew” option. As many of you may have discovered there is not a system preference for this....
View ArticleCan’t Print Due Dates on Your Koha Slips? Here’s a Cure!
Can’t print due dates on your Koha slips? You’re not alone! Here’s what you can do now to cure this! Several partners have reported that after being upgraded to Koha 3.18.6 their slips are no longer...
View ArticleBasic Patron Management in Koha 3.18
In this tutorial video I’ll introduce you to the basics of patron management in Koha 3.18. To learn all about Koha 3.18 view the other videos in this series and make sure to review the manual and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Styling Koha Patron Expiration Dates with JQuery
Today’s guest post comes from Christopher Brannon at Cooperative Information Network (CIN). The following JQuery enhances the expiration date on the Koha patron details screen. Staff have always...
View ArticleNotes From the Koha Support Desk
A Concrete Example of Why Including the URL in the Support Ticket Helps I had a ticket that came in a bit ago with the description ‘Search Information not being Transferred to z39.50 window from...
View ArticlePatron Management in Koha 3.18
This tutorial video will give a detailed introduction to setting up and adding patrons in Koha 3.18. To learn all about Koha 3.18 view the other videos in this series and make sure to review the manual...
View ArticleRunning the Overdue Report in Koha
Koha has an canned overdue report that many libraries don’t use because they’d rather have a custom report, but the canned overdue report in Koha can search a lot of patron and item fields so it’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Show Library Cost Savings on your Koha Receipt
Want to show your patrons what they saved by using your library? This handy tutorial will walk you through the steps. First you want to log in to your Koha staff client and go to Tools > Notices...
View ArticleInventory in Koha 3.20
Today’s video will show you how to use Koha’s inventory tool in Koha 3.20 The post Inventory in Koha 3.20 by Jessie Zairo appeared first on ByWater Solutions - Koha Open Source ILS Support.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Koha reports and HTML
Reports have always been one of my favorite parts of Koha. The unfettered access to all of the tables and data in the system was a refreshing change from proprietary ILSes I had worked with in the...
View ArticleUsing MarcEdit to Create Koha Items
In a ticket recently, a partner and I worked together on a MARC file to get it ready for importing into Koha. One of the things we wanted to accomplish was to copy over URLs in the 856$u to the 952$u....
View ArticleUsing Koha Sandboxes to Sign off on Patches
We recently gave a town hall for our partners on how to sign off on Koha patches using the Koha Sandboxes. Many folks thought it would be great if we shared this information publicly, so I have put...
View ArticleProper Koha Notice Syntax
<item> </item>, wherefore art thou, item? One of the issues that I see occurring on a regular basis are Koha advanced notices that show up with missing and garbled item detail. The reason...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New in Koha 3.22: Advanced Item Type Management
So you have a list of Koha item types all worked out based on your circulation rules. However, you have discovered that there are some item types that are showing to the patrons and you would prefer...
View ArticleBiblio Level Item Types in Koha
From time to time the developers at ByWater will give each other guided tours of various sub-systems in Koha: Circulation, patrons, search, etc. Last week, we talked about holds, and as a side comment,...
View ArticleTools, Reports, and Administration in Koha 3.22
This recorded webinar will cover new features and enhancements in the 3.22 Koha upgrade for tools, reports, administration and system preferences. Koha 3.22 can take advantage of Plack to run faster...
View ArticleCataloging, Acquisitions, and Serials in Koha 3.22
This recorded webinar will cover new features and enhancements in the 3.22 Koha upgrade for cataloging, acquisitions and serials. A new enhancement has been added to the cataloging module, the...
View ArticleOPAC and Public Services in Koha 3.22
This recorded webinar will cover new features and enhancements in the 3.22 Koha upgrade for the OPAC and public services. Some highlights from the video include grouping item types together into one...
View ArticleCirculation and Patrons in Koha 3.22
This recorded webinar will cover new features and enhancements in the 3.22 Koha upgrade for Circulation and Patrons. Some highlights from the video include the ability to pay all fees at once from...
View ArticleUsing task lists in MarcEdit to automate edits
Working on a project recently, I found myself needing to automate an extensive set of edits in a specific order in MarcEdit. After some poking around, I found the amazing tool I was needing! In the...
View Article