Re: [Koha] Slack

[Robin Hastings]

Looks like it's me - when I'm in there, I have access to the admin stuff...


On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 7:07 PM BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 
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> Anyone know who manages the https://koha-community.slack.com/ workspace?
>
> Christopher Brannon
> 2023 koha-US President
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[Koha] POS software

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Anyone out there using an open source Point-Of-Sale software that works for
your library? I'm looking for something simple that just keeps track of
money collected for replacement costs and various fees.  If so, can you
send me links? Thanks in advance!!

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Re: [Koha] Reminder: Internet broadcast of Koha-US

[Robin Hastings]

Ah! Now I think I know - I have a bunch of library Wordpress sites on that
server that are *constantly* being attacked and I block any IPs that have
previously attacked us at the server level. You must have an IP that had
previously been used in an attack. If I get a couple of attacks from the
same range, I block the whole range, especially if they are non-US, since
most of our sites are local libraries that aren't generally accessed
outside of the US. I didn't connect the two until Michael mentioned the IPs
being blocked. I'm sorry I didn't pick up on that earlier, I could have
opened a hole into the server for affected IPs!! We did record many of the
sessions and should have them up (on the wiki you weren't able to access -
I'll unblock the addresses you listed in the message above so that you can
access the resources.

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 4:30 AM Michael Kuhn  wrote:

> Hi Katrin
>
>
> > I just checked - the website appears accessible from here.
>
> Like I said - I can also ACCESS the website
> http://koha-us.net/index.php/2017_Koha-US_Conference - but the SERVER
> koha-us.net blocks me, forbidding me to see the content of the pages,
> showing me this message:
>
>
> Forbidden
>
> You don't have permission to access /index.php/2017_Koha-US_Conference
> on this server.
> Apache/2.4 Server at koha-us.net Port 80
>
>
> Seems like some IP addresses are blocked (forbidden), I don't know why.
> I tried this from these IP addresses: 178.238.175.156 and 79.143.185.37
> - with wget they are both saying:
>
>
> $ wget http://koha-us.net/index.php/2017_Koha-US_Conference
> --2017-08-11 13:24:26--
> http://koha-us.net/index.php/2017_Koha-US_Conference
> Resolving koha-us.net (koha-us.net)... 184.106.55.122
> Connecting to koha-us.net (koha-us.net)|184.106.55.122|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
> 2017-08-11 13:24:26 ERROR 403: Forbidden.
>
>
> To me it does not seem like I could change anything on my side. Is maybe
> the NSA blocking me, or "the Russians"?! Чёрт возьми́!
>
> It works with the Tor browser. And with wget it also works from the
> address 5.189.159.76:
>
>
> $ wget http://koha-us.net/index.php/2017_Koha-US_Conference
> converted 'http://koha-us.net/index.php/2017_Koha-US_Conference'
> (ANSI_X3.4-1968) ->
> 'http://koha-us.net/index.php/2017_Koha-US_Conference' (UTF-8)
> --2017-08-11 13:27:20--
> http://koha-us.net/index.php/2017_Koha-US_Conference
> Resolving koha-us.net (koha-us.net)... 184.106.55.122
> Connecting to koha-us.net (koha-us.net)|184.106.55.122|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: unspecified [text/html]
> Saving to: '2017_Koha-US_Conference'
>
> 2017_Koha-US_Confer [ <=>  ]  35.63K  --.-KB/s   in
> 0.1s
>
> 2017-08-11 13:27:21 (311 KB/s) - '2017_Koha-US_Conference' saved [36481]
>
>
> I have never experienced something like this before.
>
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Re: [Koha] Managing digital subscriptions

[Robin Hastings]

We use some jquery to make a link to Flipster (our digital magazine
service) available only after someone has logged in. I adjusted this -
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Add_a_link_to_the_header_only_if_a_patron_is_logged_into_the_OPAC
-
bit of code and it works nicely.

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 3:07 PM Katrin Fischer 
wrote:

> Hi Doug,
>
> at the moment Koha can't control access to files depending on log in,
> IP, or similar.
>
> You could make the bibliographic records only visible when accessed from
> an IP within the library, but the users could e-mail themselves the
> records with the URLs.
>
> So I think you really want to control who is able to access the files
> outside of Koha.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Katrin
>
> Am 18.07.2016 um 22:06 schrieb Doug Dearden:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > We have received notice from one of the journals we subscribe to that
> they are going to only be providing digital format in the future.  For
> copyright reasons I don't think we can just download this file then link to
> it using the 856u field as that would make it downloadable by anyone.  I
> looked through the manual but didn't find anything to address this.  I
> believe the ideal situation is for the document to be viewable at a
> workstation inside the library, but not through the public OPAC.
> >
> > Is there a way to handle this?
> >
> > We are on an older version (3.16) but I am quite prepared to update to
> the latest release as needed.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Doug Dearden
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Re: [Koha] Vote on proposed location for Koha-US meeting

[Robin Hastings]

Only if someone in Montréal submits a proposal and it wins the vote! I'd
vote for Montréal myself... ;)

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 7:58 AM Eric Bégin  wrote:

> Could we hold this meeting in Montréal, Canada ? ;-)
>
> On 2016-02-04 07:42, BWS Johnson wrote:
> > Salvete!
> >
> >> Koha-US (formerly, Koha-NA/NAKUG) has collected proposals for sites to
> >> host its 2016 annual face-to-face meeting. I would like to invite you
> >> to read each site proposal found at
> >>  and then cast your
> >> votes to indicate your preference. Related questions and/or comments
> >> can be submitted to rhastings at nekls dot org. Cannot make it to this
> >> year's meeting? You can still tell Koha-US which site you think is
> >> best for this meeting. We want your feedback :-)
> >
> >   I am delighted to see that the name of the organisation and the
> meeting have changed. They both go a long way towards conveying purpose and
> Community.
> >
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Re: [Koha] EXTENDED: RFP for 3rd annual Koha NA meeting/conference

[Robin Hastings]

We are taking suggestions for names for the group - we'll add that to the
list to be voted on at the next meeting. Thanks for the contribution!

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Paul A <pau...@navalmarinearchive.com>
wrote:

> At 02:30 PM 12/16/2015 -0700, Christopher Davis wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> The Koha North America Users Group would like to invite agencies and
>> libraries located within the United States to host
>>
>
> Greetings,
>
> We have been through this before. Would you please change your name to
> "Koha USA Users Group" and stop being discriminatory, even racist, towards
> Canadians and other North Americans.
>
> Thank you,
> Paul
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Re: [Koha] Fwd: RFP: 3rd NAKUG/KohaNA meeting

[Robin Hastings]

The wording on the request for proposals is unfortunate, but it's an
artifact of the fact that the people involved in the conference planning
have been in the US and preferred a US destination for travel. For what
it's worth, I wouldn't disqualify a Canadian library organization who
wanted to throw their hat in the ring and would likely vote for a Canadian
or Mexican or Caribbean location, myself, but so far, all the folks who
have been present at planning/group meetings have been US folks, so that's
where the focus has been. I was there at the first meeting, where we chose
the name, and I'm not sure if there was a Canadian library in the group, or
just folks who were close enough to Canada (we were in Washington State)
that they wanted to include our northern neighbors as well, so the Koha
North America name was chosen there and has been in use since.
As for the conference being in August - again, this has been discussed at
length for the last two years at open group meetings and this is the time
frame that seems to work best for the majority. If this time doesn't work
for you, anyone is welcome to join us in our meetings and make the case for
a different time of the year! At this point, since both the conferences
we've had before were in August, it's probably mostly just precedent that
keeps it there...
And, as for charging fees - we've had 2 conferences, one free, one not, so
it's hard to say that we have a history of charging. The fees are entirely
dependent on whether we have to pay for the venue (and that is one reason
why we ask for people to indicate if their venue will be free or not in the
request, so that people have that information when they vote for a venue)
and is the only way some venues are possible - many organizations that
would like to host can't manage a completely cost-free venue and the
organization has no way to pay for the meeting otherwise than through
participant fees.
I understand that charging for the conference is a barrier, but there are
very few conferences that can manage to be put together and hosted
completely without charge, though that is a goal that is worthy, it's not
always possible. As someone mentioned earlier, if you want those little
amenities like coffee and pastries, someone has to pay for them... The
wording of the RFP can be changed, certainly, to make it more inclusive,
and we can put that on the "to-do" list for next year, but of course the
membership chooses, via a vote, where the conference will be, so no
guarantees can be made about what gets picked.
Our monthly meetings are open and advertised in advance through our mailing
list and on our website (www.koha-na.org) - if you would like to join us
online to talk about any of this, you are more than welcome!

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Paul A <pau...@navalmarinearchive.com>
wrote:

> At 08:19 PM 11/19/2015 +, BWS Johnson wrote:
>
>> Salvete!
>> > The Koha North America User’s Group would like to invite agencies and
>> > libraries located within the United States to host its third annual
>> meeting
>> > held in early August, 2016. This meeting offers participants two days of
>> > instructional sessions and presentations, followed by a two day
>> hackfest.
>> At risk of beating a dead horse, I am once again disappointed that
>> this body has taken up the mantle of "North America". There are plenty of
>> Libraries, Organisations, and Agencies within North America that do not fit
>> your group's stringent United States centric viewpoint. I am also
>> continually saddened that this body will only consider meeting in early
>> August. It is further too bad that you all charge fees for your meeting.
>> The three of these problems in combination send a strong repeated message
>> that inclusivity is not an aim of your organisation, whether that be a
>> valid conclusion to draw or no. I do so hope that at some point in future,
>> this group might reconsider any or all of those matters.
>>
>
> In 1812, the "Americans" (17 States) thought they could just march into
> Canada and take over. As Tom Lehrer used to sing: "they've hardly bothered
> us since then..."
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[Koha] Koha NA Conference is coming up!

[Robin Hastings]

The deadline for accepting registrations for the Koha NA Conference (in
Erie, PN from Aug 5-8) is July 20th - we need to know how many people to
expect so that we can make our arrangements!

You can register at
http://www.mercyhurst.edu/academics/library/2015-koha-north-american-users-group-conference.
We're not set up to take credit cards, but you can mail your check to:

NEKLS
4317 W. 6th Street
Lawrence, KS 66049
and make it out to Northeast Kansas Library System

The link above has the schedule and there are fun events planned for the
week, including a cruise on Lake Erie! Hope to see you all in Pennsylvania
in August!

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Re: [Koha] [Koha North America] Koha-NA General Meeting - Today, 1pm EST

[Robin Hastings]

Just a head's up, Blackboard has changed the login procedure and now you
have to download a launcher for your platform, then click the join button
(after you've installed that launcher) to actually get the Blackboard java
file. It's not difficult, but it is a bit time consuming, so you might want
to try to show up a bit early!

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Nick Clemens n...@quecheelibrary.org
wrote:

 Hi All,

 The next meeting of the Koha-NA group is today Thursday, January 8th at
 1pm EST

 The link to join (via Blackboard) is:

 https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2011591password=M.2A18A18CE538F26D207C171E6B7EF3

 First time participants on this platform will find this information
 helpful:
 http://support.blackboardcollaborate.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8336questionID=1473task=knowledge

 Meeting info and notes from previous meetings can be found here:
 http://koha-na.org/index.php/Monthly_online_meetings


 To sign up for the KohaNA mailing list:
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