Intoduction to Koha Technical Services
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Intoduction to Koha Technical Services
- 1. Koha Technical Services Management Nicole C. Engard nengard@bywatersolu7ons.com Director of Open Source Educa7on, ByWater Solu7ons Documenta7on Manager, Koha ILS Project
- 2. Today’s Program • What is a Koha? • Live Look: • Tech Services SeNngs • Cataloging a new 7tle • Adding items to records • Working w/ Acquisi7ons • SeNng up serials • Where to find help • Addi7onal Resources
- 3. What is Koha? • Where did the name Koha come from? • Koha is not an acronym, it’s a Maori word (spelled Koha not KOHA) • A Koha is a special kind of giX, most accurately defined as a giX with expecta7ons • This is one of the reasons why the Koha ILS was licensed with the GPL because of the expecta7ons of reciprocity built in to it
- 4. History of Koha • Developed from 1999‐2000 in NZ • HLT hired a development firm & insisted that they release the soXware as open source • First US Public Library goes live in 2003 • Koha 3.0 released in 2008 • First US KohaCon in TX in 2009 • 10th Anniversary & KohaCon in NZ in 2010 • More: koha‐community.org/about/ history/
- 5. Let’s Look http://intranet.bywatersolutions.com/ Username = bywater Password = bywater
- 6. Where to Find Koha • Koha can be downloaded from the official site: koha‐community.org/download‐koha/ • The code can be found at hhp://git.koha‐ community.org • The bug/enhancement list can be found (and contributed to) at: bugs.koha‐community.org
- 7. Where to Find Help • Koha Manual: • koha‐community.org/documenta7on/ • Koha Lists: • koha‐community.org/support/koha‐mailing‐lists/ • Koha IRC: • koha‐community.org/get‐involved/irc/ • Paid Support: • koha‐community.org/support/paid‐support/ • Koha Wiki: • wiki.koha‐community.org
- 8. AddiAonal Resources • Free/Libre & OSS & Libraries Bibliography • zotero.org/groups/ freelibre_and_open_source_soXware_and_libraries_ bibliography/items • Koha Newsleher • koha‐community.org/category/koha‐newsleher/ • Koha on Social Networks • wiki.koha‐community.org/wiki/ Koha_on_Social_Networks • Koha Specific Zotero Library • zotero.org/groups/koha/items
- 9. Thank You • Koha ques7ons can be directed to: • Koha Community: koha‐community.org/support/ • Me: nengard@bywatersolu7ons.com • Don’t miss other NEFLIN & Koha workshops: • neflin.org/registra7on.php