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Koha 3 Library Management System

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Koha 3 Library Management System

Overview of this book

Koha is the first full-featured open source library management system that is widely used for efficiently managing libraries. However, setting up and maintaining Koha is no walk in the park. It is not as straightforward as setting up the other popular LAMP applications.This practical guide provides all the essential information that is needed to make the task of installing and configuring Koha really seem simple and easy. It demonstrates how to set up Koha and its various aspects – installation, configuration, application administration, and data migration. It also covers troubleshooting, software maintenance, software customization, and other advanced topics.The book starts with installing and configuring the LAMP stack and the Koha application to meet your needs. It then goes deeper into setting up various rules and configuring settings for Koha. It also covers data migration of catalog records, software maintenance, and customization of the application. Chapters are also dedicated to providing an insight into advanced topics such as LDAP integration and Internationalization. Filled with numerous code samples and screenshots, this book will tour you through setting up Koha for evaluation or test purposes. It also includes loads of tips for troubleshooting and maintenance activities. By the end of this book, you will have gained the knowledge to get the most out of your Koha installation.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Koha 3 Library Management System
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Installing new languages


If you need to have Koha OPAC and staff client screens in another language, you will need to install the particular language. Here are the steps involved:

  1. Install Perl module prerequisite Locale::PO.

  2. Check availability of the corresponding language files in the Koha folder.

  3. Create new folders for the new language in the appropriate OPAC and staff client folders.

  4. Use Koha's program—tmpl_process2.pl to install the new language.

  5. Enable the new language via Koha's system preferences module.

As an example let us install the Spanish language.

Install Locale::PO module

We need the Perl module Locale::PO before we can install the new language. We use CPAN to install this module:

koha@li190-245:~/kohaclone$ cpan Locale::PO

Creating language templates for the OPAC

First let us locate the Spanish language files in the kohaclone folder. The language files have an extension .po and are found in the misc/translator folder:

koha@li190-245:~/kohaclone $ cd misc/translator/koha@li190-245...