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Koha 3 Library Management System

Koha 3 Library Management System

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Koha 3 Library Management System

Koha 3 Library Management System

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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)
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Koha 3 Library Management System
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
Preface
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Index

Summary


In this final chapter we looked at some advanced features of Koha:

  • The ability to create one's own record matching rules gives us a powerful way to import new records and to update and maintain the catalog.

  • Many large organization use LDAP to maintain users and passwords. Koha can talk to any LDAP server including Microsoft Active Directory. The configuration is simple; however, attention must be paid to the replicate, update, and the mapping fields.

  • To setup customized OPACs for each library or branch that share a Koha system, we set up separate Apache2 virtual hosts for each branch. For each virtual host we set up the corresponding domain name, the name of the stylesheet file, and the branch code.

  • To install additional languages, we learned how to use the tmpl_process3.pl program to install language files.

  • Setting up a Z39.50 server allows us to share our catalog with others and to include it in other Z39.50 solutions such as federated search.

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