KOHA at OSA: Experiences and the road ahead Katalin Dob (Senior - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
KOHA at OSA: Experiences and the road ahead Katalin Dob (Senior Librarian) dobok@ceu.hu Jzsef Gbor Bn (Database Developer) bonej@ceu.hu Integrated library system standards-compliant records: AACR2, MARC21, LCSH Books Periodicals
standards-compliant records: AACR2, MARC21, LCSH
25.000 volumes Processed: 10% New acquisitions expected MARC compliant records LCSH
8.500 titles 42 languages represented Standardization: ongoing Inventory: ongoing Processed: 100% MARC compliant records
2.800 titles Standardization: ongoing Processed: 100% New acquisitions expected Dublin core compliant records
Z39.50 client and server: LOC maintained standard which specifies a protocol for searching and retrieving information from remote databases SRU/W client and server: Search/Retrieval Via URL – XML focused search protocol for internet search queries OAI-PMH server: Open Archives Initiative – Protocol for Metadata Harvesting Metadata Standards for describing content: UNIMARC, MARC21 Export options: Bibtex, DC (XML), MARCXml, MARC, MODS (XML), RIS
the system administrator.
(Pre-configured, CPAN, install from source)
configuring cron jobs. (Especially in case of zebra indexing)
generates a lot of „cleaning” task.
it afterwards.
Developed in New Zealand by Katipo Communications. The first installation went live in January
2002: support for MARC21, Z39.50 (developed by Nelsonville PL): increased interest in the
Commercial support firms — including LibLime, 2005- (www.liblime.com/), Equinox Software (www.esilibrary.com/esi/), ByWater Solutions, 2009-, Index Data in Copenhagen (www.indexdata.com/), or BibLibre in France, 2007- (www.biblibre.com/) Model of „sponsored benefit”. „Coopetition”. NGOs, non-profit institutions: EIFL promotes Koha and Evergreen in developing countries. www.eifl.net/foss Case studies: http://www.eifl.net/koha-foss-integrated-library-system or the Raoul Wallenberg Institution in Lund www.rwi.lu.se/library/workshopchrp.shtml National user groups: in Europe, Asia, Africa. KUDOS (Koha Users and Developers Open Source Group): http://kudos.koha.org/
When talking about open source the answer is never "can't handle" -- it's "can't handle it yet" :) Nicole C. Engard Mailing lists: Koha-community.org/support/koha-mailing-lists IRC chat: Koha-community.org/get-involved/irc Bug tracker: Bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/ Git repository: Git.koha-community.org Koha wiki: Wiki.koha-community.org Wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/IRC_Meetings Demos: http://koha-community.org/demo/ Video tutorials: http://www.bywatersolutions.com/section/learning-open-source
http://koha.org/documentation
Wayne State University 3.0 Reference Manual Developed by the LIS 7435 Integrated Library Systems class at the Library and Information Science School at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in Winter 2010
http://koha.org/documentation/manual/wayne- state-university-koha-3.0-reference-manual
Source: Tristan Müller, OCLC Systems & Services. International digital library perspectives. Vol. 27, no. 1, 2011 www.emeraldinsight.com/1065-075X.htm
Koha: 19 companies offer software counselling, support, training, etc. Adopts two Marc formats (Marc21, Unimarc), available in more than 25 languages. Effectively structured community and contributions. Different administrator for each version. The size of its community: over 50 developers and contributors in dozens of countries. Evergreen: Rapid growth of its community. From consortia of public and academic libraries in the US and Canada. High level of user satisfaction.
Available moduls
Administration (reports) Shared administration applies to bibliographic/authority records, patron records/preferences, budgetary funds, etc. All branches can be treated as independent, sharing a common catalog. Has a report generator. Options for assigning user privileges. Cataloging Works with both MARC21 and UNIMARC. Allows direct cataloging into MARC
Set of frameworks for different material types. Authority control Used for titles/names/subject headings. Authority control is based on MARC21. Authorized values for item or local use fields.
OPAC: Functionality checklist
SEARCH
spelling)
BROWSE
DISPLAY
My Koha For registered users only Aggregate records in a temporary collection (OPAC Cart)
List). Add purchase suggestions Social cataloging features (Built-in ‘Web 2.0”) Catalog mashups: Displays book cover images (Amazon, Google) Tags and reviews from LibraryThing User contributions: tags, reviews, comments Clouds RSS feeds Zotero
„Open-source OPACs, especially that of Koha, seem to be
more innovative than their long-established proprietary counterparts as our investigation shows.” Yang & Hofmann, Information Technology and Libraries, Sept. 2010
Circulation functions
Real-time verification and validation Account expiration data Supports borrowing, renewal and return of materials Includes automated e-mails based on circulation requests or the receipts of circulation transactions Generates specific batch mailings or e-mail notices to patrons. Personal accounts (My Koha)
Acquisitions
Order tracking: limited to ordered-received-completed commands
Serials
Koha can link journal titles to full text via Serials Solutions. Supports: Routing periodicals Inventory control Check-in function Authorities Tracks internal routing lists to patrons. Manages subscription data and claims information.
standards-compliant records: AACR2, MARC21, LCSH
25.000 volumes Processed: 10% New acquisitions expected MARC compliant records LCSH
8.500 titles 42 languages represented Standardization: ongoing Inventory: ongoing Processed: 100% MARC compliant records
2.800 titles Standardization: ongoing Processed: 100% New acquisitions expected Dublin core compliant records
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http://people.oregonstate.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/index.php
developed by LibLime, called Biblios, which can be embedded in Koha.
can be exported in MARC21 or XML format.
Helps catalogers to find, create and share Z39.50 targets.
records and over 25-million bibliographic records, through a free, downloadable database on biblios.net. Offers social cataloging features such as forums, private messaging, and chat.
members.
Electronic resource management? Integrate social networks? Open Library