#include <std-disclaimer.h>
Koha is an open-source Integrated Library System (ILS) developed by Katipo Communications of New Zealand in 1999. While Koha does not provide all of the functionality of a commercial ILS like those by Innovative or Ex Libris, it does allow for original and copy-cataloging in MARC21 and UNIMARC, acquisitions, circulation among multiple branches, and web-based searching of the catalog.
What features is it missing I wonder? Care to elaborate?
To get a sense for how Koha works, take a look at the Koha Showcase.
The following procedure assumes a server called 'koha' that will not be used for other purposes. The resulting configuration may be difficult to maintain due to the use of CPAN (rather than dpkg or apt).
It may be educational to have access to ILS software that can be modified quickly and easily, in order to more fully understand the inner-workings of library software. Being open-source, all of the underlying code may be examined and altered. Because Koha is written in Perl, the code may be altered on-the-fly, without recompilation.
koha:~# apt-get update koha:~# apt-get dist-upgrade koha:~# shutdown -r now
# for Yaz Toolkit deb http://ftp.indexdata.dk/debian indexdata/sarge released deb-src http://ftp.indexdata.dk/debian indexdata/sarge released
I have a two DVD set of Debian 3.1 r4 which includes the Yaz Toolkit but not the libmarc-record, which is available at the repository above. The Yaz version on the DVD is not compatible. Just do like the guy says.
koha:~# apt-get update koha:~# apt-get install libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libdate-manip-perl \ > libhtml-template-perl libmail-sendmail-perl libmarc-record-perl \ > libxml-sax-perl libclass-accessor-perl libdate-calc-perl libxml-simple-perl koha:~# apt-get install libyaz-dev yaz-doc koha:~# apt-get install unzip make lynx wget ncftp ftp less gnupg ntpdate gcc
koha:~# perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan> install Event MARC::Charset MARC::Lint Digest::MD5 MARC::File::XML \
> LWP::Simple ZOOM PDF::API2 GD::Barcode Data::Random PDF::Reuse::Barcode
cpan> get Net::Z3950
cpan> exit
koha:~# cd .cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51/ koha:~/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51# perl Makefile.PL koha:~/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51# cd yazwrap/ koha:~/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51/yazwrap# pico Makefile.PL
use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
$Verbose = 1;
WriteMakefile(
'NAME' => 'Net::Z3950::yazwrap',
'SKIP' => [qw(all static dynamic test)],
'clean' => {'FILES' => 'libyazwrap$(LIB_EXT)'},
'OPTIMIZE' => '-g', ### temporary
# Some systems like to be told: 'DEFINE' => '-D_GNU_SOURCE'
'DEFINE' => '-D_GNU_SOURCE'
);
sub MY::top_targets {
'
all :: static
static :: libyazwrap$(LIB_EXT)
libyazwrap$(LIB_EXT): $(O_FILES)
$(AR) cr libyazwrap$(LIB_EXT) $(O_FILES)
$(RANLIB) libyazwrap$(LIB_EXT)
# nothing to test
test:
';
}
koha:~/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51/yazwrap# perl Makefile.PL koha:~/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51/yazwrap# make koha:~/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51/yazwrap# cd .. koha:~/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51# make koha:~/.cpan/build/Net-Z3950-0.51# make install
koha:~# apt-get install mysql-server-4.1 koha:~# mysqladmin password <nowiki>[password]</nowiki>
koha:~# apt-get install apache2
koha:~# wget http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/koha/koha-2.2.6.tar.gz koha:~# tar -zxvf koha-2.2.6.tar.gz koha:~# cd koha-2.2.6 koha:~/koha-2.2.6# perl installer.pl
koha:~# cd /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ koha:/etc/apache2/sites-enabled# ln -s /etc/koha-httpd.conf koha:/etc/apache2/sites-enabled# pico koha-httpd.conf
# Koha 2.2 Apache Virtual Host Config File # # Please include this file in your apache configuration. # The best way to do that depends on your site setup. # Some like an Include adding to /etc/apache/httpd.conf # and some prefer a symlink to this file from some dir. # Please refer to your system manuals. # Ports to listen to for Koha # uncomment these if they aren't already in main httpd.conf # Listen 8080 # NameVirtualHost is used by one of the optional configurations detailed below # Please make sure this line is correct before uncommenting. # See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/ for some guides. NameVirtualHost *:80 # KOHA's OPAC Configuration <VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin user@domain.edu DocumentRoot /usr/local/koha/opac/htdocs ServerName koha ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/koha/ /usr/local/koha/opac/cgi-bin/ Redirect permanent index.html http://koha:80/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl ErrorLog /usr/local/koha/log/opac-error_log TransferLog /usr/local/koha/log/opac-access_log SetEnv PERL5LIB "/usr/local/koha/intranet/modules" SetEnv KOHA_CONF "/etc/koha.conf" </VirtualHost> # KOHA's INTRANET Configuration NameVirtualHost *:8080 <VirtualHost *:8080> ServerAdmin user@domain.edu DocumentRoot /usr/local/koha/intranet/htdocs ServerName koha ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/koha/ "/usr/local/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/" Redirect permanent index.html http://koha:8080/cgi-bin/koha/mainpage.pl ErrorLog /usr/local/koha/log/koha-error_log TransferLog /usr/local/koha/log/koha-access_log SetEnv PERL5LIB "/usr/local/koha/intranet/modules" SetEnv KOHA_CONF "/etc/koha.conf" </VirtualHost> # If you want to use name based Virtual Hosting: # 1. remove the two Listen lines # 2. replace koha:80 with your.opac.domain.name # 3. replace ServerName koha with ServerName your.opac.domain.name # 4. replace koha:8080 with your intranet domain name # 5. replace ServerName koha with ServerName your.intranet.domain.name # # If you want to use NameVirtualHost'ing (using two names on one ip address): # 1. Follow steps 1-5 above # 2. Uncomment the NameVirtualHost line and set the correct ip address
koha:/etc/apache2/sites-enabled# apache2ctl restart
With luck and patience, you now have a working installation of Koha—and by working, I mean that you will get meaningful errors from Koha and not 500 Internal Server Errors. From here, you will need to configure the intranet options to suit your library. Many of these options will be difficult to change once the database has been populated with MARC records, so it is important to take the time needed to be organized.
Read either the Newbie Guide or the Koha 2.2 Users Guide. These guides will walk you through the options.
Remember that pointing your browser to your Koha server brings up the OPAC. You need to specify port 8080 to access the intranet. To login to koha for configuration, use the kohaadmin account. It is a good idea to setup additional accounts. After creating new members, you can Modify User Flags (including superlibrarian) under Members.
Hostname: z3950.loc.gov Port: 7090 Database: Voyager Checked: 1 Rank: 5
koha:~# cd /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/z3950daemon/ koha:/usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/z3950daemon# ./z3950-daemon-launch.sh
If you need to change the password for kohaadmin:
koha:~# mysqladmin -u kohaadmin -p password <nowiki>[new_password]</nowiki> Enter password: <nowiki>[old_password]</nowiki> koha:~# pico /etc/koha.conf
... pass=[new_password] ...
http://koha.org/ Koha - Open Source Integrated Library System
—http://koha.org/showcase/ Koha Showcase
http://kohadocs.org/ Koha Documentation
—http://kohadocs.org/Installing_Koha_on_Debian_sarge.html Installing Koha 2.4 On Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 “stable” (sarge)
—http://kohadocs.org/newbieguide.html Koha: A Newbie's Guide, by BWS Johnson
—http://kohadocs.org/usersguide/ Koha 2.2 Users Guide
https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/koha Koha at Savannah
http://nabble.com/Koha-f14380.html Nabble - Koha Forum
http://www.us.debian.org/ http://debian.org/ Debian - The Universal Operating System
http://books24x7.com/book/id_10703/toc.asp The Debian System: Concepts and Techniques, by Martin F. Krafft (2005)
http://cpan.org/ CPAN - Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
http://mysql.com/ MySQL AB (MySQL AB is the for-profit company that develops the MySQL software.)
http://books24x7.com/book/id_12589/toc.asp The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5, Third Edition, by Michael Kofler (2005)
http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache HTTP Server Project
http://loc.gov/z3950/lcserver.html LC Z39.50/SRW/SRU Server Configuration Guidelines