2022.01.28 - Agenda and notes

2022.01.27 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NEKLS office + meeting changed to online only
Zoom link
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No recording of this meeting will be made

  1. Announcements, news, brief items, etc.
  • Introductions
  • Additions to the agenda
  1. Changes to passwords for “System login only” and “Library associate (exempt)”

  • Any “System login only” or “Library associate (exempt)” must meet these criteria:

    • New passwords must be between 14 and 89 characters long
    • 1 capital letter
    • 1 small letter
    • 1 numeral [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
    • Passwords may contains spaces and punctuation

  • This only affects passwords that are changed after January 16, 2022

  • Directors can log in with their BRANCH_DIRECTOR account and update these passwords see this YouTube video or this PDF for more information

  • A link to both of these documents is in a message on each director account

  1. Upgrade problem 1 - Printing problems
  • This is a Firefox problem - not a Koha problem
  • Fix is at this link
  • Greg and George can also remote in to perform this fix
  1. Upgrade problem 2 - Placing multiple requests in the staff client
  1. Upgrade problem 3 - Item level requests
  1. 2021 statistics - changes - plans for 2022
  • Errors in the SQL for reports from past years were discovered - some things were double-counted
  • The reports that were used this year are: - 2866, 2867, 2868, 3018 - Circulation data was collected using the monthly reports
  1. Changes to item types and item type codes - ongoing
  • IMLS wants separate statistics for realia at the end of the year
  • The easiest way to incorporate this change is by altering item type codes - some item type names also changed
  1. Changes to item types - bibliographic frameworks
  • The list of available item types on the bibliographic frameworks has also changed
  • “Temporary” item types were removed
  1. Best practice - What to do when an item is returned with “No barcode found” message

  • History of the problem - those darned Koha developers

  • What’s being done - koha-US is funding an enhancement that will fix the problem

  • What to do in the meantime

    • Double check to make sure the item really is “No barcode found”
    • Run report 3009 - this report has been substantially updated
    • Does your library policy say anything on the subject?
  1. New feature to be turned on after configuration - Hold waiting reminder
  • Koha can now send a “You still have a hold waiting” message X days after the item has been put on the hold shelf
  • Follows the same sending rules as the “Hold arrived” notices
  • These notices need to be set up and configured before we turn this feature on
  1. Next meetings in 2022
  • January 27 (Thursday 10:00 a.m.) - online only
  • April 28 (Thursday 10:00 a.m.) - online only
  • August 30 (Tuesday 10:00 a.m.) - NEKLS office / online
  • November 17 (Thursday 10:00 a.m.) - Leavenworth Public Library / online