[Koha] Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Re: Self-service hardware question

[Chad Roseburg]

We used old computers with Elo touchscreens at our branches. For software,
we used Chrome or Firefox in kiosk mode.
For touchscreens, I bumped up the size of the buttons and layout using
Koha's JS and CSS system prefs.

I think we ended up using Chromium or Chrome in kiosk mode -- I had issues
with firefox. I used Debian for this and I think Fred's idea of using a
Rasp. Pi ( latest ) would work great with Chrome/Chromium in kiosk mode.
We've used a Pi for a digital display kiosk -- again, with Chrome in kiosk
mode, but any cheap hardware should work fine.

Windows would work too.  We used PWB on Win 2000 from
https://www.teamsoftwaresolutions.com/ for many years ( pre-Koha migration
) as a Windows-based public catalog kiosk solution but there are probably
many alternatives today.

Chad

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 12:55 PM King, Fred  wrote:

> I'm not sure if this would work, but maybe someone can take my idea and
> turn it into something practical.
>
> How about running Firefox on a Raspberry Pi? You could lock it in a box
> and run cables to a keyboard, barcode scanner, mouse, and monitor to it.
> Definitely inexpensive, especially if you have a spare monitor, keyboard,
> and mouse hanging around. I'm not sure how easy it would be to prevent
> people from browsing to other sites, but someone here might know of a way.
>
> Fred King, MSLS, AHIP
> Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
> fred.k...@medstar.net
> 202-877-6670
> ORCID -0001-5266-0279
> MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org
>
> I was singing the blues when I was six. Kind of sad, eh?
> --Harry Dean Staunton
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Koha  On Behalf Of Chris Brown
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 3:24 PM
> To: Lisa Peel 
> Cc: Koha 
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Koha] Self-service hardware question
>
>  ** ATTENTION: This email originated from outside the MedStar network. **
> DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know
> the content is safe.
>
> Hi Lisa (and everyone)
>
> We have started looking at this for a couple of the community libraries we
> support here in Sheffield (UK). Partly this is as a social distancing
> measure as and when we re-open after the pandemic.
>
> Self-service checkout mode is straightforward to configure in Koha ...
> take a look at the Bywater Solutions tutorial at
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bywatersolutions.com_education_setting-2Dself-2Dcheckout-2Dfeature-2Dkoha=DwIGaQ=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M=vKh6XwOmjyC51IkP1OfsdjQZoWT2vpi6VZl8El8EPRI=ULJzl7snsamosQnLCPdubRO_x_K1emz4q2NQR8LecY0=eIi0-JPLRXKgTOOD48ufAIwj8nkZKS0FzOuynUdtyMo=
>
> For hardware we are looking at something really cheap and cheerful ...
> probably just a chrome book and a bar-code scanner. (Our books don't have
> RFID tags). The challenge is to lock the chromebook down tight enough so
> that users can't browse out to other sites (we are looking at using Google
> Chrome in Kiosk mode), or escape the browser altogether. We're not
> expecting to pay more than around £350 for the hardware.
>
> We haven't looked at printers because we don't need receipts but Koha's
> self-checkout module certainly has the option to print them.
>
> I am not an expert so if you get a reply from someone with more experience
> you should defer to them!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Chris Brown
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 7:09 PM Lisa Peel 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone
> >
> > I am hoping those of you with experience of implementing self-service
> > with Koha would be able to give me some assistance.
> >
> > We are looking at implementing self-service in order to extend our
> > service hours – however I have little experience of this, especially
> > what hardware would be needed.
> >
> > Am I right in thinking that it is not actually necessary to buy one of
> > the very fancy free standing units I have seen in many supplier
> > catalogues? We have no alarm system in any of our libraries (there are
> > six of them, most of them relatively small with less than 3000 items
> > each, no RFID). Ideally I need to find a cost effective solution,
> > ideally something which would also incorporate generating a receipt (so
> students have proof of check in).
> >
> > Could anyone advise me of what we would need and possible price?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > Mrs Lisa Peel
> > Head of Learning Resources, SEG Services Swiss Education Group
> >  Avenue des Alpes 62
> > CH-1820 Montreux, Switzerland
> > Mobile: +41 (0)79 228 0151
> > Skype: biblio1897
> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.swisseducation
> > .com=DwIGaQ=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M=vKh6XwOm
> > jyC51IkP1OfsdjQZoWT2vpi6VZl8El8EPRI=ULJzl7snsamosQnLCPdubRO_x_K1emz4
> > q2NQR8LecY0=6TLdrOYM7KRcUsDFOxmOwBa1IybxVBKgYMTfWNAgWlY=
> >  > on.com_en_=DwIGaQ=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M=vK
> > 

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Re: [Koha] [EXTERNAL] Re: Self-service hardware question

[Chad Roseburg]

We used old computers with Elo touchscreens at our branches. For software,
we used Chrome or Firefox in kiosk mode.
For touchscreens, I bumped up the size of the buttons and layout using
Koha's JS and CSS system prefs.

I think we ended up using Chromium or Chrome in kiosk mode -- I had issues
with firefox. I used Debian for this and I think Fred's idea of using a
Rasp. Pi ( latest ) would work great with Chrome/Chromium in kiosk mode.
We've used a Pi for a digital display kiosk -- again, with Chrome in kiosk
mode, but any cheap hardware should work fine.

Windows would work too.  We used PWB on Win 2000 from
https://www.teamsoftwaresolutions.com/ for many years ( pre-Koha migration
) as a Windows-based public catalog kiosk solution but there are probably
many alternatives today.

Chad

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 12:55 PM King, Fred  wrote:

> I'm not sure if this would work, but maybe someone can take my idea and
> turn it into something practical.
>
> How about running Firefox on a Raspberry Pi? You could lock it in a box
> and run cables to a keyboard, barcode scanner, mouse, and monitor to it.
> Definitely inexpensive, especially if you have a spare monitor, keyboard,
> and mouse hanging around. I'm not sure how easy it would be to prevent
> people from browsing to other sites, but someone here might know of a way.
>
> Fred King, MSLS, AHIP
> Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
> fred.k...@medstar.net
> 202-877-6670
> ORCID -0001-5266-0279
> MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org
>
> I was singing the blues when I was six. Kind of sad, eh?
> --Harry Dean Staunton
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Koha  On Behalf Of Chris Brown
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 3:24 PM
> To: Lisa Peel 
> Cc: Koha 
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Koha] Self-service hardware question
>
>  ** ATTENTION: This email originated from outside the MedStar network. **
> DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know
> the content is safe.
>
> Hi Lisa (and everyone)
>
> We have started looking at this for a couple of the community libraries we
> support here in Sheffield (UK). Partly this is as a social distancing
> measure as and when we re-open after the pandemic.
>
> Self-service checkout mode is straightforward to configure in Koha ...
> take a look at the Bywater Solutions tutorial at
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bywatersolutions.com_education_setting-2Dself-2Dcheckout-2Dfeature-2Dkoha=DwIGaQ=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M=vKh6XwOmjyC51IkP1OfsdjQZoWT2vpi6VZl8El8EPRI=ULJzl7snsamosQnLCPdubRO_x_K1emz4q2NQR8LecY0=eIi0-JPLRXKgTOOD48ufAIwj8nkZKS0FzOuynUdtyMo=
>
> For hardware we are looking at something really cheap and cheerful ...
> probably just a chrome book and a bar-code scanner. (Our books don't have
> RFID tags). The challenge is to lock the chromebook down tight enough so
> that users can't browse out to other sites (we are looking at using Google
> Chrome in Kiosk mode), or escape the browser altogether. We're not
> expecting to pay more than around £350 for the hardware.
>
> We haven't looked at printers because we don't need receipts but Koha's
> self-checkout module certainly has the option to print them.
>
> I am not an expert so if you get a reply from someone with more experience
> you should defer to them!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Chris Brown
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 7:09 PM Lisa Peel 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone
> >
> > I am hoping those of you with experience of implementing self-service
> > with Koha would be able to give me some assistance.
> >
> > We are looking at implementing self-service in order to extend our
> > service hours – however I have little experience of this, especially
> > what hardware would be needed.
> >
> > Am I right in thinking that it is not actually necessary to buy one of
> > the very fancy free standing units I have seen in many supplier
> > catalogues? We have no alarm system in any of our libraries (there are
> > six of them, most of them relatively small with less than 3000 items
> > each, no RFID). Ideally I need to find a cost effective solution,
> > ideally something which would also incorporate generating a receipt (so
> students have proof of check in).
> >
> > Could anyone advise me of what we would need and possible price?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > Mrs Lisa Peel
> > Head of Learning Resources, SEG Services Swiss Education Group
> >  Avenue des Alpes 62
> > CH-1820 Montreux, Switzerland
> > Mobile: +41 (0)79 228 0151
> > Skype: biblio1897
> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.swisseducation
> > .com=DwIGaQ=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M=vKh6XwOm
> > jyC51IkP1OfsdjQZoWT2vpi6VZl8El8EPRI=ULJzl7snsamosQnLCPdubRO_x_K1emz4
> > q2NQR8LecY0=6TLdrOYM7KRcUsDFOxmOwBa1IybxVBKgYMTfWNAgWlY=
> >  > on.com_en_=DwIGaQ=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M=vK
> > 

Re: [Koha] [EXTERNAL] Re: Self-service hardware question

[JESSE KAH]

Dear Lisa and everyone,

Lemonjar team is also manufacturer for all the library automation equipment. 
At the same time, we are also implementer and integrator for KOHA. We based in 
Malaysia.
Having Self Check Kiosk is helpful in the library. It acts as a "staff/ agent" 
to allow patrons to borrow, return and even renew material by own.
First, you need to see what is the main direction to have automation in 
library.. What I mean is for security or automation purpose.
For security, definitely EM (Electromagnetic) and if for automation, then RFID 
(either HF/ UHF). Myself recommend for UHF.
Perhaps can check our products at our website via https://www.lemonjar.com.my 
for further info.

Aside of having standing Self Check Kiosk, Christ's idea is good too. 
If your library on RFID, you will need another item - RFID station to charge/ 
discharge the security tag.
If your library is on EM, then you will need another item - EM Desk 
(Sensitizer/ Desensitizer) to arm and dis-arm the EM strips within books after 
circulation.
That's the purpose of having kiosk (everything in 1 body).. so public can be 
orientate easily on the operation.

Sharing you our implementation at one of the public library at Malaysia. It's a 
hybrid kiosk (running both EM and UHF RFID).
https://www.lemonjar.com.my/index.php/2019/04/01/soft-launching-of-ssl-tg-aru/ 
Hybrid Self Check kiosk from us is around Malaysia Ringgit (MYR) 45,000.00.

Integrating KOHA to third-party automation equipment is not hard.
Configuration on the SIP2 config file will do.

Hope it helps.


Regards,
Jesse
Lemonjar Software Media Sdn. Bhd.



On 12/05/2020, 3:54 AM, "Koha on behalf of King, Fred" 
 wrote:

I'm not sure if this would work, but maybe someone can take my idea and 
turn it into something practical.

How about running Firefox on a Raspberry Pi? You could lock it in a box and 
run cables to a keyboard, barcode scanner, mouse, and monitor to it. Definitely 
inexpensive, especially if you have a spare monitor, keyboard, and mouse 
hanging around. I'm not sure how easy it would be to prevent people from 
browsing to other sites, but someone here might know of a way.

Fred King, MSLS, AHIP
Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
fred.k...@medstar.net
202-877-6670
ORCID -0001-5266-0279
MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org

I was singing the blues when I was six. Kind of sad, eh?
--Harry Dean Staunton

-Original Message-
From: Koha  On Behalf Of Chris Brown
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 3:24 PM
To: Lisa Peel 
Cc: Koha 
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Koha] Self-service hardware question

 ** ATTENTION: This email originated from outside the MedStar network. ** 
DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the 
content is safe. 

Hi Lisa (and everyone)

We have started looking at this for a couple of the community libraries we 
support here in Sheffield (UK). Partly this is as a social distancing measure 
as and when we re-open after the pandemic.

Self-service checkout mode is straightforward to configure in Koha ... take 
a look at the Bywater Solutions tutorial at 
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bywatersolutions.com_education_setting-2Dself-2Dcheckout-2Dfeature-2Dkoha=DwIGaQ=RvBXVp2Kc-itN3g6r3sN0QK_zL4whPpndVxj8-bJ04M=vKh6XwOmjyC51IkP1OfsdjQZoWT2vpi6VZl8El8EPRI=ULJzl7snsamosQnLCPdubRO_x_K1emz4q2NQR8LecY0=eIi0-JPLRXKgTOOD48ufAIwj8nkZKS0FzOuynUdtyMo=
 

For hardware we are looking at something really cheap and cheerful ...
probably just a chrome book and a bar-code scanner. (Our books don't have 
RFID tags). The challenge is to lock the chromebook down tight enough so that 
users can't browse out to other sites (we are looking at using Google Chrome in 
Kiosk mode), or escape the browser altogether. We're not expecting to pay more 
than around £350 for the hardware.

We haven't looked at printers because we don't need receipts but Koha's 
self-checkout module certainly has the option to print them.

I am not an expert so if you get a reply from someone with more experience 
you should defer to them!

Best Regards,

Chris Brown




On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 7:09 PM Lisa Peel  wrote:

> Hello everyone
>
> I am hoping those of you with experience of implementing self-service 
> with Koha would be able to give me some assistance.
>
> We are looking at implementing self-service in order to extend our 
> service hours – however I have little experience of this, especially 
> what hardware would be needed.
>
> Am I right in thinking that it is not actually necessary to buy one of 
> the very fancy free standing units I have seen in many supplier 
> catalogues? We have no alarm system in any of our libraries (there are 
> six of them, most of them relatively small with less than 3000 items 
> each, no RFID). Ideally I 

[Koha] invalid marcxml

[tunix]

We have a problem with our MARCXML data in KOHA. The order of the fields 
must be changed for many records. The problem affects all records that 
are newly created or changed by us. All  elements must appear 
after the  elements. So far the  element with 
the unique ID of the record (MARC field 999 $c) is placed before the 
 elements. The wrong order violates the MARCXML guidelines.



before editing:

00996xxx x22002417x 4200
23330
DE-1278
t|
161220s2002 xxu|  00| 0 ger d

3-89012-956-0
51,00 


after editing:

01059xxx x2200265x 4200

9911
9911

23330
DE-1278
20190604142304.0
t|
161220s2002 xxu|  00| 0 ger d

3-89012-956-0
51,00 

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Re: [Koha] invalid marcxml

[Joy Nelson]

Hello-
Can you elaborate a bit more on this?  Is the order of the tags causing
errors in Koha?  Or is it just 'wrong' per the standard?

I am unable to recreate the order you show in your example via the basic
editor or the advanced cataloging editor.  Can you explain what your
process is that creates this order?  Also what version of Koha are you
using currently?

Thanks
joy


On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 10:25 AM  wrote:

> We have a problem with our MARCXML data in KOHA. The order of the fields
> must be changed for many records. The problem affects all records that
> are newly created or changed by us. All  elements must appear
> after the  elements. So far the  element with
> the unique ID of the record (MARC field 999 $c) is placed before the
>  elements. The wrong order violates the MARCXML guidelines.
>
>
> before editing:
>
> 00996xxx x22002417x 4200
> 23330
> DE-1278
> t|
> 161220s2002 xxu|  00| 0 ger
> d
> 
> 3-89012-956-0
> 51,00 
> 
>
> after editing:
>
> 01059xxx x2200265x 4200
> 
> 9911
> 9911
> 
> 23330
> DE-1278
> 20190604142304.0
> t|
> 161220s2002 xxu|  00| 0 ger
> d
> 
> 3-89012-956-0
> 51,00 
> 
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[Koha] Maintenance Branches - String Freeze

[Joy Nelson]

Hello all!
String Freeze will go into effect on Friday, May 15, 2020 for the 19.11,
19.05, 18.11 branches.  Monthly releases for those branches will be out on
Friday, May 22, 2020.

Thank you!

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