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Ensure your system is correctly set up and ready for use. This guide will guide you through the steps to perform these checks. Log into your Koha instance. Navigate to the "About" page.. You will see crucial information about your Koha instance, dependencies, and...

This guide will help you set up your Koha Library System after launching it on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace.   1. Retrieve the Koha Administrator Password Log in to your AWS account and navigate to the EC2 dashboard. In the EC2 console, select your new...

1. Subscribe to Koha library system by KohaSupport on AWS Marketplace Go to https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace Search for "Koha Integrated Library Management System by KohaSupport" Click "Continue to subscription". If you don't yet have an AWS account, you will be...

Koha is the most popular open source library management system in the world. Learn how to install Koha on Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS and join thousands of libraries using Koha around the globe.

Running a library isn’t as simple and straightforward as many people I have encountered think. It’s more than just checking out books and putting them back on the shelf when they are returned. Librarians have to deal other complex, time-consuming responsibilities like acquisitions, cataloguing, inventory, budgets, reports and interlibrary loaning. Pen and paper won’t cut it, and using an excel spreadsheet is only marginally better than digging a trench using a caviar spoon.

What do you do if your Koha library system suddenly goes offline due to a server crash, power or internet outage? Go back to the dark ages and start writing with pen and paper? Surely not! Koha has a very useful feature called Offline Circulation which allows you to...

The MySQL database management system provides different authentication plugins to authenticate users with the database. Three commonly used plugins are mysql_native_password, caching_sha2_password, and auth_socket. 1. mysql_native_password: The mysql_native_password...

Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) and Sierra are both popular open source library management software solutions. While both have their own strengths and weaknesses, Koha has some advantages over Sierra that make it a better choice for some libraries. 1....

Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) and Evergreen are two of the most popular open-source library management systems used by libraries around the world. Both Koha and Evergreen offer libraries a comprehensive suite of tools to manage their collections, circulation,...

Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) and OPALS (Online Public Access Library System) are both open source solutions that have gained popularity in the library management world. While both systems have their pros and cons, Koha offers several advantages compared to...

Classifying an item in library management is the process of organizing books, journals, and other materials into categories, so that they can be easily retrieved and used by library patrons. The purpose of classification is to arrange materials in a systematic order...

Here are the top 10 best courses or degrees for librarians, along with cost and average duration information and links to some programs: 1. Master of Library Science (MLS) - This is the most common and widely recognized degree for librarians. The average cost of a MLS...

Here is the average cost and duration for each of the top 10 courses or degrees for librarians: 1. Master of Library Science (MLS) – The cost varies depending on the institution and location, but on average, the cost is between $15,000 to $35,000. The duration is...