Koha-Library-Software/C2/Koha-Web-Installation-and-Onboarding/English
Title of the Script: Koha Web installation and Onboarding
Author: Vaibhavi Satardekar and Maya Hans
Keywords: koha, Web Installation, Koha onboarding process, Koha v24.05, library management system, Koha administrative login, Koha configuration settings, web installer, onboarding, MARC21 Configuration, Superlibrarian, basic setup, video tutorial.
Visual Cue | Narration |
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Title Slide |
Welcome to this Spoken Tutorial on Koha Web Installation and Onboarding. |
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Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial, we will learn about the Koha web setup through:
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System Requirements
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To record this tutorial, I am using
I also have a working internet connection. |
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Pre-requisites |
To follow this tutorial, you should have,
If not, refer to the Koha Installation tutorial on this site. |
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Pre-requisites |
Also, you should have knowledge of Library Science. |
Show Koha web installer login page
Highlight the list of activities. Show screenshots of installation and onboarding steps |
Let us begin now.
I have already installed Koha on my system.
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Log into Koha with Username as koha_library
and Password as koha123. Click on Login button |
I will Log in using the credential that I had set earlier during the installation.
So, I will type the username as koha_library and the password as koha123. We suggest that for practicing you should enter the details as demonstrated. However, if you wish to enter different details, then keep a track of it. Click on the Log in button. |
Show login page | The Koha web setup has two activities.
Web installer sets up and configures the database.
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Highlight Choose your language
Show language drop-down >> en |
Choose your language page opens.
Here, we will pick the language for the Koha. Go to the field Select a language. From the drop-down, select en for English, if it is not already selected. |
Click Continue to the next step
Highlight Check Perl dependencies Highlight the text Choose your language |
To continue, click on Continue to the next step button at the bottom left.
Check Perl dependencies page opens. Did you notice the change in the text colour for Choose your language? It has turned green. This implies that the step is successfully completed. |
Highlight the 2 messages
All required Perl modules appear to be installed. All dependencies installed. |
Note the following messages:
All required Perl modules appear to be installed. and All dependencies installed. |
Click on Continue to the next step button. | To proceed click on Continue to the next step button at the bottom of the page. |
Highlight Database settings | The Database settings page opens. |
Highlight to the values displayed | Here Database settings values given during the Koha installation are displayed. |
Click on Continue to the next step button. | Go through them and click on Continue to the next step button. |
Highlight Connection established
Click on Continue to the next step button. |
Observe the message in green.
It says Connection established. Also the following messages appear:
Click on Continue to the next step button. |
Highlight
Set up a database Now we're ready to create the database tables and fill them with some default data |
This loads the Set up database page.
The page says - Now we're ready to create the database tables and fill them with some default data. |
Click on the Continue to the next step button
Show a timer/sand clock Highlight Success
Click on the Continue to the next step button |
So, click the Continue to the next step button to create the database tables.
This step may take some time. On completion of this step, Success page appears. It says Database tables created. Once you see this message, proceed by clicking on Continue to the next step button. |
Highlight Install basic configuration settings | This brings us to the Install basic configuration settings page.
Now we are ready to do some basic configuration to use Koha. |
Click on the Continue to the next step button | So click the Continue to the next step button. |
Highlight Select your MARC flavor
Highlight the Information about the MARC |
This leads us to the page, Select your MARC flavor.
Read the information provided on this page. |
Select MARC21 | MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloging.
A MARC record contains bibliographic record information about an item. MARC21 is used globally. UNIMARC tends to be used in few European countries. We will select the MARC21 here. |
Click on the Continue to the next step button. | To confirm the selection, click on Continue to the next step button. |
Highlight Selecting default settings
Highlight MARC Frameworks: MARC21. Highlight Mandatory section.Point to the selected Default MARC21 checkboxes |
Now we come to the Selecting default settings page.
Here first we will select the setting for the MARC Frameworks: MARC21. Observe that the fields under the mandatory sections are already selected. |
Highlight Optional section
ISBN FA Simple MARC 21 |
Scroll down the Optional section.
Select all the fields as shown here. Also, read the details for each option carefully. |
Scroll down, Highlight Other Data section
Highlight Mandatory fields |
Next, scroll down to select the setting for the Other data.
Here you will notice that all the mandatory fields are already selected. |
Highlight the selected options
Some basic default authorities CSV MARC code list of relators Useful patron attribute types Allow access to the following |
Under the Optional field, select the fields as shown here.
Also, read the details for each option carefully. |
Click on Import button | Now click on Import button.
This will enable all the selected functionalities in Koha. |
Highlight Default data-loaded | We are now brought to the Default data loaded page. |
Scroll down
Highlight Basic installation completed. Highlight the text |
Scroll down this page.
It says Basic installation complete. Read the information displayed on the screen. |
Click on Set up some of Koha’s basic requirements button | Click on the button, Set up some of Koha’s basic requirements. |
Highlight Installation complete
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This brings us to Installation complete page.
Here we see the message Congratulations, installation complete. Which means that the installation is successfully completed. |
Click on Begin the onboarding process button. | Now, we will begin the onboarding.
Click on Begin the onboarding process button. |
Highlight Create a Library | The page Create a library opens.
Here we are prompted to enter the Library details. |
Highlight
Library Code: ST Name: Spoken Tutorial Library Point to the red asterisk fields Highlight instruction at the bottom of the page
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Fill in the fields Library code and Name for the library, as I have done here.
Some important things to note are-
We can add more libraries and settings later through the Administration module. |
Click on the Submit button | Click on the Submit button to create the library. |
Highlight Create a patron category
Point to the success message |
The page Create a patron category opens.
The text highlighted in green confirms that the Library created! |
Highlight
Category code as LS Description as Library Staff Default privacy from drop down select Default. Enrollment period in months: 50 Show only the filled details in the video. |
I have filled in the details as shown here.
You can pause the video to fill in the details and then resume. The information to add more patron categories and settings is provided here. |
Click on Submit
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Now, click on the Submit button to create the patron category.
Create Koha Administrator Patron page opens. |
Highlight Patron Category created
Highlight the text |
The highlighted text in green says Patron Category created.
Read the information provided on this page. Here we will create a patron with the superlibrarian permissions. |
Cursor on Administrator identity
Highlight
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Under Administrator identity, fill in the superlibrarian details as shown here. |
Highlight
Administrator account permissions Superlibrarian |
Note that under Administrator account permissions, superlibrarian is mentioned by default. |
Cursor on Administrator login
Highlight the fields: Username: Bella Password: |
Under Administrator login, we will set the login credentials for superlibrarian.
I will enter; Username as Bella and Password as Library@1 |
Highlight the field
Confirm password |
To reconfirm, enter the same password, Library@1, in the Confirm password field. |
Narration | Please remember this username and password.
This will be used later to give rights and permissions to the Staff. |
Highlight the text | Details To create another patron and To edit patron permissions are mentioned at the bottom of the page. |
Click on Submit at the bottom
Highlight Create a new item type |
I will click on the Submit button to proceed ahead.
Create a new item type page opens. |
Point to the message: Administrator account created! | The text highlighted in green says, Administrator account created. |
Scroll down
Highlight the field Item type code |
Read the information provided here on the screen.
The first field here is Item type code. It is a short identifier for each item type. |
Highlight BK | I will enter the Item type code as BK. |
Highlight Description field | The Description field describes the item type. |
Highlight Books | Here, I will type Books.
Details To create another item type and its settings are mentioned at the bottom of the page. |
Click on Submit button
Highlight Create a new circulation rule |
Now, click on the Submit button to create the item type.
Create a new circulation rule page opens. |
Highlight New item type created | Text highlighted in green says New item type created. |
Highlight the text
Spoken Tutorial Library Highlight Patron category, >> select Library staff
Highlight Holds per record (count) >> 5
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Now we can go ahead and Create a new circulation rule.
These rules may vary from library to library. For this tutorial, we will set the following rules. I have filled in the details as shown here. You may pause the video here, fill in the details and resume. |
Click on Submit
Highlight Web installer > Complete |
To complete creation of circulation rules click on the Submit button.
Web installer, Complete page opens. |
Highlight the message
Highlight Congratulations you have finished and are ready to use Koha |
The text highlighted in green says Circulation rule created!
Notice the text in green color with tick mark! It means, Installation and Onboarding is completed successfully. Also, you will see the message Congratulations you have finished and ready to use Koha. |
Click on the button Start using Koha
Highlight Koha Login
Show staff interface Show logout steps |
Now click on the button Start using Koha to explore Koha.
This will bring us to the Koha Login Interface. To login we will use the superlibrarian credentials. I will type the Username as Bella and Password as Library@1 For Select Library, My library is selected by default. Here I will select the Spoken Tutorial Library. Now click on Log in. The Koha staff interface will open. We will explore this interface as we go ahead in this series. For now we will logout. To logout, click on Bella, Spoken Tutorial Library on top right of the page. From the dropdown select Logout. |
Narration Only | With this, we come to the end of this tutorial. |
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Summary In this tutorial, We learned about Koha web installation and Onboarding in Koha. |
Let's do a quick recap.
In this tutorial, we learned about,
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Summary We covered how to:
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We also covered how to:
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About Spoken Tutorial project
http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial
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The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
Please download and watch it. |
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Spoken Tutorial workshops The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
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The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.
For more details, please write to us. |
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Forum for specific questions |
We will be happy to answer your specific questions regarding this tutorial.
Post your questions in the forum and our team will get back to you |
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Acknowledgement The Spoken Tutorial project was established at IIT Bombay by the Ministry of Education Govt of India.
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Thank you for joining. |