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01:05 fbcit  kados: http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:documentation:barcode_scanners:ms9590_voyagergs
16:36 kados  or something
16:36 kados  with a namespace like http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:documentation:barcode_scanners
16:36 kados  or somewhere in the Instalaltion and Migration section
16:35 kados  I'd link to it from the Migration Notes area I suppose
16:35 fbcit  kados: what section of the wiki would you suggest putting the barcode scanner stuff?
16:33 kados  atz++
16:33 fbcit  :)
16:33 kados  hehe
16:32 atz    fbcit: you can always call your local reference librarian and treat it as a reference question
16:32 kados  and code4lib is heavily academic-library focused
16:32 kados  I think fbcit is looking for something like webjunction or soemthing
16:32 atz    yeah, though for my purposes, a lot of ppl who know more about librarianship than me
16:32 kados  atz: more for programmers who happen to work in libraries
16:32 kados  atz: not really for librarians
16:31 kados  I don't think librarians hang out on IRC
16:31 atz    besides code4lib?
16:31 kados  not really
16:31 kados  hmmm
16:30 fbcit  kados: can you recommend a good list/channel for asking librarian type questions?
16:28 kados  *nod*
16:28 fbcit  I'd hate to loose that
16:28 fbcit  I fixed the current form to accept lccn
16:28 kados  easy enough to add that
16:28 kados  it could
16:27 fbcit  lccn
16:27 fbcit  rather
16:27 fbcit  will the dev_week form take isbn?
16:27 kados  fbcit: yea, that validation will have to be removed
16:24 fbcit  great
16:24 kados  fbcit: I'll push it up as soon as I get it
16:24 kados  fbcit: just talked to ryan, he's going to commit the dev_week form for Z39.50
16:22 fbcit  ?
16:22 fbcit  maybe that validation should be removed
16:22 fbcit  problem is, the z3950 popup will not open if certain MARC tags are not provided
16:21 fbcit  leme try it
16:21 fbcit  ahh
16:20 kados  fbcit: so the user will click on 'z39.50 search', and just scan, and the CR will initiate the search
16:20 fbcit  I don't have to type it in now
16:20 kados  ryan: you around?
16:20 kados  ryan already wrote that bit, it just needs to be merged into 3.0
16:20 kados  so you won't have to type it in the MARC record
16:20 kados  actually, the z39.50 popup is going to have the isbn field in it
16:19 kados  well ...
16:19 fbcit  now, if we can make the scanner select the z3950 button after scanning....
16:18 fbcit  this is cool
16:18 kados  heh
16:17 fbcit  you beat me to it... ;-)
16:17 kados  fbcit: might be worthwhile to document your success on the koha wiki :-)
16:17 kados  w00t
16:17 fbcit  kados: got it...
16:13 kados  heh
16:12 fbcit  I have not found a setting in the scanner, but then I missed the <CR> setting so that's not saying much.. :)
16:09 kados  IMO anyway
16:09 kados  ie, do it in the scanner rather than in koha
16:09 kados  and I'm guessing there must be a way that you can cofigure the scanner to strip out the isbn automatically
16:09 kados  well, z39.50 already has a attribute set for searhing by isbn
16:08 fbcit  or maybe this is already possible?
16:08 fbcit  then a z3950 search could be performed on ISBN
16:08 fbcit  I'm thinking it might be nice to be able to scan the UPC, store EAN-13 in the correct MARC tag and then convert to ISBN to populate that field
16:07 fbcit  it looks like there is some talk about storing EAN-13 data in MARC tag 024
16:06 fbcit  so when I scan it, I don't get ISBN, but need to run the EAN through an algorithm to produce ISBN
16:06 fbcit  the upc on books is EAN-13
16:05 fbcit  looking at the issues w/isbn I mentioned earlier
16:04 kados  fbcit: on for a bit
16:04 kados  hey fbcit
15:25 atz    don't know how much he'll be online
15:25 atz    he should be wrapping up things in philly this morning and flying home later today
15:16 fbcit  kados ?
13:27 kados  ala was productive
13:26 kados  galen is in the best position to talk about the new itemcallnumber management
13:22 hdl    And lakados : how was ALA ?
13:22 hdl    kados ?
13:21 hdl    About itemcallnumbers management, who can tell me a bit more about the new stuff you wrote ? I have a library which has 3 types of itemcallnumbers : dewey, dewey suffix, and 3parts itemcallnumber :P 283, N°4 (novembre 2007)
13:05 hdl    I havenot found it on git.koha.org
13:05 kados  when did that happen?
13:05 kados  hdl: really?
13:05 hdl    It seems not to be committed at the moment.
13:04 hdl    a) Does someone work on opac-changelanguages ?
13:04 hdl    kados : some question
13:02 kados  cool
13:01 fbcit  kados: I have to go teach. Be back after 10am est.
13:00 fbcit  look here: http://www.writers-publish.com/isbn-bar-code.html
12:59 kados  dashes or soemthing?
12:59 kados  hmmm, what's the other info in the barcode?
12:59 fbcit  the Metrologic was very simple to get working btw
12:57 fbcit  is there something I'm missing that strips that info to pass only the ISBN?
12:57 fbcit  when scanning ISBN barcodes there is some other info in the barcode
12:56 fbcit  one other question
12:55 kados  it's on page 40 of the PDF I've got
12:55 kados  look for Disable CR Suffix
12:55 kados  so you might want to try Multi-code method
12:54 kados  oops, barcodes I mean
12:53 kados  and then you can change the behavior using a bunch of other scanners
12:53 kados  by scanning a special barcode
12:53 fbcit  there are 80 some pages of single-line configs
12:53 kados  typically the way these things are configured is there's a 'config' mode you enter
12:53 fbcit  right
12:53 kados  I assume you've read the manual ? :-)
12:53 fbcit  am I missing something obvious?
12:53 kados  hmmm
12:52 fbcit  I cannot seem to find a single-liner to disable the <CR>
12:52 fbcit  especially w/z3950 searches
12:52 fbcit  this messes up isbn scans when adding a MARC record
12:51 fbcit  when scanning it appends <CR>
12:51 kados  oh?
12:51 fbcit  with a few beefs
12:51 kados  w00t
12:51 fbcit  I have my metrologic scanner "working"
12:51 kados  I can imagine! :-)
12:50 fbcit  tnx its good to be back whole... :)
12:50 kados  fbcit: welcome back!
12:50 kados  fbcit: sure am
12:33 fbcit  kados still around?
12:23 kados  hi hdl
12:09 hdl    kados ?
11:24 Brooke so how close is the stuff on Chris' box to the alpha?
11:23 kados  hehe
11:22 Brooke you ;)
11:22 kados  which CEO?
11:22 Brooke that's quick :)
11:22 Brooke well gee
11:22 Brooke or you should seriously consider telling off that CEO
11:22 kados  sounds like you've been playing around with some of the new features, eh?
11:22 Brooke you better at least get a cheesesteak outta that deal
11:21 kados  :)
11:21 Brooke rub it in :P
11:21 Brooke yeah yeah
11:21 Brooke holy cannoli are there like a jillion new things in the new release :)
11:21 Brooke howdy
11:21 kados  hey Brooke