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Prosentient Systems provides a range of training courses covering introductory to in-depth use and technical support of open source library management systems. We have been providing library systems training for over 20 years.
This includes:
- Courses in using and administering Koha and DSpace
- Installation training for Koha and DSpace
- Sort and long term internship and professional development placements in library systems management
Training can be undertaken online, in person, or at our offices at:
- 6a Glen St, Milsons Point, Ultimo, Sydney (small group)
- 333 Bulwara Rd, Ultimo, Sydney (lab)
Short term courses can be undertaken at client premises or by Skype.
Available courses
Koha Essentials : half-day modules in Koha managementEach of these modules is delivered as a half-day session, either in person or by webinar/skype. The prices are $AUD450 per module or $AUD750 per day inclusive of GST. In-person training outside Sydney will usually also entail a travel and accommodation charge. These modules can be group together in one or two day training programmes.
- Teacher: edmund balnaves
Day 1: Koha installation in Debian and other environments
- Debian overview and Koha overview
- Core Linux commands for Koha management
- Sample Koha installation
- Koha folder structure and management commands
- Q&A
- Installing and updating CPAN
- Koha install
- Zebra and YAZ install
- Koha service configuration and apache
- Zebra configuration
- Scheduled tasks
- Q&A
Day 3: Data conversion and application configuration
- Koha import methods and data conversion - Bibliographic data
- Koha import methods and data conversion - Patron data
- Koha application configuration
- Key system preferences
- Core setup: branches, lending rules, patron configuration
- Q&A
Day 4: Koha web site feature management and content management
- Installation recap
- Koha web content management
- CSS customisation
- UI features and settings
- UI customisation using JQuery
- Functional overview & training resources, circulation, reserves and cataloging
Details:
- Free
- Location: Prosentient's Offices (72/ 330 Wattle St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia)
- Dates: March 2017. Four weeks. Thursdays, 6pm – 8.30pm
- BYO refreshments. Coffee/Tea provided
- Maximum enrollments: 9
Summary:
Week 1: Managing the OPAC – web content management, system preferences tricks and library guides
Week 2: Managing client communication – designing html emails, SMS services, new title alerting services, new serial alerting services
Week 3: Report design and Koha table structure – detailed access to information in the Koha database
Week 4: Koha service layers – OAI, API, Open search and others
Configuration (1/2 day):
Koha configuration workshop: clients make preliminary decisions on the Library's desired Koha settings.
- Basic parameters
- Patrons & circulation parameters
- Global system preferencest
- Catalog configuration
- Acquisition parameters
- Z39.50, Calendar and News settings
Prosentient Systems provides the opportunity for gratuates in Information Technology and Library Systems to undertake degree qualifying internships and longer term professional development programmes. These include:
Undertake a major open source project with the DSpace system
Duration: 3-6 months
Please complete all sections of this course, including submitting answers to quizzes and filling in all questionnaires.
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