Continued...
- Koha tips and tricks
- Support provider news
- Upcoming and past events:
. Documentation drop-in session: 15 January 2026
. KohaCon25: photos, recordings, coverage
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#KohaILS #KohaCon25
The Koha Community's December 2025 Newsletter is now available at koha-community.org/koha-communi...
In this edition:
- Current Koha versions
- New Koha release: 25.11 π
- New developments
- Koha advent calendar 2025
- Community news
- New Koha libraries - welcome!
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#KohaILS #KohaCon25
Thanks to Kristina for taking such fabulous photos of KohaCon25, and creating a fabulous record of the Koha Community's time together celebrating 25 years of Koha www.flickr.com/photos/4nits... (CC BY 4.0 SA).
#KohaCon25 #KohaILS
Last week's Monday Minutes from ByWater Solutions at KohaCon25.
Nick and Jessie are live from KohaCon25 and joined by Alex from Catalyst IT zurl.co/LFQMO
#KohaCon25 #KohaILS
Where are you watching #KohaCon25 ? I was there for Day 1 and Day 2 but couldn't make it in person today.
Whilst watching some of today's #KohaCon25 talks, I also added the following new sources to @ExhibitExplorer :
* Canterbury Photography Museum
* Dunedin Public Libraries
* KaipΕ«pΕ« Sanctuary
* Otautau Museum
* Our Health Journeys
* Rotorua Library - Te Aka Mauri
* Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant [β¦]
Craig and Alex under slide on VuFind Library search with references to plugins like koha-plugin-rest-di in text. Image of four storey library foyer on right
VuFind IMA Rainbow Collection With images of two previous resource centers in NZ destroyed by arson
Alex Buckley and Craig Murdoch under slide with picture of tuatara NZ indigenous lizard and text VuFind One Organisation One System Many Uses
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) NZ has a bigger rainbow collection than most NZ research institutes. VuFind -Library search with Koha. Talk by Craig of AUT + Alex of Catalyst. #KohaCon25
Slide with image of four women weaving tukutuku panels Text says Find out more at Https://natlib.Govt.Nz/librarians/nga-upoko-tukutuku Contact team at reo@dia.Govt.Nz
Dale standing beneath slide showing elements of a meeting house with central carved pou or pillar Text Our world is changing and so are our whare β’ New materials β’ New building techniques & requirements But we still have β’ Continuity of design β’ Stories and histories embedded
At #KohaCon25 again. Now listening to Dale Cousens on project listening to Maori input on which words to use in descriptions to aid English listeners or readers building a vocabulary catalogue. Lots of listening to different inputs.
Post for managers + users of information management (IM) systems. This may also be relevant for attendees at #KohaCon25
Why Information Management is Really About Psychology. Your biggest recordkeeping challenge isn't technology β it's human behavior
www.rimpa.com.au/resource/im-...
Next up at #KohaCon25 Lisette from ByWater Solutions on what data showed about problems with open source software Koha (used by libraries all over the world)
Talk summary. Graphs and charts too complex to summarize here.
2025.kohacon.org/sessions/in-...
Slide with list of challenges including some German words being too long to display etc
Challenges for a German librarian working with Koha #KohaCon25
Slide summarizing next steps like keep on with patch writing, helping with QA, documentation on github etc Inset section on Koha Testing Docker
Summary slide on Continuing to Bridge the Development Gap, presented by Lisette and Jason of ByWater Solutions at #KohaCon25
Slide about A Year of Baby Devs with picture of some participants
Slide with steps in collaborative bug identification and fixing code practice
Slide from ByWater Solutions. How we got here β’ What is koha-US β’ What is a SIG? β’ Koha-US Round Rock origin story
#KohaCon25 talk with Jason and Lisette on building people's confidence with using Dev skills
Appearing at #KohaCon25 more about Baby Devs of Bywater Solutions
Jason and Lisette from US based ByWater Solutions talking at #KohaCon25 on Bridging the DevGap and How to do this.
2025.kohacon.org/sessions/bri...
Hangi for lunch at #KohaCon25, tasty but oh so filling! We probably need some kapa haka lessons before next speaker!
Slide has picture of happy team on left, some wearing hard hats for construction. They are posed under a sign saying Makers. Text on right says Building our people Capacity & capability Creativity & control Collaboration Kaitiakitanga Critical thinking
#KohaCon25 How to build skills and community.
IMHO: Approach works with other teams too, especially where they have the option to work with open source software or open approaches. Compliance driven tickboxes just aren't as creative.
Slide details in AltText. Alex and Craig stand below slide.
Craig talked of story of Tapu Te Ranga marae at #KohaCon25, see link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapu_Te...
Slide Those who build the house, are also built by the house. Whakatauki or proverb by Bruce Hirini Stewart Alex and Craig stand beneath the slide.
Next at #KohaCon25 Alex Buckley from Catalyst + Craig Murdoch from AUT
Alex is younger. Craig has rainbow hair π
Craig talked on Tapu te rangi marae in Island Bay built by Bruce Hirini Stewart on his release from prison as a refuge for others. People build communities by working together.
Slide Professional Implications β’ Strengthens confidence with core library systems β’ Encourages practical do-it-yourself learning β’ Improves readiness for diverse workplace tools β’ Fosters flexible thinking in a changing field β’ Bridges study with everyday tasks in libraries
Skills picked up in Information Management course are broadly transferable to many information resource roles and tasks not just in libraries.
#KohaCon25
Slide on Learning Activities with Koha / part of Kohails Kohails Integrated Library System. Exercise including Create and edit records enter DDC numbers Grow key metadata skills for future careers
Part of slide ... to User Discovery with picture of book cover at bottom of happy women in shred sports uniform with arms raised. Most text on page is book description for Rhea Warm Sun on My Face: the story OK women's cricket in New Zealand, by Trevor Auger with Adrienne Simpson.
More from #KohaCon25 Slides of skills and knowledge information management professionals learn. Important for creating and improving catalogue records. Fun for some of us geeky types.
Confession time, I spent too long looking at book entry and missed some slides.
Slide on Empowering Future Information Professionals with text and picture of modern building with many reflective windows. Catherine's head can just be seen over computer screen below slide
Catherine Barnes from University of South Australia at #KohaCon25 talking on Empowering Future Information Professionals: A Case Study on Using Kohails in University Information Management Programs
Slide Data is land With Peter-Lucas Jones of Te Hiku Media standing below slide
Data is land in the world of Artificial Intelligence.
Where is the recognition and protection of digital real estate such as Te REO and people's information?
#KohaCon25
At #KohaCon25 Peter talked of importance of kapa haka to Maori and why reporting it right matters. Indigenous languages and cultures aren't just nice to have (my words not his directly tho I'm sure he'd agree).
tehiku.nz/te-hiku-radi...
Started today #KohaCon25 hui of librarians, knowledge managers, tech folk, readers + learners. We've been welcomed to Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington NZ with powhiri + yummy morning tea at marae. Now Peter-Lucas Jones of Te Hiku Media on Ethical Uses of AI. @kohails.bsky.social
Musing that librarians and developers from around the globe will be arriving in Wellington today for #KohaCon25 to celebrate 25 years of Koha - the world's first open source library management system that was developed here in NZ @KohaILS
Good to see #Wellington hasn't changed much. It's still nice and windy.
#kohacon25
Many thanks to the organisers and partners for all their hard work to make the event possible 2025.kohacon.org/partners/
The action packed schedule for the week - keynote speakers, presentations, cultural day, and working together days 2025.kohacon.org/schedule/
#KohaCon25
KohaCon25, the Koha Community's annual international conference, starts in (checks calendar)... π§ππ₯ππ days!
Safe travels for those travelling to Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
#KohaCon25
Shout out to #KohaCon25 in two weeks, also in Wellington! 25th anniversary of #KohaCon, coming back home to Wellington. 17-23 November 2025.
https://2025.kohacon.org/
Exciting month for Wellington!
