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9 Koha is the first free and open source integrated library system (ILS).
10 Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types
11 and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
13 Learn more about Koha by visiting the official Koha website:
14 http://koha-community.org
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21 Full system recommendations can be found on the official Koha wiki along
22 with the developer documentation: http://wiki.koha-community.org
24 When working in the Koha staff client it is strongly recommended that
25 you use an up-to-date version of either Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
26 Koha's staff client may not work well in Microsoft Internet Explorer,
27 especially older versions.
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34 This manual is always changing and suggestions for edits can be sent to
35 the Koha documentation team as a merge request via gitlab or via the
36 `koha-docs mailing list
37 <https://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-docs>`__.
39 If you see an error or something missing, please file a bug report on
40 `bugzilla <https://bugs.koha-community.org>`__ using the module
41 'Documentation'. You can also send an email to the `koha-docs
42 mailing list <http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-docs>`__.
44 The manual is organized by Koha module. At the start of most sections
45 (and throughout) you will find 'Get there' tips. These lines tell you
46 how to get to the section in Koha.
49 *Get there:* More > Administration > Global system preferences
51 The instruction tells you where to find the necessary menu option at the
52 top of the Koha staff client.
54 Links will be found throughout the manual to other sections in the
55 manual and images will depict what should be seen on the screen.
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59 Contributing to the manual
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62 This manual is an ever-changing document and edits to the manual are
65 The `Koha manual <http://manual.koha-community.org/>`__ is managed by
66 the documentation team, but that doesn't mean we can't all
67 participate in making the best manual possible.
69 The manual is stored in git at:
70 https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual (see a summary
71 `here <http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary>`__)
73 The instructions for contributing to the manual are on the Koha wiki
74 https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Editing_the_Koha_Manual
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81 As an open source project, contributions are of course not limited to the
82 documentation, but are also welcomed and encouraged for all aspects of the
85 If you're interesting in contributing new features, bugfixes or even just
86 bug reports to koha it's worth familiarizing yourself with our release and
87 development procedures as outlined at the following places:
89 * `Code of Conduct <https://koha-community.org/about/policy/code-of-conduct/>`_
90 * `Release Cycle <https://koha-community.org/about/release-schedule/>`_
91 * `Developer Handbook <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Developer_handbook>`_
92 * `Development Workflow <https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Development_workflow>`_