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Using KOHA for textbooks?
by Anna Kågedal
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Hi,
Is anyone using KOHA for textbooks? We have been using KOHA for our schools library books since July and it works well. We are now planning to import our textbooks as well, so that we have everything in one system. However - I suddenly got nervous. Is this a good idea? Anyone have experience with this? For example - the global due date that you can set in KOHA towards the end of a semester - will then affect all books in all libraries if I am correct? Or is there a way to put a global due date for only one library? This is because we always have one final date to return books for the semester for library books, and another for textbooks. And if I then set at global due date for the library books - that will affect the duedate for textbooks as well. Another thing that I've been thinking about: Check out date - you would have to specify a due date (since it can't be a certain loan period for textbooks, since it is actually a specific date when all textbooks needs to be back, regardless of when it was checked out) and click "remember for session" for every student that you check out books to if . Or is there a way to set "remember for session" - meaning - as long as I am logged in or unclick the button - and not as it is now - as long as this is the same patron? (Note: we check out all the textbooks to 600 students in 4 days - it gets VERY busy - and several small time thieves will severely slow us down.) Our plan was to create a specific library for textbooks, and combine that with a textbook itemtype. The barcodes are also different, and at the moment we don't have a Shelving location for textbooks. Finally I'd like to take the opportunity now to thank all of you who has answered my questions in the past and who answers in the future. Anna -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Anna Kågedal Kodaikanal International School Seven Roads Junction Kodaikanal 624101 Tamil Nadu, India home phone: +914542247269 cell phone: +919994535493 http://boxofbarfi.blogspot.com http://twitter.com/kislibrarian _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@... http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha |
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Re: Using KOHA for textbooks?
by David Schuster
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Ah textbooks.
I've pondered this as well - and Plano ISD, Plano Texas is looking at this as well. Here are a few of my thoughts. Depending on the number of textbooks you have will impact system performance. Currently when you have more than say 200 books on a particular title record - when you go to check them out it may take a whole minute for that transaction. I was very excited about moving the items off the biblio record for circ transactions as that is what is slowing this down drastically. I understand that may have been moved to 3.4 release now? Duedates - that's something I have on my development list to ponder. I would like to be able to set a specific duedate for specific item types. Currently if you set a global duedate it is for EVERYTHING. We currently check out curriculum materials to teachers but the best we can do for a whole year checkout is 365 days or change it monthly. Neither is the best solution. What I would like is on the item type for say PROFessional or CURriculum itype instead of days have an option for days/duedate. Where you could put in 45 or 2010/05/18 so it could be 45 days or May 18th of 2010. With Textbooks there are 45 day checkouts, semester checkouts, yearly checkouts so all of that would have to have different item types. Not to mention how would you get all of those items added to your system ONE AT A TIME unless you have them barcoded and can export them from another system. I know we have some specific textbook functionality under consideration for development but I am not sure what that development spec looks like as I have not been in on those meetings. Sincerely, David Schuster Library Technology Coordinator Plano ISD
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Re: Using KOHA for textbooks?
by Daniel Grobani
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Hi,
Our LibLime-hosted Koha version 3.01.00.037 has term loans. You define a term by specifying a start date, end date, and term due date. In the "Apply circulation and fines rules" section, the patron category, item type, and circulation policy columns are now augmented by a new "Term Loan Policy" column that enables you to include in the circ rule one of the terms you defined. Cheers, Daniel Grobani System Administrator John A. Graziano Memorial Library Samuel Merritt University http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/library
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Re: Using KOHA for textbooks?
by Anna Kågedal
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We have our textbooks barcoded in another system that we are currently
working on exporting them from. Other than that - what you are writing about due dates, sounds about exactly what I would like. The term loans also sounds very interesting. Anna On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM, David Schuster <dschust1@...> wrote: > > Ah textbooks. > > I've pondered this as well - and Plano ISD, Plano Texas is looking at this > as well. Here are a few of my thoughts. > > Depending on the number of textbooks you have will impact system > performance. Currently when you have more than say 200 books on a > particular title record - when you go to check them out it may take a whole > minute for that transaction. I was very excited about moving the items off > the biblio record for circ transactions as that is what is slowing this down > drastically. I understand that may have been moved to 3.4 release now? > > Duedates - that's something I have on my development list to ponder. I > would like to be able to set a specific duedate for specific item types. > Currently if you set a global duedate it is for EVERYTHING. We currently > check out curriculum materials to teachers but the best we can do for a > whole year checkout is 365 days or change it monthly. Neither is the best > solution. What I would like is on the item type for say PROFessional or > CURriculum itype instead of days have an option for days/duedate. Where you > could put in 45 or 2010/05/18 so it could be 45 days or May 18th of 2010. > With Textbooks there are 45 day checkouts, semester checkouts, yearly > checkouts so all of that would have to have different item types. > > Not to mention how would you get all of those items added to your system ONE > AT A TIME unless you have them barcoded and can export them from another > system. > > I know we have some specific textbook functionality under consideration for > development but I am not sure what that development spec looks like as I > have not been in on those meetings. > > Sincerely, > > David Schuster > Library Technology Coordinator > Plano ISD > > Anna Kågedal wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Is anyone using KOHA for textbooks? >> >> We have been using KOHA for our schools library books since July and >> it works well. We are now planning to import our textbooks as well, so >> that we have everything in one system. >> >> However - I suddenly got nervous. Is this a good idea? Anyone have >> experience with this? >> >> For example - the global due date that you can set in KOHA towards the >> end of a semester - will then affect all books in all libraries if I >> am correct? Or is there a way to put a global due date for only one >> library? This is because we always have one final date to return books >> for the semester for library books, and another for textbooks. And if >> I then set at global due date for the library books - that will affect >> the duedate for textbooks as well. >> >> >> Another thing that I've been thinking about: >> Check out date - you would have to specify a due date (since it can't >> be a certain loan period for textbooks, since it is actually a >> specific date when all textbooks needs to be back, regardless of when >> it was checked out) and click "remember for session" for every student >> that you check out books to if . Or is there a way to set "remember >> for session" - meaning - as long as I am logged in or unclick the >> button - and not as it is now - as long as this is the same patron? >> (Note: we check out all the textbooks to 600 students in 4 days - it >> gets VERY busy - and several small time thieves will severely slow us >> down.) >> >> Our plan was to create a specific library for textbooks, and combine >> that with a textbook itemtype. The barcodes are also different, and at >> the moment we don't have a Shelving location for textbooks. >> >> Finally I'd like to take the opportunity now to thank all of you who >> has answered my questions in the past and who answers in the future. >> >> Anna >> >> -- >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> Anna Kågedal >> Kodaikanal International School >> Seven Roads Junction >> Kodaikanal 624101 >> Tamil Nadu, India >> home phone: +914542247269 >> cell phone: +919994535493 >> http://boxofbarfi.blogspot.com >> http://twitter.com/kislibrarian >> _______________________________________________ >> Koha mailing list >> Koha@... >> http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Using-KOHA-for-textbooks--tp26106214p26113901.html > Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha@... > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Anna Kågedal Kodaikanal International School Seven Roads Junction Kodaikanal 624101 Tamil Nadu, India home phone: +914542247269 cell phone: +919994535493 http://boxofbarfi.blogspot.com http://twitter.com/kislibrarian _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@... http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha |
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Re: Using KOHA for textbooks?
by savitra
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Anna,
One more thing to note is if the number of copies is too large, zebra rebuild should be run with -x option. This option allows for rebuild to run for large sized records. Thanks, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs http://www.osslabs.biz On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Anna Kågedal <anna.kagedal@...> wrote: > We have our textbooks barcoded in another system that we are currently > working on exporting them from. > > Other than that - what you are writing about due dates, sounds about > exactly what I would like. > > The term loans also sounds very interesting. > > Anna > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM, David Schuster <dschust1@...> wrote: >> >> Ah textbooks. >> >> I've pondered this as well - and Plano ISD, Plano Texas is looking at this >> as well. Here are a few of my thoughts. >> >> Depending on the number of textbooks you have will impact system >> performance. Currently when you have more than say 200 books on a >> particular title record - when you go to check them out it may take a whole >> minute for that transaction. I was very excited about moving the items off >> the biblio record for circ transactions as that is what is slowing this down >> drastically. I understand that may have been moved to 3.4 release now? >> >> Duedates - that's something I have on my development list to ponder. I >> would like to be able to set a specific duedate for specific item types. >> Currently if you set a global duedate it is for EVERYTHING. We currently >> check out curriculum materials to teachers but the best we can do for a >> whole year checkout is 365 days or change it monthly. Neither is the best >> solution. What I would like is on the item type for say PROFessional or >> CURriculum itype instead of days have an option for days/duedate. Where you >> could put in 45 or 2010/05/18 so it could be 45 days or May 18th of 2010. >> With Textbooks there are 45 day checkouts, semester checkouts, yearly >> checkouts so all of that would have to have different item types. >> >> Not to mention how would you get all of those items added to your system ONE >> AT A TIME unless you have them barcoded and can export them from another >> system. >> >> I know we have some specific textbook functionality under consideration for >> development but I am not sure what that development spec looks like as I >> have not been in on those meetings. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> David Schuster >> Library Technology Coordinator >> Plano ISD >> >> Anna Kågedal wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is anyone using KOHA for textbooks? >>> >>> We have been using KOHA for our schools library books since July and >>> it works well. We are now planning to import our textbooks as well, so >>> that we have everything in one system. >>> >>> However - I suddenly got nervous. Is this a good idea? Anyone have >>> experience with this? >>> >>> For example - the global due date that you can set in KOHA towards the >>> end of a semester - will then affect all books in all libraries if I >>> am correct? Or is there a way to put a global due date for only one >>> library? This is because we always have one final date to return books >>> for the semester for library books, and another for textbooks. And if >>> I then set at global due date for the library books - that will affect >>> the duedate for textbooks as well. >>> >>> >>> Another thing that I've been thinking about: >>> Check out date - you would have to specify a due date (since it can't >>> be a certain loan period for textbooks, since it is actually a >>> specific date when all textbooks needs to be back, regardless of when >>> it was checked out) and click "remember for session" for every student >>> that you check out books to if . Or is there a way to set "remember >>> for session" - meaning - as long as I am logged in or unclick the >>> button - and not as it is now - as long as this is the same patron? >>> (Note: we check out all the textbooks to 600 students in 4 days - it >>> gets VERY busy - and several small time thieves will severely slow us >>> down.) >>> >>> Our plan was to create a specific library for textbooks, and combine >>> that with a textbook itemtype. The barcodes are also different, and at >>> the moment we don't have a Shelving location for textbooks. >>> >>> Finally I'd like to take the opportunity now to thank all of you who >>> has answered my questions in the past and who answers in the future. >>> >>> Anna >>> >>> -- >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> >>> Anna Kågedal >>> Kodaikanal International School >>> Seven Roads Junction >>> Kodaikanal 624101 >>> Tamil Nadu, India >>> home phone: +914542247269 >>> cell phone: +919994535493 >>> http://boxofbarfi.blogspot.com >>> http://twitter.com/kislibrarian >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Koha mailing list >>> Koha@... >>> http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >>> >>> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Using-KOHA-for-textbooks--tp26106214p26113901.html >> Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Koha mailing list >> Koha@... >> http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >> > > > > -- > ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Anna Kågedal > Kodaikanal International School > Seven Roads Junction > Kodaikanal 624101 > Tamil Nadu, India > home phone: +914542247269 > cell phone: +919994535493 > http://boxofbarfi.blogspot.com > http://twitter.com/kislibrarian > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha@... > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > Koha mailing list Koha@... http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha |
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Re: Using KOHA for textbooks?
by David Schuster
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I sure hope that gets into community Koha! I'm only on 3.01.00.032 LibLime so I don't have that feature!
Chomping at the bit for that one! Is that development you all did Daniel? David Schuster
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Re: Using KOHA for textbooks?
by Daniel Grobani
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No, it's part of the beta version of LLEK that we're running. I believe that term loans are a WALDO enhancement. David Schuster wrote: > > I sure hope that gets into community Koha! I'm only on 3.01.00.032 > LibLime so I don't have that feature! > > Chomping at the bit for that one! Is that development you all did Daniel? > > David Schuster > > Daniel Grobani wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Our LibLime-hosted Koha version 3.01.00.037 has term loans. You define a >> term by specifying a start date, end date, and term due date. In the >> "Apply circulation and fines rules" section, the patron category, item >> type, and circulation policy columns are now augmented by a new "Term >> Loan Policy" column that enables you to include in the circ rule one of >> the terms you defined. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Daniel Grobani >> System Administrator >> John A. Graziano Memorial Library >> Samuel Merritt University >> http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/library >> >> >> Anna Kågedal wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is anyone using KOHA for textbooks? >>> >>> We have been using KOHA for our schools library books since July and >>> it works well. We are now planning to import our textbooks as well, so >>> that we have everything in one system. >>> >>> However - I suddenly got nervous. Is this a good idea? Anyone have >>> experience with this? >>> >>> For example - the global due date that you can set in KOHA towards the >>> end of a semester - will then affect all books in all libraries if I >>> am correct? Or is there a way to put a global due date for only one >>> library? This is because we always have one final date to return books >>> for the semester for library books, and another for textbooks. And if >>> I then set at global due date for the library books - that will affect >>> the duedate for textbooks as well. >>> >>> >>> Another thing that I've been thinking about: >>> Check out date - you would have to specify a due date (since it can't >>> be a certain loan period for textbooks, since it is actually a >>> specific date when all textbooks needs to be back, regardless of when >>> it was checked out) and click "remember for session" for every student >>> that you check out books to if . Or is there a way to set "remember >>> for session" - meaning - as long as I am logged in or unclick the >>> button - and not as it is now - as long as this is the same patron? >>> (Note: we check out all the textbooks to 600 students in 4 days - it >>> gets VERY busy - and several small time thieves will severely slow us >>> down.) >>> >>> Our plan was to create a specific library for textbooks, and combine >>> that with a textbook itemtype. The barcodes are also different, and at >>> the moment we don't have a Shelving location for textbooks. >>> >>> Finally I'd like to take the opportunity now to thank all of you who >>> has answered my questions in the past and who answers in the future. >>> >>> Anna >>> >>> -- >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> >>> Anna Kågedal >>> Kodaikanal International School >>> Seven Roads Junction >>> Kodaikanal 624101 >>> Tamil Nadu, India >>> home phone: +914542247269 >>> cell phone: +919994535493 >>> http://boxofbarfi.blogspot.com >>> http://twitter.com/kislibrarian >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Koha mailing list >>> Koha@... >>> http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >>> >>> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Using-KOHA-for-textbooks--tp26106214p26155439.html Sent from the Koha - Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@... http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha |
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Re: Using KOHA for textbooks?
by Daniel Grobani
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I wish I did, but I don't, other than when WALDO signs off on it.
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