We are considering a union catalogue with another small specialist library in a different location (170+ miles away). While it's useful for both libraries to be able to see what the other holds, most users will want to prioritize searching their local library. We are two distinct organizations, so it would be best if each library could have their own home screen, and a preference set to search for local items. What's the best way to do this with Koha? Would setting up a branch work, or would it be better to set up a different instance and somehow get them to link together for broader searches? The idea of using branches is appealing as there will be a lot of overlap between holdings, and it might be easier to link their holdings to our records instead of converting their database to MARC. They will probably both be hosted on the same (remote) server. Neither library has the budget (or the IT skills) for a complicated front end . If it's a small bit of digital magic that needs doing, we might be able to beg some help from a friendly IT wizard. One more question, will it cause any problems to add a new branch to our existing Koha setup (16.11)? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. -- Elaine Bradtke VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52)