"Mr Jody Kerley" <kerlj001@medway.org.uk> wrote:
I'm VERY new to KOHA. Can I scan a barcode to add a book , and get all the details automatically from the internet, including cover pics? if yes, how please?
Not including cover pics unless you have an Amazon account and can agree to their terms (which I would be surprised by in a school), but most other bibliographic details can be added from a Z39.50 search of a remote server. Z39.50 server lists are available and maybe a school can find some partner libraries at councils or other schools that have similar collections. Put the details into the Z39.50 servers admin screens in Parameters on the Intranet (usually :8080) pages. http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/ch01s02.html#d0e1047 It should be that one goes into acquisitions, scan the ISBN/UPC barcode into the field and click Z39.50 search - I've not checked how that's working recently, but it used to work. Recent user guide at http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/ch04s02.html Hope that helps, -- MJ Ray http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html tel:+44-844-4437-237 - Webmaster-developer, statistician, sysadmin, online shop builder, consumer and workers co-operative member http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ - Writing on koha, debian, sat TV, Kewstoke http://mjr.towers.org.uk/