We don't use bar codes, but every Item has an accession number. We're using the accession number in the bar code field, as they are unique and pertain only to that item. That may be an option. On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Fischer, Katrin <Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de>wrote:
Hi Lars,
there is a new feature in 3.14 that will allow checking out books without having to use barcodes.
See: http://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-release-managers-update-2/
"Bug 7494: optional checkout-time fallback search for a book. This enhancement adds an option to perform a keyword search to look up an item during checkout if it is not found by barcode. This means that Koha will no longer require item barcodes for circulation to work -- a feature that hopefully will be of use for special collections."
Hope this helps,
Katrin
-----Original Message----- From: koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha- bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Domesjö, Lars L Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:41 PM To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: [Koha] Using Koha without barcodes
Hello!
I've been checking out Koha for a customer and it's looking really good so far. The customer isn't using a barcodescanner today though and doesn't seem to want to start using one either. From what I can tell Koha is pretty built around using barcodes? You can't simply lookup a book by name and then directly lend it to a patron by name?
Thanks in advance!
/Lars
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