Hello Erol, I am glad you have found Koha (the word means "gift" in Maori). It is very suitable for using in a school. It is absolutely free to download and to use, and all the software you need to run it is also free to download and use. But there is a down side. While it is very easy and intuitive to use, it is not simple for a non-technical person to set up and install. If there is a parent, or someone you know, who has a knowledge of Linux and Perl, that would be a big help. There are two things you should do right now: 1. join the koha list, (http://koha.org/mailing/) and 2. ask everyone you know if they know anything about open source software, especially Linux and Perl, and if they are willing to help you install it. I am sending a copy of my reply to the koha list. If you manage to find someone to help you install, you (or the person who is helping you) should also join the koha developers list. Good Luck Rosalie Blake Horowhenua Library Trust On 16 Sep 2002, at 22:26, Erol Uygur HOTMAIL wrote:

Dear Sirs and Madams,

We need a simple library management software in my daughter's high school library in Istanbul, namely Istanbul High School. Due to the economical crisis in Turkey it is unfortunate that the ministery of Education cannot allocate sufficient funds to schools. So we as the parents of the students are helping out the school ( as with most serious and responsible parents in all over the world ) for different needs of the school. Of course we do this in coordination with the school admnistration and schools' parent committee. As I was searching for such a system, I discovered your software, but I have no idea as to how I can obtain it, and what the conditions are, besides the technical requirements to operate it. If you can inform me I will be very glad, and share this information with my daughter's school. Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Erol Uygur