Hello Richard, <color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>On 7 Aug 2003, at 16:27, Richard Davis wrote: <color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>> We hope to be setting up a library with koha before too long.

Not being a librarian I wonder if there are guidelines out there

somewhere about establishing library policies. E.g.. term of loan,

renewals, overdue policies ...

</color>The short answer is No, there are no "general" guidelines that I am aware of. My suggestion would be either find a comparable organisation that already has a library, and ask them what they do - (you could join nz-libs mailinglist and ask that question - http://www.vuw.ac.nz/dlis/ssbubl/currawar/nzlibs.html) Or start from the beginning: What do you want to lend? What is a reasonable period for someone to use that particular resource ( and the answer may be one week for a video, but a month for a book )? What do you want to do about things that are not returned? Make a phone call, send an email, send a letter? How do you want to register members - ie the people who will be eligible to borrow? Who will they be? Good luck with it Rosalie Blake Horowhenua Library Trust <color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>> Any help appreciated.

Richard Davis

Communications Advisor

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

PO Box 9049, Wellington, New Zealand

Phone: +64.4.801600; Fax +64.4.8016001

Direct: +64.4.3818285 Mob: 027.4048656

http://www.presbyterian.org.nz/

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