Hi team.. I am having a challenge. Am in a school library using KOHA but the directors want to have an integrated school management system including a library module. They are specifically concerned with being able to know the total value of the resources in the library. Is there a way I can defend myself and still have KOHA give them the opportunity to view to total value of library collection integrated into their school managememt system? Or are there ways of generating reports giving the total value of our library collection? Regards Steve.
Hi Steve, I think easiest way is to create a report for total collection and make it public . On Mon, 1 Nov, 2021, 9:58 pm Steve Austin, <steveaustinw@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi team..
I am having a challenge. Am in a school library using KOHA but the directors want to have an integrated school management system including a library module. They are specifically concerned with being able to know the total value of the resources in the library.
Is there a way I can defend myself and still have KOHA give them the opportunity to view to total value of library collection integrated into their school managememt system?
Or are there ways of generating reports giving the total value of our library collection?
Regards Steve. _______________________________________________
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Hi Steve, Koha has two fields where you can store an item's value - 952$g (purchase price) and 952$v (replacement price). You can create an SQL report in the reports module to total the value of these fields, which would give you the total value of your collection (assuming that you added the required field data to all of your items). Here's an SQL statement you could try - you can modify it better suit your needs (I recommend using the Guided Reports module unless you're comfortable with writing SQL statements): SELECT sum(items.replacementprice),sum(items.price), items.itemnumber,items.barcode,items.itemcallnumber,biblioitems.isbn,biblio.title,items.replacementprice,items.price FROM items LEFT JOIN biblioitems on (items.biblioitemnumber=biblioitems.biblioitemnumber) LEFT JOIN biblio on (biblioitems.biblionumber=biblio.biblionumber) GROUP BY items.replacementprice,items.price ORDER BY biblio.title asc Now, the more difficult question is what to do with your board? I don't have any magic answers for that but perhaps you could start by creating a list of pros/cons for/against Koha or integrated school management system (it would be helpful to know the name). It may even turn out that the board is right - I have my doubts, in my experience bundled systems tend to be Jacks of all trades and masters of none, but it's better if you do the research. I hope this helps and all the best with your board! Lennon Mazonde www.kohasupport.com lennon@kohasupport.com WhatsApp @ (+1) 717.489.0195 On 11/1/21 5:27 PM, Steve Austin wrote:
Hi team..
I am having a challenge. Am in a school library using KOHA but the directors want to have an integrated school management system including a library module. They are specifically concerned with being able to know the total value of the resources in the library.
Is there a way I can defend myself and still have KOHA give them the opportunity to view to total value of library collection integrated into their school managememt system?
Or are there ways of generating reports giving the total value of our library collection?
Regards Steve. _______________________________________________
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KOHA ALL SQL REPORTS Visit: https://youtu.be/scuXS7wVFdM On Mon, 1 Nov 2021, 10:36 pm Lennon Mazonde, <lennon@kohasupport.com> wrote:
Hi Steve,
Koha has two fields where you can store an item's value - 952$g (purchase price) and 952$v (replacement price). You can create an SQL report in the reports module to total the value of these fields, which would give you the total value of your collection (assuming that you added the required field data to all of your items). Here's an SQL statement you could try - you can modify it better suit your needs (I recommend using the Guided Reports module unless you're comfortable with writing SQL statements):
SELECT sum(items.replacementprice),sum(items.price),
items.itemnumber,items.barcode,items.itemcallnumber,biblioitems.isbn,biblio.title,items.replacementprice,items.price
FROM items LEFT JOIN biblioitems on (items.biblioitemnumber=biblioitems.biblioitemnumber) LEFT JOIN biblio on (biblioitems.biblionumber=biblio.biblionumber)
GROUP BY items.replacementprice,items.price
ORDER BY biblio.title asc
Now, the more difficult question is what to do with your board? I don't have any magic answers for that but perhaps you could start by creating a list of pros/cons for/against Koha or integrated school management system (it would be helpful to know the name). It may even turn out that the board is right - I have my doubts, in my experience bundled systems tend to be Jacks of all trades and masters of none, but it's better if you do the research.
I hope this helps and all the best with your board!
Lennon Mazonde www.kohasupport.com lennon@kohasupport.com WhatsApp @ (+1) 717.489.0195
Hi team..
I am having a challenge. Am in a school library using KOHA but the directors want to have an integrated school management system including a library module. They are specifically concerned with being able to know
On 11/1/21 5:27 PM, Steve Austin wrote: the
total value of the resources in the library.
Is there a way I can defend myself and still have KOHA give them the opportunity to view to total value of library collection integrated into their school managememt system?
Or are there ways of generating reports giving the total value of our library collection?
Regards Steve. _______________________________________________
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