Anyone have a remote location set up in Koha?
Hello all Butte is setting up a remote location in a retail store as a depository for returned materials and a pick up location for holds. We can add a library to Koha to identify where the holds are but I can't figure out how to (on the user interface) indicate that location as the pick up for the holds when the user places a hold on materials. Any ideas? Lee Phillips Butte Montana
Hi Lee,
We can add a library to Koha to identify where the holds are but I can't figure out how to (on the user interface) indicate that location as the pick up for the holds when the user places a hold on materials.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. You're looking for something more than just the entry for that "library" in the drop-down menu of library choices? How would it be different from patrons choosing any other library as their pickup location? -- Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org
I don't have an answer for you - but I wanted to say how cool it is that you're going to have this in a store!!! --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce@liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Owen Leonard<oleonard@myacpl.org> wrote:
Hi Lee,
We can add a library to Koha to identify where the holds are but I can't figure out how to (on the user interface) indicate that location as the pick up for the holds when the user places a hold on materials.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. You're looking for something more than just the entry for that "library" in the drop-down menu of library choices? How would it be different from patrons choosing any other library as their pickup location?
-- Owen
-- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Hi Owen! Here is the deal- A patron puts a hold on materials to pick up from their logged in account. They want to pick it up at the retail location. How do they indicate to us that they want the book there? When we run the holds report how will we know what holds go to the retail location? The second location will be added and display in the drop down but it will show what has been checked out to the pick up location, so I get that. This will also help us keep track of materials and useage. Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen Leonard" <oleonard@myacpl.org> To: "Lee Phillips" <lphillips@buttepubliclibrary.info> Cc: <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [Koha] Anyone have a remote location set up in Koha?
Hi Lee,
We can add a library to Koha to identify where the holds are but I can't figure out how to (on the user interface) indicate that location as the pick up for the holds when the user places a hold on materials.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. You're looking for something more than just the entry for that "library" in the drop-down menu of library choices? How would it be different from patrons choosing any other library as their pickup location?
-- Owen
-- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org
Lee, When a patron places a hold they can pick their pick-up location from the pull down - so as long as you have a location set up for the store then you're set. Your reports will then show that the patron plans to pick up the book at that location. http://koha.org/documentation/manual/3.0/opac/holds-in-the-opac --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce@liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Lee Phillips<lphillips@buttepubliclibrary.info> wrote:
Hi Owen! Here is the deal- A patron puts a hold on materials to pick up from their logged in account. They want to pick it up at the retail location. How do they indicate to us that they want the book there? When we run the holds report how will we know what holds go to the retail location? The second location will be added and display in the drop down but it will show what has been checked out to the pick up location, so I get that. This will also help us keep track of materials and useage. Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen Leonard" <oleonard@myacpl.org> To: "Lee Phillips" <lphillips@buttepubliclibrary.info> Cc: <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [Koha] Anyone have a remote location set up in Koha?
Hi Lee,
We can add a library to Koha to identify where the holds are but I can't figure out how to (on the user interface) indicate that location as the pick up for the holds when the user places a hold on materials.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. You're looking for something more than just the entry for that "library" in the drop-down menu of library choices? How would it be different from patrons choosing any other library as their pickup location?
-- Owen
-- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org
_______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Nicole That is exactly what I needed to know. I will let you all know how it works out and if it is successful. BTW- I completed your survey! Maybe this venture could be another open source app. Many Thanks Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicole Engard" <nicole.engard@liblime.com> To: "Lee Phillips" <lphillips@buttepubliclibrary.info> Cc: "Owen Leonard" <oleonard@myacpl.org>; <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [Koha] Anyone have a remote location set up in Koha?
Lee,
When a patron places a hold they can pick their pick-up location from the pull down - so as long as you have a location set up for the store then you're set. Your reports will then show that the patron plans to pick up the book at that location. http://koha.org/documentation/manual/3.0/opac/holds-in-the-opac
---
Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce@liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard
http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Lee Phillips<lphillips@buttepubliclibrary.info> wrote:
Hi Owen! Here is the deal- A patron puts a hold on materials to pick up from their logged in account. They want to pick it up at the retail location. How do they indicate to us that they want the book there? When we run the holds report how will we know what holds go to the retail location? The second location will be added and display in the drop down but it will show what has been checked out to the pick up location, so I get that. This will also help us keep track of materials and useage. Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen Leonard" <oleonard@myacpl.org> To: "Lee Phillips" <lphillips@buttepubliclibrary.info> Cc: <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [Koha] Anyone have a remote location set up in Koha?
Hi Lee,
We can add a library to Koha to identify where the holds are but I can't figure out how to (on the user interface) indicate that location as the pick up for the holds when the user places a hold on materials.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. You're looking for something more than just the entry for that "library" in the drop-down menu of library choices? How would it be different from patrons choosing any other library as their pickup location?
-- Owen
-- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org
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