[Koha] Re:Patron/Member management using npl theme/templates

[Amzari Abu Bakar]

hi everyone,

Just response a little bit on below msg. I am also
using npl templates too, which in my opinion is more
suitable in academic library environment. apologize if
my english is not good.. :)

Some of academic libraries set other libraries as an
"Institutional" as one body. Usually this are used as
an account for Inter Library Loan. when other
libraries request for an ILL, librarians will
'charge'/check out the materials using Institutional
accounts. It is good to have Institutional Account, as
Library can set it's circulation policy regarding on
ILL.

While "External Borrowers" from outside organization
can be categorized as Individual Borrowers or
Institutional (up to you), which we can set it's
circulation policy by adding new category as usual
under "Patron Category Administration." 

Hope this info can assist you.


> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:25:29 +1100
> From: Adam Thick <adam.thick at strategicdata.com.au>
> Subject: [Koha] Patron/Member management using npl
> theme/templates
> To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Message-ID: <43CB0419.10903 at strategicdata.com.au>
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> Hi everyone,
>     before I begin hacking my npl theme templates to
> fix a few problems 
> I'm experiencing in the patron management section I
> was wondering if 
> anyone else had come up against the following items
> or had fixed them, 
> or am I missing something about the function of the
> patron management 
> section?
> 
> Adding a new institution takes me to the patron
> screen with a few 
> missing items ( First Name, Second Name, etc... )
> which are replaced 
> with Institution Name. I enter the required info and
> then hit 'Add This 
> Patron', I'm then taken to a screen which is for
> adding new 
> institutions. So I fill in the information there
> too...
>  
> What I'm wondering is which one is the right one to
> enter info into? is 
> this a bug? The default templates do not reflect
> this functionality so 
> I'm inclined to think it is. Does anyone else use
> the npl templates? 
> They look nice, and I'm happy to edit the patron
> templates if something 
> is a miss here, but if someone else has a fix
> already I'm also happy to 
> remain lazy.
> 
> It is also a bit confusing because institutional
> membership is reliant 
> on creating the category 'Institution' and uses 'I'
> on creation of a 
> member to figure out if it's a new member or
> institution... now wierd 
> things happen if I create a borrower category called
> 'Individual' ;o).
> 
> Cheers for any assistance,
> 
> Adam Thick.
> 
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> 
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