[Koha] Counting the cost

[rafael.antonio at sapo.pt]

Nelson,

Cataloguing with KOHA is not a dificult thing. You can design several frameworks with an ISBD basic description
(tilte, publication, subject, authors) wich is easy for everyone.

Rafael

Citando Krishnan M <kmlist at yahoo.in>: 

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> 	Nelson,
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> Except for the bit about cataloguing, Koha is a candidate for good behaviour..., all of your other questions boil down to something that sits there and does things without complaining much, and Koha won't.
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> You should provide some more information about your cataloguing. Koha does not currently have (in the official version, at least), alternatives to regular MARC cataloguing (if i may call it that). Having said that, with some configuration, and a little bit of training, you should be able to get your non-librarians do some half-decent stuff. But i am not a librarian myself, so i am on sticky terrain there...
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> Yes, Koha will handle single install, multiple administrators...
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> regards,
> krishnan
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> --- On WED, 18/2/09, NELSON FREDSELL -CCE /&LT;NELSON at CFCE.ORG.ZA&GT;/ wrote:
> From: Nelson Fredsell -CCE <nelson at cfce.org.za>
> Subject: [Koha] Counting the cost
> To: "Koha list" <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
> Date: Wednesday, 18 February, 2009, 2:12 PM
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> I am considering Koha for our very small libraries (Fewer than 50 transactions/day).  We might get some help doing the initial setup on a CentOS 5.2 server.  We're wanting a basic install, allowing patrons to do online search of catalogues of multiple collections in a single library, and multiple libraries belonging to legally separate NGOs. 
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> +Once set up, is it possible that it could need very little support/maintenance?  We could pay something for set up, but ongoing annual support fees we'd like to avoid. 
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> +And I suppose that support could be provided remotely, perhaps on an hourly basis, with the exception of possibly needing to reboot the server.   
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> +We have limited IT skills inhouse and NO full time library staff.   
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> + Staff who do the cataloguing  would not be professional librarians. 
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> +We've developed our own cataloguing system, not standard in any way - can Koha work with this?  Maybe over time we'd like to standardize.  
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> +If so, the chaser question is that each very small (NGO/school) library has its  own cataloguing system: would this be a problem for Koha - single install, multiple administrators (one at each library). 
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> I don't want to bite off more than we can chew, and I don't want to leave my NGO in the lurch after I'm no longer employed there.  I have about three months to implement something, and make sure it's stable. 
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> Thanks very much for feedback, 
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> Nelson 
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> Administrator / resident techie 
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> Cape Town, South Africa 
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