[Koha] Need help on Koha

[Nicole Engard]

Actually - RE #3 - you do need to set up the triggers for your
notices: http://koha.org/documentation/manual/3.0/tools/overdue-notice-status-triggers

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Nicole C. Engard
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2009/6/10 Agnes Rivers-Moore <arm at hanover.ca>:
> Hello
>
> From a non-technical library person...
>
> Yes, Koha works with a barcode scanner. This is really easy, just plug in
> and scan barcodes.
>
> Most barcode scanners come ready to read EAN barcodes, which translate into
> the 13 digit ISBN on books published in the last few years. Before that, the
> ISBN was not printed in barcode form so a scanner is not a lot of help for
> reading the ISBN on older books.
>
> For your library stock you need to create or import a MARC record for each
> book to the Koha system, and if you want to use barcodes to check the books
> in and out you will also need to stick a printed barcode on each book, to
> match the barcode number you assign to each copy (952 field, subfield p)
> when you create the MARC records.
>
> So in answer to your questions:
>
> 1. For newer books, you could use the EAN barcode to search for MARC records
> to import from Z39.50 databases you are set up to access. See New Record -
> Z39.50 search, in the Cataloguing function of Koha, and the cataloguing
> section of the Koha manual online.
>
> Note that a MARC record is a long and fairly complicated machine readable
> book description, much easier to import from another library database than
> to create from scratch. However, there are strict requirements for the
> proper format and encoding of MARC records that can be imported to Koha, so
> you may have to try several Z39.50 sources to find one that has the book
> records you need and also imports successfully.
>
> When you have created a MARC record and saved it, you would then create an
> Item record for each copy of that book. This is where you input the barcode
> number that your circulation system will use, to match the barcode label you
> stick on the book. You can use a scanner to input that number but you have
> to fill out all the other parts of the Item form first, as the barcode scan
> usually ends with an "Enter" character, which has the effect of saving your
> record.
>
> (Likewise when you add students you can create a barcode number for each
> student record.)
>
> 2. Yes, Koha can find a book using the barcode.
>
> 3. I am not aware that you need to do anything in Koha to configure email.
> The fines.pl expects that your server has an email server configured on your
> server, not within Koha. You would need a much more technical person to
> answer how to set up such a server, depending on your server and operating
> system.
>
> Best wishes
> Agnes
>
>
>
> ahtshun83 wrote:
>
> Let me explain briefly how my library operated previously.I do not have any
> database to store record of students & books that check out/in. The
> librarian will record down each transaction manually on paper.
>
> now I want to use KOHA to record down all these transactions including all
> books that I have in my library.
>
> I understand that koha can integrated with barcode scanner to read/input
> book barcode into koha
>
> My questions are
> 1. Can i use barcode scanner to input all the books i have into koha
> database or manually input the records?
>
> 2. Can koha searching book from barcode input?
>
> 3. how to configure email alert for overdue to librarian? I know i need a
> cronjob  using fines.pl..where do i configure my mail server info inside
> koha?
>
> Hopefully someone can assist me...Thank you!!
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Agnes Rivers-Moore
> Assistant Librarian
> Hanover Public Library
>
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