[Koha] Using KOHA for textbooks?

[Daniel Grobani]

No, it's part of the beta version of LLEK that we're running. I believe that
term loans are a WALDO enhancement.


David Schuster wrote:
> 
> I sure hope that gets into community Koha!  I'm only on 3.01.00.032
> LibLime so I don't have that feature!
> 
> Chomping at the bit for that one!  Is that development you all did Daniel?
> 
> David Schuster
> 
> Daniel Grobani wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Our LibLime-hosted Koha version 3.01.00.037 has term loans. You define a
>> term by specifying a start date, end date, and term due date. In the
>> "Apply circulation and fines rules" section, the patron category, item
>> type, and circulation policy columns are now augmented by a new "Term
>> Loan Policy" column that enables you to include in the circ rule one of
>> the terms you defined.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Daniel Grobani
>> System Administrator
>> John A. Graziano Memorial Library
>> Samuel Merritt University
>> http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/library
>> 
>> 
>> Anna Kågedal wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Is anyone using KOHA for textbooks?
>>> 
>>> We have been using KOHA for our schools library books since July and
>>> it works well. We are now planning to import our textbooks as well, so
>>> that we have everything in one system.
>>> 
>>> However - I suddenly got nervous. Is this a good idea? Anyone have
>>> experience with this?
>>> 
>>> For example - the global due date that you can set in KOHA towards the
>>> end of a semester - will then affect all books in all libraries if I
>>> am correct? Or is there a way to put a global due date for only one
>>> library? This is because we always have one final date to return books
>>> for the semester for library books, and another for textbooks. And if
>>> I then set at global due date for the library books - that will affect
>>> the duedate for textbooks as well.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Another thing that I've been thinking about:
>>> Check out date - you would have to specify a due date (since it can't
>>> be a certain loan period for textbooks, since it is actually a
>>> specific date when all textbooks needs to be back, regardless of when
>>> it was checked out) and click "remember for session" for every student
>>> that you check out books to if .  Or is there a way to set "remember
>>> for session" - meaning - as long as I am logged in or unclick the
>>> button - and not as it is now - as long as this is the same patron?
>>> (Note: we check out all the textbooks to 600 students in 4 days - it
>>> gets VERY busy - and several small time thieves will severely slow us
>>> down.)
>>> 
>>> Our plan was to create a specific library for textbooks, and combine
>>> that with a textbook itemtype. The barcodes are also different, and at
>>> the moment we don't have a Shelving location for textbooks.
>>> 
>>> Finally I'd like to take the opportunity now to thank all of you who
>>> has answered my questions in the past and who answers in the future.
>>> 
>>> Anna
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> 
>>> Anna Kågedal
>>> Kodaikanal International School
>>> Seven Roads Junction
>>> Kodaikanal 624101
>>> Tamil Nadu, India
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>>> cell phone: +919994535493
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>>> 
>> 
>> 
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