[Koha] Interlibrary loan module

[Ian Bays]

Hi all,

We have been thinking about developing Interlibrary loans for Koha.  We 
have a couple of prospective customers that are currently using ILL on 
their existing systems and a few customers who are likely to be 
interested.  We have not worked out a spec yet or the funding, but have 
been discussing doing so.

Folks here developed the Interlibrary Loans for Unicorn in the UK so we 
have some experience of developing this and understanding the workflow.  
That was done with the Unicorn API and without access to the source 
code, so it can only be easier on Koha.  The UK libraries make much use 
of the British Library Document Supply Service but also often interlend 
between institutions.  Both of these are often required or highly 
desirable by UK libraries.

Is there any more interest out there?

All the best.

Ian

On 10/02/2010 09:15, Magnus Enger wrote:
> Hi, Lenora et al!
>
> I am very interested in an ILL module too - having worked as an ILL
> librarian for several years it's one of the very few things that stand
> out as "missing" in Koha, in my eyes. I also think that Norwegian
> librarians are used to having this functionality integrated into their
> ILS, as opposed to et least some other countries, where I understand
> that the norm is to deal with this functionality outside of the ILS.
>
> Unfortunately, here in Norway we have our very own ILL standard or
> protocol, called NILL, which is documented, in Norwegian only, here:
> http://www.biblev.no/nill/
> Basically the protocol consists of a set of XML messages that are
> passed between systems over e-mail(!).
>
> Now, NILL may or may not be of interest to libraries outside Norway,
> but I am thinking that at least some functionality will be of common
> interest, and that there could be a choice of different protocols, or
> an easy way to adapt the core functionality to different protocols.
>
> I am but a tiny vendor trying to attract my first customers, but I
> certainly hope to be able to find a library that could be interested
> enough in Koha to be willing to sponsor some work on ILL and NILL. In
> the meantime I am more than willing to contribute time and any
> knowledge on the subject that I may have, in order to help Koha get an
> ILL module up and running.
>
> Regards,
> Magnus Enger
> libriotech.no
>
> On 9 February 2010 18:45, Lenora Oftedahl<OFTL at critfc.org>  wrote:
>    
>> I am very interested in an ILL module for Koha. Is anyone working on this module?  And my library even has money to contribute.
>>
>> Lenora
>>
>> Lenora A. Oftedahl
>> StreamNet Regional Librarian
>> Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
>> http://www.fishlib.org
>>
>>
>>      
>


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