[Koha] Tutorial: Using the KOHA catalog

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

Barbara,

Not so much.  The exercises we developed were more about handling common
circ functions and helping users with their accounts.

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Barbara Keef <bkeef at windham.lib.me.us>wrote:

>  Thanks, Lori for your comment.  The tutorials are good, but we were
> looking for something like the most common questions asked by our users and
> the easiest and most accurate way to get to the answers.  Questions such as
> "What's the latest James Patterson book your library has?  What children's
> books are about boys sharing an adventure?
>
> Are your generic training exercises along those lines?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Barbara
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre at galecia.com>
> *To:* Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Barbara Keef <bkeef at windham.lib.me.us> ; Koha List<koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:00 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Koha] Tutorial: Using the KOHA catalog
>
> Hi Nicole,
>
> Useful links but those are not tutorials.  And the only tutorials I see
> seem to focus on installation.  Surely there are actual tutorials for circ
> staff??!
>
> We created some generic training exercises for Evergreen and they might be
> modifiable for Koha without too much trouble.
>
> Would that help, Barbara?
>
> Lori
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Barbara,
>>
>> First, it's Koha - not KOHA - it's a maori word, not an acronym.
>>
>> As for tutorials you can find the manual here:
>> http://koha-community.org/documentation/
>>
>> And then links to other documentation here:
>> http://koha-community.org/documentation/other-docs/
>>
>> Thanks
>> Nicole C. Engard
>> Documentation Manager
>>
>> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Barbara Keef <bkeef at windham.lib.me.us>
>> wrote:
>> > Has anyone devised a tutorial for staff using the KOHA catalog?  Sample
>> > questions, searches, etc.?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Barbara L. Keef
>> > Reference & Technology Librarian
>> > Windham Public Library
>> > 217 Windham Center Rd.
>> > Windham, Maine 04062
>> > 207-892-1908
>> >
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