[Koha] New to Koha, but very interested

[Eric Bégin]

Hi Joseph,

> Sorry for the little questions.  I know software, but librairies, I am 
> still learning. 
Been there, done that !

Welcome aboard !

> How are searches done for looking in an external library? 
It actually depends on what you mean by looking for external library.

Koha doesn't /easily /support the search of external library out of the 
box by the library's patrons through the OPAC (library's catalog).

However, librarians can set up Z39.50 targets in order to search 
external libraries and import their records which speed up the 
cataloguing process.

Cheers,

Eric Bégin
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Montreal (Quebec) Canada

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On 2016-04-15 12:20, Joseph Hogan wrote:
> What if the library is not one of the branches in the local system?
>
> How are searches done for looking in an external library?
>
> Do the librarian have to look at each external library individually?
>
> Sorry for the little questions.  I know software, but librairies, I am 
> still learning.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joseph
>
> On 2016-04-15 12:10, vikram zadgaonkar wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Koha has inter library loan feature.
>> Yes you can search books from all branch libraries.
>>
>> On 15-Apr-2016 9:35 PM, "Joseph Hogan" <joehogan at gmx.com 
>> <mailto:joehogan at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hello All,
>>
>>     I already feel like part of the family:)
>>
>>     I like the answers that I have received so far!
>>
>>     I am already very encouraged.
>>
>>     I think that VMs will be the easiest way to deploy a new libraries.
>>
>>     I thought of another question.
>>
>>     Being that we will be promoting the inter-library loan concept,
>>     which is currently not available, but does it work for searching
>>     other libraries to find books?
>>
>>     Is there a way for the librarian to have access to multiple
>>     libraries at once when doing research to get the other books, or
>>     is this done one at a time at other other libraries in the system?
>>
>>     Thanks for yoru feedback
>>
>>     Joseph
>>
>>
>>     On 2016-04-15 02:11, Mengu Yazicioglu wrote:
>>
>>         Hi Joe,
>>
>>         Here are my answers
>>
>>         1. Yes, you may, we use 1126 branches for one instutition, 6
>>         for another, etc. Koha supports branches.
>>
>>         2. Yes you can, we use 3 database servers, 8-10 web servers
>>         for big installation.
>>
>>         3. Yes, you can. You need the look at some coonfiguration
>>         files. But I suggest you use a specific server for your Koha
>>         insallation
>>         and use the default values for future support.
>>
>>         Best regards
>>         Mengu
>>
>>         On 15-04-2016 06:06, Joseph Hogan wrote:
>>
>>             Hello,
>>
>>             My name is Joe.
>>
>>             I am writing because we are in discussions with a possible
>>             college campus looking to update the searching ability on
>>             the campus.
>>
>>             We found Koha and the features seem full and rich.
>>
>>             We have more technical questions about installing a new
>>             library and sharing server with multiple libraries.
>>
>>             I will ask a couple of questions, and then follow up,
>>             depending on the replies I get.
>>
>>             1 - The campus has more then one library on campus: 1 for
>>             physical sciences  1 for medecine  1 for social sciences
>>             How can this be treated?  Can one installation cover for a
>>             campus allow for the location data to include which
>>             building/library, or even on which campus it might be 
>> located?
>>
>>             2 - Can we run multiple instances of Koha on the same
>>             server?  I ask because any other the documentation that I
>>             have read always mentioned 1 server, 1 koha.   If this
>>             works well for us, there are a couple of other libraries
>>             interested in working with us. We want to under stand the
>>             resources needed.  1 koha per server, or many per server?
>>
>>             3 - Can Koha be installed to run from a particular
>>             folder?  We already have our server up and running, and if
>>             they can just be installed in a directory of a web page
>>             installation?
>>
>>             This is just my beginning.  We are trying to understand
>>             the software in order to know what is possible or now.
>>
>>             Thanks!
>>
>>             Joe
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