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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thanks to all who have responded to my
earlier question as we consider the feasibility of using Koha in our very small
libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB>Has anyone experienced insurmountable
learning-curve difficulties in terms of librarian use and administration?
One of our libraries is staffed by someone with minimal computer skills.
Another is self-serve (user self-checkout), with books catalogued by our
tertiary work-study students and very little oversight. I’m
wondering to what extent support for these folks could be handled remotely.
ie Will Koha fly if no one is physically present to mind the shop, from the
technical side, once it’s set up and the software works smoothly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB>MARC – English language books
not published in the U.S. – I’ve run a few ISBN numbers thru the
z39.50 Search and come up empty-handed against the Library of Congress. Often,
our books were published in the UK. Does the UK have a preferred “Search
target”?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB>Running Koha on a shared box
versus dedicated. What about running a Content Management System (CMS),
wiki, or some other program simultaneously. With fewer than 50
transactions per day we might be paying too much for a hosted service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB>Special Search features. We
have a special cataloguing number for some of our books, is it possible to
display this number on the results, after a person does a search? Would I
enter this number during the MARC cataloguing? Where? – there’s
so many fields! What about cataloguing chapter summaries for a
book? Where might one enter this info?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thanks for any responses,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Centre for Creative Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Cape Town, South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="http://www.cfce.org.za">www.cfce.org.za</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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