Palmerston North Public library issue electricity usage meters so publc can measure usage their domestic usage - I thought that was pretty cool extension of library materials.<br><br>Cheers Jo.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:06 AM, Ben Ide <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:benide@gmail.com">benide@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Neat.<br>
<br>
Do you suppress the records from displaying to the public in the OPAC?<br>
I did this with our equipment, just because the people who should be<br>
asking for it (it's not supposed to go out to the general population)<br>
are the ones who know we have it.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<font color="#888888">-- Ben<br>
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On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:15 AM, David Schuster <<a href="mailto:dschust1@tx.rr.com">dschust1@tx.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> In schools we do this often... Tracking VCR's, Overheads, Carts, Digital<br>
> Cameras etc...<br>
><br>
> Works just fine - but there isn't a "reserve" type option where you want it<br>
> next week for room 301 so you "schedule" it.<br>
><br>
> But for on demand and who has what it works.<br>
><br>
> When we put in our equipment we did very generic records - 0Digital Camera,<br>
> 0Overhead to make it easy to track them and it kept all the equipment record<br>
> together - I could type 0* and see all the equipment records quickly. Then<br>
> it didn't matter if we put it in as 0Camera Digital or 0Digital Camera you<br>
> could still find it.<br>
><br>
> David Schuster<br>
><br>
> Ben Ide wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> We just started using our installation to check out equipment. So far<br>
>> it's just some videorecording gear, but so long as we can slap a<br>
>> barcode on it, we can check it out to people.<br>
>><br>
>> Would you allow people to put holds on things? I guess in the words<br>
>> of your finance department, it would be "reserving items."<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>> -- Ben<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Lenora Oftedahl <<a href="mailto:OFTL@critfc.org">OFTL@critfc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> Hi. Recently the Commission realized (after an audit finding) that they<br>
>>> need better fixed asset management. They would like to be able to check<br>
>>> these items out to people to track them.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I mentioned that function sounds like a library and perhaps they could<br>
>>> use Koha for this function. The Finance Dept. would have a separate<br>
>>> installation on a different server, but I don't see why they couldn't use<br>
>>> the software.<br>
>>><br>
>>> What do you all think? Is there anyone out there using Koha for capital<br>
>>> item management beyond books? Do you have artwork or cell phones<br>
>>> described and checked out to staff?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanx.<br>
>>> Lenora<br>
>>><br>
>>> Lenora A. Oftedahl<br>
>>> StreamNet Regional Librarian<br>
>>> Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission<br>
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