[Koha] Koha for my classroom library

[Rowse, John R]

Hi All,

I am a 5th grade classroom teacher in Boston, MA, USA. I have a classroom library of about 2000 books and a teacher library of about 15 sets of 25 books each.I loan and manage these books.

I am fairly skilled at using packaged software but get frustrated when I need to know more technical knowledge to adapt or correct a software problem. I have never worked with open source software.

I am looking for some folks who may have developed a classroom library system using Koha who could advise me on jumping into using it for my situation. My big question is: How much time will it take and are there folks out there to help me?

I want to develop a system that will: 1. Keep track of basic borrowing, inventory, and returns, 2. Keep a history record for each borrower so I can check on a students reading habits over a full year, 3. Be compatible with an ISBN # or other database that will assist with entering books. I hope to find a database that will also provide data that will allow me to sort books at various reading levels, 4. be able to print and use barcodes for inventory control.

Please let me know if you have some experience with this work, especially in the States with databases of US published books.

Cooperatively,

John Rowse


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John Rowse
5th grade teacher
Boston Public Schools
Paul A. Dever School
325 Mount Vernon Street
Dorchester, MA 02125

jrowse at boston.k12.ma.us
school: 617-635-8694
school fax: 617-635-8097
home: 617-522-5366
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