[Koha] Bar code scanners

[Stephen Hedges]

Since this question seems to come up quite often (and there seems to be a 
general misconception that the ILS has to somehow "work with" scanners), I 
wonder if there shouldn't be some general information about barcode scanners 
added to the Koha webpage?  Though I would hate to add one more thing to the 
long FAQ page.  Maybe it's also time to subdivide the FAQ page into 
categories?

Stephen Hedges
Nelsonville Public Library

> Hello Elizabeth,
> We use a wide variety of scanners in Horowhenua 
> Library (New 
> Zealand) with Koha, from pretty cheap ones to 
> quite expensive ones. 
> They all work with an absolute minimum of setting 
> up. My experience 
> is you get what you pay for. If your issue 
> station is not under heavy 
> load, a cheap scanner will do the job fine. If 
> you have a busy 
> station, get the best you can afford - it will 
> work in worse light, 
> through plastic, read faster and be a joy 
> forever.
> 
> Good luck,
> Rosalie Blake
> 
> On 25 Jun 2003, at 14:47, Elizabeth Spruill 
> wrote:
> 
> > Hello...We are just beginning to explore 
> installing Koha as our ILS.
> > (Currently we have none.) We are running a 
> Linux network, affiliated
> > with the K12LTSP project (www.k12ltsp.org).  
> I'm wondering about bar
> > code scanners and bar codes.  Are there any 
> scanners that you know
> > work with Koha?  We want to buy the most 
> economical obviously, but
> > want it to work, and most of them appear to be 
> plug and play.  Any
> > suggestions? Thanks... Elizabeth Spruill Rocky 
> Mountain School of
> > Expeditionary Learning (RMSEL) Denver, CO
> > 
> > 
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