[Koha] Budgets in 3.2 Acquisitions

[Walls, Ian]

I use the following definitions in my institution:

A Fund is "a source of money"

A budget period (now root budget) is "a quantity of money, from a source, for a period of time".

Sub-budgets would then be library-derived allocations of a budget, based on whatever criteria the library needs.

Does that jive with how everyone else conceptualizes Koha Acquisitions?



Ian Walls
Systems Integration Librarian
NYU Health Sciences Libraries
550 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-8687



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From: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Kohn, Karen
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [Koha] Budgets in 3.2 Acquisitions

If I were to use this feature, the "root budget" would correspond with
what I call a budget line.  The fund and fund budget match the
terminology I already use.  The budget line is something like
"Undergraduate Book Budget" and within that there are funds (for
Psychology, Math, etc.) and each fund has a budget (a dollar amount).
So the "root budget" structure makes sense, although the terminology is
off.

Karen Kohn
Collection Development Manager
Landman Library
Arcadia University
450 S. Easton Road
Glenside, PA  19038
ph: 215-572-8528
fax: 215-572-0240

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[mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Owen Leonard
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:19 AM
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Subject: Re: [Koha] Budgets in 3.2 Acquisitions

I don't work with Acquisitions as part of my job, so I'm curious: Is
the concept of a "root budget" one that is familiar to users of
acquisitions systems? If that is a familiar paradigm, is that the
correct term?

  -- Owen


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