[Koha] Using KOHA for textbooks?

[Chris Cormack]

2009/11/2 Daniel Grobani <dgrobani at samuelmerritt.edu>:
>
> No, it's part of the beta version of LLEK that we're running. I believe that
> term loans are a WALDO enhancement.
>
Hi Daniel

As a LLEK customer I don't suppose you have any insight if/when that
feature will make it back into Koha?

Chris

>
> David Schuster wrote:
>>
>> I sure hope that gets into community Koha!  I'm only on 3.01.00.032
>> LibLime so I don't have that feature!
>>
>> Chomping at the bit for that one!  Is that development you all did Daniel?
>>
>> David Schuster
>>
>> Daniel Grobani wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Our LibLime-hosted Koha version 3.01.00.037 has term loans. You define a
>>> term by specifying a start date, end date, and term due date. In the
>>> "Apply circulation and fines rules" section, the patron category, item
>>> type, and circulation policy columns are now augmented by a new "Term
>>> Loan Policy" column that enables you to include in the circ rule one of
>>> the terms you defined.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Daniel Grobani
>>> System Administrator
>>> John A. Graziano Memorial Library
>>> Samuel Merritt University
>>> http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/library
>>>
>>>
>>> Anna Kågedal wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Is anyone using KOHA for textbooks?
>>>>
>>>> We have been using KOHA for our schools library books since July and
>>>> it works well. We are now planning to import our textbooks as well, so
>>>> that we have everything in one system.
>>>>
>>>> However - I suddenly got nervous. Is this a good idea? Anyone have
>>>> experience with this?
>>>>
>>>> For example - the global due date that you can set in KOHA towards the
>>>> end of a semester - will then affect all books in all libraries if I
>>>> am correct? Or is there a way to put a global due date for only one
>>>> library? This is because we always have one final date to return books
>>>> for the semester for library books, and another for textbooks. And if
>>>> I then set at global due date for the library books - that will affect
>>>> the duedate for textbooks as well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Another thing that I've been thinking about:
>>>> Check out date - you would have to specify a due date (since it can't
>>>> be a certain loan period for textbooks, since it is actually a
>>>> specific date when all textbooks needs to be back, regardless of when
>>>> it was checked out) and click "remember for session" for every student
>>>> that you check out books to if .  Or is there a way to set "remember
>>>> for session" - meaning - as long as I am logged in or unclick the
>>>> button - and not as it is now - as long as this is the same patron?
>>>> (Note: we check out all the textbooks to 600 students in 4 days - it
>>>> gets VERY busy - and several small time thieves will severely slow us
>>>> down.)
>>>>
>>>> Our plan was to create a specific library for textbooks, and combine
>>>> that with a textbook itemtype. The barcodes are also different, and at
>>>> the moment we don't have a Shelving location for textbooks.
>>>>
>>>> Finally I'd like to take the opportunity now to thank all of you who
>>>> has answered my questions in the past and who answers in the future.
>>>>
>>>> Anna
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Anna Kågedal
>>>> Kodaikanal International School
>>>> Seven Roads Junction
>>>> Kodaikanal 624101
>>>> Tamil Nadu, India
>>>> home phone: +914542247269
>>>> cell phone: +919994535493
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>>>
>>>
>>
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