[Koha] Using KOHA for textbooks?

[Daniel Grobani]

I wish I did, but I don't, other than when WALDO signs off on it.


Chris Cormack-6 wrote:
> 
> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>
>>>>> Anna Kågedal
>>>>> Kodaikanal International School
>>>>> Seven Roads Junction
>>>>> Kodaikanal 624101
>>>>> Tamil Nadu, India
>>>>> home phone: +914542247269
>>>>> cell phone: +919994535493
>>>>> http://boxofbarfi.blogspot.com
>>>>> http://twitter.com/kislibrarian
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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