[Koha] Recall function

[Chris Cormack]

On Jun 25, 2012 1:28 AM, "alaa Badri" <elbadri_father at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks All
> I will develop it for myself
>
And commit it back to Koha for all to use as well, I'm sure you also meant
to say.

:)

Chris

> Best Regards,
> Alaa BadriSystem and network administrator New Generation International
Schools01227204728
>
> Subject: Re: [Koha] Recall function
> From: robin at catalyst.net.nz
> Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:10:17 +0100
> To: david.nind at gmail.com; elbadri_father at hotmail.com
> CC: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
>
> University libraries have it, where a student may be allowed, say, 3
recall requests per year to allow for things that are real emergencies. I
used it once when I needed to verify something a week before my thesis was
due.
>
> --
>
> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>
> David Nind <david.nind at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Alaa.
>
> Koha doesn't have this feature as far as I can see in 3.8.1 or 3.8.2
(happy
> to be corrected if it does).
>
> There is an abandoned RFC (request for comment) for this:
> http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Recall_requests_RFC
>
> Recalls are also mentioned in this RFC:
> http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Messaging_rewrite_RFC
>
> To add this type of feature you could log an enhancement request, develop
> it yourself if you have the skills, or sponsor the development e.g.
through
> another developer or one of the commercial Koha support companies:
> http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Enhancement_Request_Guidelines
> As a non-librarian my only comment is that this seems like a very strange
> 'feature' to have. I have an item checked out, someone else wants it and
> can't wait until it is returned by the normal due date (using the
> holds/reserve feature), but can then make me return it early! (I know what
> my response would be!). After a quick search on the internet it looks like
> something academic libraries might use. I could understand this type of
> feature if the loan period for an item was months or years. As 'they' say,
> every library is a little different....
>
>
> David Nind | david.nind at gmail.com
> PO Box 12367, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6144
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>
> On 24 June 2012 20:36, alaa Badri <elbadri_father at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Dear All
> >
> > I need to know if is recall function added to koha 3.8.1 or not if is
not
> > how
>  i can
> add it or use it in this release
> > Thanks for your effort
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Alaa BadriSystem and network administrator New Generation International
> > Schools01227204728
> >
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