[Koha] Using Koha without barcodes

[Fischer, Katrin]

Hi Lars,

there is a new feature in 3.14 that will allow checking out books without having to use barcodes. 

See: http://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-release-managers-update-2/

"Bug 7494: optional checkout-time fallback search for a book. This enhancement adds an option to perform a keyword search to look up an item during checkout if it is not found by barcode. This means that Koha will no longer require item barcodes for circulation to work — a feature that hopefully will be of use for special collections."

Hope this helps,

Katrin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-
> bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Domesjö, Lars L
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:41 PM
> To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Subject: [Koha] Using Koha without barcodes
> 
> Hello!
> 
> I've been checking out Koha for a customer and it's looking really good so
> far. The customer isn't using a barcodescanner today though and doesn't seem
> to want to start using one either. From what I can tell Koha is pretty built
> around using barcodes? You can't simply lookup a book by name and then
> directly lend it to a patron by name?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> /Lars
> 
> 
> 
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