[Koha] FW: Acquisition Help

[Joann Ransom]

-----Original Message-----
From: Larissa Dixon 
Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2015 12:45 p.m.
To: Joann Ransom
Subject: RE: [Koha] Acquisition Help

Hi Jo

I don't know the email address of this gentleman, can you forward my reply to him, thanks

Hi Jack

We don't put on orders for donated items.  We do a catalogue search, when the correct record doesn't come up, we click on the Z39.50 search button that comes up on the right hand side of the screen.  We then do the Z39.50 search, find the record we want and download it.  Once you have filled in the relevant details and save the record, it automatically comes up with the box for you to add the item details.

If there is not a Z39.50 record, you can go through the "cataloguing" tab on the front page and add a new record. I just use the default framework and fill in all the relevant details (and click in the right boxes) and then it is just the same as above.

You can also go straight to the "cataloguing" tab to do a Z39.50 record search without searching your catalogue first, if you prefer to do it that way. 

I hope this helps.


Larissa Dixon
Collections Librarian

larissad at tetakere.org.nz

Ph. 06 368 1953
www.tetakere.org.nz





-----Original Message-----
From: Joann Ransom 
Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2015 11:32 a.m.
To: Larissa Dixon
Subject: FW: [Koha] Acquisition Help



-----Original Message-----
From: Koha [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Jack Morash
Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2015 11:25 a.m.
To: Koha Listserv
Subject: [Koha] Acquisition Help

Afternoon Everyone,

In our library, we receive a lot of donated books.  To better track where they came from, I started using the Acquisition portion of Koha.  Apparently we are doing something wrong because we cannot seem to receive the books after they have been put into an order.
 
We use a Vendor named Donations and have Baskets using the donors name.  We add the books to a basket using External Source (Z39) and use a $0 for Vendor Price.  After 1 to multiple items are added to the Basket, we go back around to the Vendor and Receive Shipments.  You are then asked to put in the Invoice number which we use a date code.  When you go to the next step there are no items to receive.  
 
The above process worked once for one Basket but will not work for other Baskets.  I’ve tried deleting and re-creating both orders and Baskets to no avail. 
 
We are running Version 3.16.04
Amazon ec2 server instance
OS is Ubuntu flavored
 
Any help would be appreciated. 
 
Jack Morash
South Bay Historical Railroad Society
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