Koha Library Software: Practical Applications

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1. Koha Library Software: Practical Applications (Amidu Gordon – MLISc.)

2. What is Koha

3. Wikipedia (2021) Koha is a free, open-source integrated library system that is used by public, school, and special libraries all over the world. The name is derived from a Maori word that means "gift" or "donation."

4. Basic information Developer(s):  Koha Community Operating system:  Linux Initial release:  January 2000; 21 years ago License :  GPL-3.0 Available in:  26 languages Original author(s):  Katipo Communications Programming languages:  JavaScript, HTML, Perl

5. Components of Koha

6. FOCUS PATRONS CATALOGING CIRCULATION REPORTS

7. PATRONS Staff Member Account Library Users Account

8. STAFF MEMBER ACCOUNT Catalogue books Circulate books Create user accounts Create library Card Generate reports Generate barcode and spine labels

9. STAFF MEMBER ACCOUNT INTERFACE

10. LIBRARY USERS ACCOUNT Users can r equest for a book. Users can email or chat with the librarian Users can check the statistics of their activities in the library. Users can find out when their borrowed books are due. The records of users can be saved and printed.

11. Koha OPAC User Interface

12. CATALOGING The Purpose of Cataloguing To make the reading material available quickly To put order into collection To identify the location of specific library materials To generate barcode labels for circulation

13. Cataloging Process STEPS 1 Scan the Barcode of the book (ISBN) Check if the title exist in stock Add copy/copies if there is an existing title of the same book in the stock Create a new bibliographic entry if the library does not have the same title in the stock. Save your document STEP 2 Generate spine labels for the book/books Generate Barcode labels for the book/books Fix the labels on or in the books Book is ready for shelving and borrowing

14. BARCODE LABELS

15. Fixing labels

16. The Catalogue Interface

17. CIRCULATION The Circulation Process Understand the library's borrowing policies Scan t he borrower's identification number Verify that the user has returned all overdue books. Check to see if the borrower is permitted to borrow books. Issue the book(s) to the user.

18. Circulation interface

19. A librarian scanning a book

20. A librarian giving a book to a patron

21. REPORTS