Koha presentation

kOHA Automation

2. KohaisafullfeaturedIntegratedLibrarySystem(ILS).
thereisnocostforthelicense,youhavethefreedomto
modifytheproducttoadaptittoyourneeds,etc.
DevelopedinitiallyinNewZealandbyKatipo
CommunicationswithHorowhenuaLibraryTrust.
Itiscurrentlymaintainedbyadedicatedteamofsoftware
providersandlibrarytechnologystafffromaroundthe
globe.
Thatbyadoptingit,thecustomerbecomes"jointowner"
oftheproduct.Inparticular,thecustomercanfreelyinstall
newversionsornot,andcantakepartinnew
developmentsbyfinancingthemorbycarryingthemout
themself.

3. Why Open Source Software Koha:
Proven,StableTechnologies:Kohaistriedandtestedandhas
demonstratedbothstabilityandscalability,usedinhundredsof
librariesworldwide.
Cost-effective:payinglicensingfeesforproprietarysolutions,
usersofopen-sourcesoftwarecanoftendeploytheproductusing
in-houseresources.Theypayonlyforneededsupportorany
additionalvendorservicestheyrequire.
User-driven:open-source software user-driven--you decide what
features are important and deserve attention rather than a vendor.
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4. Why Open Source Software KOHA
Codeisopen,usersarefreetoinnovateandimprovethesoftwareto
meettheirneedsFreeinnovationalsomeansthatopen-source
softwarehasmuchfasterdevelopmentcycleswhencomparedto
proprietarysoftware.
Free/opensourcesoftwarekohaisaneconomicalalternativeto
relianceuponcommerciallysuppliedsoftware.Itmeansthecost
involveddevelopment,license,upgrading,maintenanceetc.,lower
thancommercialsoftware.kohadoesnotneedtheinitialcostlike
commercialsoftware.
Free/OpensourceKohahasallthefeatureofcommercial
software.
Motivateandencouragestafftocreativities.

5. Morethan300librariesareusingKoha,
includingacademic,public,schoolandspecial
libraries,inAfrica,Pakistan,USA,France,
Indiaand,ofcourse,NewZealand.Alongwith
acommittedteamofprogrammersits
developmentissteeredbyagrowing
communityoflibrariescollaboratingtoachieve
theirtechnology.

6. A full featured modern integrated library software (ILS).
Award winning and free/Open-source Software.(no license
fee).
OS independent any operating system. Linux, Unix, Mac.
Web based. Web-based Interfaces. We can integrate with
website.
Full MARC21 and UNIMARC support for professional
cataloguing.
Multilingual and multi-user support
Library-Standards-Compliant. industrial standards &
protocols.
Z39.50 server.
Customizable web based OPAC Circulation System.

7. Full catalogue, circulation, acquisitions, library stock
management.
Web based OPAC, public to search the catalogue.
Users can Login with their account on OPAC to check
circulation statistics
Major industry-standard database type (text, RDBMS),
SQL,MYSQL.
Serial management module.
Print your barcode.
Export and import records, ISO2709
Online reservation
Reports

8. The developers of the product have taken care to
adhere strictly to international standards.
Industry standards: Z39.50, UNIMARC, ISO2709,
MARC21.
Fortechnicalstandards:theOPACis"valid
XHTML",andrespectsthestandardsof
accessibility.
Web standards recommended by the World Wide
Web Consortium.
KOHA Standards

9. Skill Requirements To Operate System:
Koha'sinterfacesaredesignedwithusabilityin
mindandareextremelyuserfriendly.
Staffandpatronswithonlybasiccomputerskills
havequicklylearnedtousethesystemefficiently.
Thecatalogingmodulerequiresanunderstandingof
catalogingpracticessuchasMARC,Z30.50
retrievaltools,howtoaddholdingsinformation,etc.
Administrators should know operating system
(Linux, etc.)for maintenance, some knowledge of
cataloging in setting up the system preferences.

10. Online Public Access Catalogue
Cataloging
Members Management
Circulation
Serials Management
Acquisition
Reports
Administration
Tools
Authorities
Advanced Search

12. Kohaprovidesafull-functionedOnlinePublicAccessCatalog
(OPAC).
OPACuserscancarryoutsearchesstartingfromtenfields
(Keyword,Subject,Title,Class,Barcode,author,publisher,
etc.).Asinthelibrarianinterface,theycanordertheresults
accordingtoseveralcriteria.
OPACuserswhoarelogged-inmemberscanplace
reservationsonlibraryitems.
OPACuserscanchecktheircirculationstatisticsbyloginin
OPAC.
KOHA OPAC Module:

13. KOHA System:

14. MARCManagement:Thecataloguingmoduleisoneoftheprincipal
strongpointsofKoha.Several"frameworks"canbedefinedtododifferent
cataloguingformonographs,electronicresources,periodicals,etc.
Export/Import:ImportingrecordsinISO2709format(theMARC
reservoir)andthroughZ39.50(client)forfastcataloguing.
Copy records: One or more copy records can be attached to each
bibliographic record.
Fastcataloguing:Toacceleratecataloguing,Kohaprovides,Management
ofaMARCrecordreservoir,inISO2709format,AZ39.50clientthatcan
accessseveralZ39.50servers
MARCviewandsimpleview:CataloguedatacanbedisplayedinMARC
format,insimplifiedform.
Searching:searchescanbeperformedonanyMARCfield.Advanced
functions,searchononeword,thebeginningofthefield,greaterthan,less
than,etcarealsoavailable.
KOHA Cataloguing Module:

16. Themembers(borrowers)modulemakesitpossibleto
managenotonlyindividualborrowers,butalsoinstitutions.
Eachmemberbelongstoacategory.Themembercategory
defines:Theminimumandmaximumagesformembersofthe
category•Thecostofplacingareservationonanitem(when
itisapplicableinthelibrary)•Therulesofcirculation.
Byenteringtheborrower'slibrarycardnumberintothe
librarianinterface,thelibrariancan:
Seethefinancialstandingoftheborrower(chargesdue).See
theborrower'sreservations,andhis/heroutstandingloans.Set
permissionflags(forthelibrarianmembers).
KOHA Members Module:

18. Borrowingabook
Returnanitem
Reservinganitem
Circulationrulescanbedefinedveryfinelybythe
library:foreachmembercategory,itemcategory,and
holdingbranchoftheitem,thedurationoftheloanand
themaximumnumberofbooksloanablecanbedefined.
Returningitems("checking-in")isextremelyeasy:
Simplyscanthebarcodesoftheitemsbeingreturned.
KOHACirculation module:

20. KOHASerials Module:
It is possible to register subscriptions with reviews, and to
track the arrival of periodicals.
Kohamanages late issues, skipped issues, and claims with
the suppliers.
Kohamanages complex classifications, allowing the
librarian to work with eleven different publication periods
(from daily newspapers to annual publications), with delayed
publications, and with publications out of sequence.
A state of the collection can be defined which will synthesize
the missing publications, received publications etc.
The state of the collection can be displayed differently in the
OPAC and in the librarian interface.

21. Just click on receive option at the right side of the above screen. It will display the window as given
below.

Receive the serial accordingly. In this way, serial can be retrieved.

22. Simpleacquisitions:Simpleacquisitionsmodulemakes
itpossibletoacquirematerialsandaddthemdirectlytothe
catalogue.Itdoesnotmanagebudgetarymatters,theorders
placedwiththesuppliers,etc.
Fullacquisitions:Fullacquisitionsmodulemakesit
possibletomanage:Budgetsandbookfunds:Budgetavailable,
Committed,SpentSuppliers,Orders,via'shoppingbaskets‘.
KOHA Acquisition Module:

23. KOHA allows you to set various parameters which control the
operating environment of the library:
Librarybranches:definingbranchcategories,branches,andcontact
information.
Itemtypes:Definelibraryitemssetrentalchargesofanyamountto
usersforborrowingitems.
Notforloan"foritemtypessuchwhichdonotleavethelibrary;issuing
DefineBorrowerCategories:Set“CategoryCodes”,“Descriptions”,
“EnrollmentPeriods”,"UpperAgeLimit"and"AgeRequired"foreach
usertype;
Issuingrules:defineissuingandfinesbasedonborrowercategories,
itemtypes,andcirculationunits(matrix-basedruleset);
Z39.50:defineserversforsearchingusingKoha'sZ39.50client(for
cataloging);toaddservers,enterthedomainnameorIPaddressofthe
server,theportnumbertouse,andthenameofthedatabasetoaccess.
ShelveLocation:DefinetheshelvelocationsofLibrary.
KOHAAdministration:

25. The administrator can allot one or more of the following
capabilities to each staff member:
Super-librarian: access to all functions.
Circulation: carry out circulation tasks.
Catalogue: search the catalogue.
Parameters: administer the system parameters.
Borrowers: manage the public users (addition,
modification, restriction, etc.).
Permissions: administer staff access to functions.
Reserves for others: place reserves on items for any
borrower.
Reserves for oneself: place reserves for oneself
Loan: loan items to borrowers.
Cataloguing: manage the catalogue.
Charges: manage the fines and fees levied against
members.
KOHA Delegation of Authority:

26. Conclusion
Thisprojectfurtherenabledthestudentsandfacultyofthe
Universitytoaccessthebibliographicdataandcanmade
transactionseveryfromtheirhomeandremoteplaces
throughinternet.