Session 5 Use Integrated library management systems

You should now be working on the questions for the Customer Service assessment. 

Does anyone have questions or issues regarding the assessment? 

BSBLIB404 Use integrated library management systems

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply a basic understanding of the interrelated functions of integrated library management systems (ILMS) to use online catalogues, process loan transactions, and provide circulation and lending services to meet customer needs

Circulation


Class Discussion 1

What do we mean by circulation? 

What are some other terms that are used instead of circulation?

What tasks do you think are undertaken at the library circulation desk?

Make a list of ALL the tasks that may be undertaken at the library circulation desk.

What skills do you think you need to work at the circulation desk?  

Integrated Library Management Systems

What is an Integrated Library Management System (ILMS)?


Class Discussion 2

What features should an Integrated library Management System have?

What operations can be performed with an Integrated Library Management Systems?

The following article provides some features of Library Management Systems http://www.elibrarysoftware.com/features-library-management-system.html

Types of ILMS

There are lots of choices when it comes to library management systems. When selecting a system you need to decide what features you want and how much you are willing to spend.

The following is an article on the types of ILMS available along with a list of the top 8 free applications

KOHA

For this unit, we will be using the KOHA library management system.  

So what is KOHA?

KOHA is an Open Source Integrated Library Management system

Read more about KOHA here https://koha-community.org/

Demo versions available from here: https://koha-community.org/demo/

The version we will be using is an Australian online demonstration version.

N.B. The database is cleared daily - any changes and/or editions that you make will be deleted


login: staff
password: staff1

Introduction Tasks

Login to Koha and have a look at the circulation menu, what types of things can you do from this menu?



Go to the Members section. What actions can you do in this section?


Task 1. Add yourself as a borrower

The first thing we're going to do is add ourselves as a new borrower, can you work out how to do that?
Try searching the catalogue. Can you find resources? 

Task 3. Add a resource

Use Cataloguing and select either of the add new options - New record will allow you to select the resource type, which saves you editing the record later.


Enter the ISBN for your resource and click on Search



Your resource should be displayed.


From the Actions button, select the download button. This will import the details directly into KOHA.



Once the details are in KOHA, go down to P so that you can add the barcode (next number is generated) and click on Add Item.




Task 4. Issue the new resource out to yourself (or the person that you added at task 1)






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