Linking to them isn't the problem. You can use the 856 field for the URL (I think that's right) so they can link directly to it from the catalog. The trick is controlling the circs. Usually this is done by the vendor that sold you the ebook. Am I right, folks?
Lori =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group Oversight Board & Communications Committee / Evergreen (707) 763-6869 // [email protected] Availability: http://tungle.me/lori.ayre <[email protected]>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Amber Amland <[email protected]>wrote: > What about linking them to an e-book on the school's server? We are only > getting a few copies of a particular book, and each may only be checked out > by one person at a time. > > > > Or if that wouldn't work, what about linking them to an e-book on the > school's Web site? > > > > Thanks! Trying to circulate e-books is all new to me. > > > > Amber > > > > Amber Amland > > Librarian > > Mountainview International Christian School > > www.mountainviewics.org > > [email protected] > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lori > Bowen > Ayre > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 8:25 AM > To: Amber Amland > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Koha] E-book Check Out > > > > How are you delivering the ebook to the student? How you set it up in Koha > depends on whether you are using an ebook vendor, or linking them to a free > ebook on the web, or..... > > > > Lori > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Amber Amland <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > Has anyone done anything with e-book check out on Koha? One of the teachers > at my school would like to make an e-book available for students to check > out on their own. > > > > Can a patron log in to the Koha catalog and check out an e-book himself? If > so, how do I set this up? > > > > We're using Koha version 3.06 on Linux. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Amber > > > > Amber Amland > > Librarian > > Mountainview International Christian School > > www.mountainviewics.org > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
