Salvete!
> We undertook a stocktake earlier this year using Koha 3.4. We didn't use > the stocktake module though. What we did was return all items through the > circulation desk. This changes their last seen date to the current date. > Once > we had done that I then made a report which showed the biblio/item details > and > included whether the item was on loan or not and the date last seen. > > Any item not on issue or not seen prior to the date the stocktake began was > considered missing and its status was changed to lost. > > We have undertaken stocktakes using the same process and with three different > Library Management Systems and have come to the conclusion it is the best > method. Using a laptop with scanner and wifi connection means you aren't > dragging books to the issue desk. > > Below is the report I use, which could also be used as a shelf check list. If > you only have one branch then take out the highlighted line. Not sure that > it > would work in your version but worth a try :) I concur that this is a stellar way to ensure accuracy. A side benefit is that you can shelf read, weed, and shift as you go along. Cheers, Brooke _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
