Thanks all, lots to think about, and some experimentation to be done. Since I'll be setting this up for the use of non-librarians, I'll have to keep it as straightforward as possible. But I'll see what the heads of departments have to say first before I spend a lot of time on it.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Heather Braum (NEKLS) <[email protected]> wrote: > Elaine, you could setup a collection code that all the equipment is housed > under, and then use the OpacHiddenItems sys pref to hide that collection > code. That's a possible easy solution... You could also set up a separate > branch and hide it from the public using the same sys pref. > > -Heather > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 1:12 PM Elaine Bradtke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We have several laptops, cameras and recording equipment that various >> members of staff use, take off site, etc. The current method of keeping >> track of them is inadequate, and I proposed that we use Koha for checking >> them in and out, placing holds, tracking use, etc; all functions Koha >> can >> do. >> >> We don't want the equipment to appear in the public catalogue, and I don't >> want non-library staff poking around in the nether regions of the library >> catalogue. But I also don't want the library staff to be burdened with >> keeping track of equipment that belongs to and is generally used by >> another >> department. >> >> I'd like to hear how other libraries have handled this. >> >> I am considering setting up another branch, just for equipment. Would it >> be easy to limit access to one branch but keep the main collection open >> for >> all? Or would I have to set up a completely different Koha installation? >> Our test site for instance is completely separate, limited to a couple of >> IP addresses, and the OPAC requires a login - something like that would >> work for equipment. >> >> -- >> Elaine Bradtke >> Data Wrangler >> VWML >> English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org >> Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY >> Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance >> and >> Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send >> an e-mail first. I work off site) >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Registered Company No. 297142 >> Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" >> --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52) >> _______________________________________________ >> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >> [email protected] >> https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >> > -- > Heather Braum > NExpress Coordinator > Resource Sharing Librarian > Northeast Kansas Library System > [email protected] > > "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read > and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." ~Alvin > Toffler, *Rethinking the Future* > -- Elaine Bradtke Data Wrangler VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52) _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
