PPT Presentation

1. Koha Library Software: Practical
Applications
(Amidu Gordon – MLISc.)

2. What is Koha

3. Wikipedia (2021)
Koha is a free, open-source integrated
library system that is used by public,
school, and special libraries all over the
world. The name is derived from a
Maori word that means "gift" or
"donation."

4. Basic information
Developer(s): Koha Community
Operating system: Linux
Initial release: January 2000; 21 years ago
License : GPL-3.0
Available in: 26 languages
Original author(s): Katipo Communications
 Programming languages: JavaScript, HTML, Perl

5. Components of Koha

6. FOCUS
PATRONS
CATALOGING
CIRCULATION
REPORTS

7. PATRONS
1. Staff Member Account
2. Library Users Account

8. STAFF MEMBER ACCOUNT
• Catalogue books
• Circulate books
• Create user accounts
• Create library Card
• Generate reports
• Generate barcode and spine labels

9. STAFF MEMBER ACCOUNT INTERFACE

10. LIBRARY USERS ACCOUNT
1. Users can request for a book.
2. Users can email or chat with the librarian
3. Users can check the statistics of their activities
in the library.
4. Users can find out when their borrowed books
are due.
5. The records of users can be saved and printed.

11. Koha OPAC User Interface

12. CATALOGING
The Purpose of Cataloguing
1. To make the reading material available quickly
2. To put order into collection
3. To identify the location of specific library
materials
4. To generate barcode labels for circulation

13. Cataloging Process
STEPS 1
1. Scan the Barcode of the book (ISBN)
2. Check if the title exist in stock
3. Add copy/copies if there is an existing
title of the same book in the stock
4. Create a new bibliographic entry if the
library does not have the same title in
the stock.
5. Save your document
STEP 2
1. Generate spine labels for the
book/books
2. Generate Barcode labels for the
book/books
3. Fix the labels on or in the books
4. Book is ready for shelving and
borrowing

14. BARCODE LABELS

15. Fixing labels

16. The Catalogue Interface

17. CIRCULATION
The Circulation Process
• Understand the library's borrowing policies
• Scan the borrower's identification number
• Verify that the user has returned all overdue
books.
• Check to see if the borrower is permitted to
borrow books.
• Issue the book(s) to the user.

19. Circulation interface

20. A librarian scanning a book

21. A librarian giving a book to a patron

22. REPORTS