Koha-Library-Software/C2/Access-Library-Account--on-the-Web/English

Title of the Script: Access to Library Account on Web

Author: Vaibhavi Satardekar and Maya Hans

Keywords: Koha, Koha 24.05, OPAC (Online public access catalog), Koha library system, Patron login, Library account, Checkout history, Cart function, Search catalog, Purchase suggestions, ISBN (International Standard Book Number), Library fines, Place hold, Checkout history, Reading history, Library tags, Koha library interface, Library purchase request, Save to cart, Video tutorial.

Visual Cue	Narration
Slide Number 1 Title Slide	Welcome to this Spoken Tutorial on Access Library Account on the Web.
Slide Number 2 Learning Objectives Access Library Account as a patron on the Web And it’s benefits	In this tutorial, we will learn: How to access Library Account as a patron on the Web And it’s benefits
Slide Number 3 System Requirement To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux OS version 22 point 04 Koha version 24 point 05 Firefox version 131 point 0 point 3 A working internet connection.	To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux OS version 22 point 04 Koha version 24 point 05 Firefox version 131 point 0 point 3 I also have a working internet connection.
Slide Number 4 Prerequisites Koha installed on your system SuperLibrarian or Library Staff access Created some Item types in Koha Library and The URL of the Koha Library If not please access the Koha tutorials on this site. https://spoken-tutprial.org/	To follow this tutorial, you should have Koha installed on your system. SuperLibrarian or Library Staff access. Created some Item types in Koha Library and The URL of the Koha Library. If not please access the Koha tutorials on this site.
Narration only	Let’s begin.
Open Web Browser Type http://127.0.1.1/8000 and Press Enter.	Open the Web Browser and type this url. This URL is based on the port number and domain name given at the time of installation.
Press Enter	Now, press Enter.
Show Opac homepage Welcome to Spoken Tutorial Library	This will open the OPAC homepage I will open the Spoken Tutorial Library OPAC page. For this, click on the libraries tab. Locate the Spoken Tutorial Library. To open this library, click on it. The Spoken Tutorial Library OPAC page opens.
Go to top right corner of the OPAC page Click on Login to your account:	On the top right corner of the OPAC page, click on Login to your account. This login is for the patrons of the library.
Cursor on Login id and Password:	On the new window that opens, we have to enter our patron Login and Password
Enter login as Maya Hans and password as Maya@123 Show at 2.15	Recall that we had created a Patron as Ms. Maya Hans in an earlier tutorial. I will login as Maya and type her password here. If you had created a different patron, then use those login details here.
Cursor on Hello, Maya Hans	A new page Hello, Ms. Maya Hans opens. This page reflects the Patron’s summary.
Cursor on Checked out (1) Cursor on Title- Industrial Microbiology Author- Patel, Arvind H. Barcode- 00001	The page shows details for Checked out (1) items like: Title Author- Due- Barcode Remember, this entry was made in an earlier tutorial.
Cursor on the tabs shown. Summary Charges Personal details Tags Change your password Search history Checkout history Privacy Purchase suggestions Messaging and Lists	Note that on the left side of the page we can see these tabs.
Click the Summary tab.	Upon clicking these tabs, details of the Patron open. We will learn about these tabs later in this tutorial.
Cursor on Cart Lists	On the top left corner of the OPAC interface, notice that there are two tabs: Cart and Lists
Type Microbiology in OPAC Click on Go Cursor on the list of items	We can add a Library item to a cart. For that let us search for the item in OPAC, as explained earlier. I will type Microbiology and click on the Search icon. The search result of the keyword appears.
Cursor on- Place hold Save tolLists Add to cart	Under each title, the following options appear- Place hold Save to lists Add to cart Notice that some items do not have the option Place Hold. This is because it appears only for the items that can be issued by the library.
Point to Add to cart option	Click on the option Add to cart for adding any particular item to the cart.
	To add multiple items to the cart then do the following steps.
Cursor on Select titles to:	Locate the tag Select titles to: just above the list of items.
Click on the radio button on the left side of the respective items	To add items to the cart, click the check box on the left of the respective item.
Click on Add to cart	Now go to the top and click on Add to cart.
Cursor on Cart	All the selected items will move to the cart.
Cursor on Cart	Next, go to the top left corner of the interface and locate the tab Cart.
Cursor on 2	Please note: number 2 represents the total number of selected items. As I selected 2 items, the number here is 2. This number depends on the number of items selected. Click on the cart.
Cursor on Your cart Cursor on More details Send Download Print Hide window Empty and close	On clicking, a new window Your cart with the following options, appears: More details Send Download Print Hide window Empty and close You may explore these on your own.
Close the window. Click on the Close button.	After exploring, close this window. Go to the top left corner of the page and click the Close button.
Cursor on the interface.	We are now in the OPAC interface.
Click on Save to Lists	To add an item to Lists, click on Save to Lists, at the bottom of each item.
A new window Add to a list: opens Cursor on Industrial Microbiology Patel, Arvind H.	A new window Add to a list: opens with the title of the particular item. In my case -Industrial Microbiology Patel, Arvind H.
Cursor on section- Add to a new list: Type Microbiology in the field for List name:	Under the section Add to a new list: we have List name: field. In this field, type the name of the list for your reference. I will type Microbiology here. You may give a name as per your requirement.
Under Category: From the drop down click on Private	Next, under Category: we have a drop-down. Click on Private if not selected by Koha. This ensures that the list will be visible only to you.
Click on green Save	Now, click on the Save button.
Click on the tab Lists	We are brought back to the OPAC interface. Now, at the top left corner of the OPAC interface, click on the tab Lists.
Click on Microbiology Point to Microbiology.	From the drop-down, I will click on Microbiology. If you have given a different name for your list, then click on that name.
Cursor on items under the list Microbiology	The items saved now appear under the list.
Narration only	Now let us look at the tabs on the left side.
Click on Personal details on the left side of the same page	To begin with, I will click on the tab Personal details.
Cursor on Home library: Spoken Tutorial Library Cursor on: Surname Cursor on: First name	Your personal details page opens. The page has the details of Ms. Maya Hans.
Click on Checkout history	Next, click on Checkout history, on the left side of the same page.
Cursor on Checkout history Cursor on* Title Author Item type Call Number Vol info Date	Checkout history page opens with the below details: Title Author Item type Call Number Vol info and Date
Click on Purchase suggestions	Now, click on Purchase suggestions, on the left side of the same page.
Cursor on Your Purchase suggestions	Your purchase suggestions page opens.
Click on +New purchase suggestion	Now click on the +New purchase suggestion tab.
Cursor on Enter a new purchase suggestion	A new page with the heading Enter a new purchase suggestion opens.
Cursor on Enter a new purchase suggestion	Here we are prompted to fill in a few details.
Cursor on the list of details. Title: Author: Publication year: Standard number (ISBN, ISSN or other): Publisher: Collection title: Publication place: Quantity: Item type: Library: Reason for suggestion: Notes:
Cursor on Title Enter the Title as Genetics	Note that: the Title field marked in red color is mandatory. I will enter the Title as Genetics.
Enter the ISBN/ISSN number as- 1234567891	Then I will enter the Standard number (ISBN, ISSN or other) number as- 1234567891
Click Submit your suggestion	Scroll down and click on Submit your suggestion at the bottom of the page.
Cursor on Your purchase suggestions, Point to the message.	A new page Your purchase suggestions opens, again. A message, Your suggestion has been submitted appears.
	Here we learnt how a patron can use OPAC to search a book in a Koha Library.
Narration only	With this we come to the end of this tutorial.
Slide Number 5 Summary We learned about: How to access Library Account as a patron on the Web And its benefits	Let’s quickly recap. Today we learned about : How to access Library Account as a patron on the Web And its benefits
Slide Number 6 Assignment Make a purchase suggestion for a book.	As an assignment Make a purchase suggestion for another book to the patron.
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