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'''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.


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|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''
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|| Slide Number 1

Title Slide
|| Welcome to this Spoken Tutorial on '''Access Library Account on the Web.'''
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|| 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

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|| 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.
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|| 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.
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|| Narration only
|| Let’s begin.
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|| Open '''Web Browser'''

Type [http://127.0.1.1/8000 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.
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|| Press''' Enter'''
|| Now, press''' Enter.'''
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|| 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.
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|| 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'''.
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|| Cursor on '''Login id''' and '''Password:'''
|| On the new window that opens, we have to enter our '''patron Login '''and '''Password '''
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|| 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.
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|| Cursor on '''Hello, Maya Hans'''
|| A new page''' Hello, Ms. Maya Hans '''opens.

This page reflects the Patron’s '''summary'''.
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|| 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.
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|| 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.

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|| Click the Summary tab.
|| Upon clicking these tabs, details of the''' Patron''' open.

We will learn about these tabs later in this tutorial.
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|| Cursor on

'''Cart'''

'''Lists'''
|| On the top left corner of the '''OPAC '''interface, notice that there are two tabs:

* '''Cart '''and
* '''Lists'''

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|| 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.
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|| 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'''.
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|| Point to '''Add to cart '''option
|| Click on the''' '''option '''Add to cart '''for adding any particular '''item '''to the '''cart.'''
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|| 
|| To add multiple '''items''' to the cart then do the following steps.
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|| Cursor on '''Select titles to:'''
|| Locate the tag''' Select titles to:''' just above the list of '''items'''.
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|| 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'''.
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|| Click on '''Add to''' '''cart'''
|| Now go to the top and click on '''Add to''' '''cart.'''

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|| Cursor on '''Cart'''
|| All the selected '''items''' will move to the '''cart.'''

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|| Cursor on '''Cart'''
|| Next, go to the top left corner of the interface and locate the tab '''Cart.'''
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|| 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.'''
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|| 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.
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|| 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.
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|| Cursor on the interface.
|| We are now in the '''OPAC interface.'''
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|| Click on '''Save to Lists'''
|| To add an '''item''' to '''Lists''', click on '''Save to Lists''', at the bottom of each '''item'''.
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|| 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.'''
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|| 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.
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|| 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.
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|| Click on green '''Save'''
|| Now, click on the Save button.
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|| 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'''.
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|| 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.
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|| Cursor on items under the list '''Microbiology'''
|| The '''items '''saved now appear under the list.
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|| Narration only
|| Now let us look at the tabs on the left side.
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|| Click on '''Personal details '''on the left side of the same page
|| To begin with, I will click on the tab P'''ersonal details.'''
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|| 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'''.
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|| Click on '''Checkout history'''
|| Next, click on '''Checkout history, '''on the left side of the same page.
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|| 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.
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|| Click on +'''New purchase suggestion'''
|| Now click on the +'''New purchase suggestion '''tab.
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|| Cursor on '''Enter a new purchase suggestion'''
|| A new page with the heading '''Enter a new purchase suggestion''' opens.
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|| Cursor on '''Enter a new purchase suggestion'''
|| Here we are prompted to fill in a few details.
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|| 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:'''


|| 
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|| 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.'''
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|| Enter the '''ISBN/ISSN '''number as- '''1234567891'''
|| Then I will enter the '''Standard number (ISBN, ISSN or other) '''number as- '''1234567891'''
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|| Click '''Submit your suggestion'''
|| Scroll down and click on '''Submit your suggestion '''at the bottom of the page.
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|| 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.
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|| 
|| Here we learnt how a '''patron '''can use '''OPAC''' to search a book in a '''Koha Library.'''
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|| Narration only
|| With this we come to the end of this tutorial.
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|| 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




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|| 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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|| Slide Number 7

About '''Spoken Tutorial project'''
* Watch the video available at [http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial]
* It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project
* If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it


|| The video at the following link summarizes the '''Spoken Tutorial project.'''

Please download and watch it.
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|| Slide Number 8

'''Spoken Tutorial''' workshops

The '''Spoken Tutorial Project''' Team* Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
* Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
* For more details, please write to [about:blank [http://contact@spoken-tutorial.org/ http://contact@spoken-tutorial.org]]


|| The''' Spoken Tutorial Project''' Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.
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|| Slide Number 9

Forum for specific questions
||We will be happy to answer your specific questions regarding this tutorial. 

Post your questions in the forum and our team will get back to you.
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|| Slide Number 10

Acknowledgment

'''The Spoken Tutorial''' project was established at IIT Bombay by the Ministry of Education Govt of '''India'''

Thank you
|| Thank you for joining.
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