Koha-Library-Management-System/C2/Access-to-Library-Account-on-Web/English
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Slide 1 | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Access your Library Account on the Web. |
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Learning Objectives* Access your Library Account as a patron on the Web
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In this tutorial, we will learn how to -* Access your Library Account as a patron on the Web
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System Requirement |
To record this tutorial, I am using* Firefox web browser
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Slide | This tutorial assumes that * Your system administrator has a Koha Library installed on a server.
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Slide | This tutorial assumes that * You know the URL of this Koha Library
If not, please contact your Librarian or system administrator for the same. |
Let’s begin. | |
Slide | Open your Web Browser and type
This URL is based on-
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Open Web Browser
Type http://127.0.1.1/8000 and Press Enter |
Now, press Enter. |
Cursor on Welcome to Spoken Tutorial Library | A new OPAC page with the heading, Welcome to Spoken Tutorial Library, 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 Reena and password as library | Recall that we had created a Patron as Ms. Reena Shah in an earlier tutorial.
I will login as Reena and type her password here. If you created a different partron, then use those login details here. |
Cursor on Hello, Reena Shah | A new page Hello, Reena Shah, opens.
This page reflects the details of the summary of the Patron. |
Cursor on Checked out (1)
Cursor on Title- Exploring Biology Sharma, Sanjay Due- 01/06/2017 Barcode- 00002 Call no. Fines- No |
The page shows details for Checked out (1) items like:
Title- Exploring Biology Sharma, Sanjay Due- 10/08/2018 Barcode- 00002 Fines- No Remember- this entry was made in an assignment of an earlier tutorial. |
Cursor on * your summary
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Note the other tabs on the left side of the page.* your summary
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Narration only | Upon clicking these tabs, details of the Patron
opens up. I will explain 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
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Type Microbiology in OPAC
Click on Go Cursor on the list of items |
If you wish to add any Library item to a cart, then do the following-
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Cursor on-
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Under each title, the following options appear-* Place Hold
Note that the option Place Hold, will appear 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. |
In case multiple items have to be added 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 multiple items to the cart, click on the radio button on the left of the respective items. |
Cursor on With selected titles: | Now go to the top. The tag Select titles to will appear as With selected titles: |
Click on Cart
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From the drop-down, click 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. |
Click on the Items in your cart:2 | From the drop-down, click on Items in your cart:2 |
Cursor on 2 | Please note: number 2 represents the total number of selected items.
As I selected 2 items, the number here is 2. If you selected a different no. of items, then that no. will appear on your interface. |
Cursor on Your cart
Cursor on
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On clicking, a new window Your cart with the following options, appears:
You may explore these on your own. |
Close the window. | After exploring close this window.
To do so, go to top left corner of the page and click on the cross button |
We are now in the OPAC interface. | |
Click on Save to Lists | In case, an item has to be added to Lists then, 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. |
On clicking, 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:, in the field for List name:, type the name for the list.
This is purely for your reference. I will type Microbiology here. You may give a name as per your requirement. |
Under the section Category:,* From the drop down click on Private | Next, under the section Category:, from the drop-down, click on Private if not already selected by Koha
This ensures that the list will be visible only to you. |
Click on Save | Now, click on Save at the bottom of the page. |
Click on the tab Lists | We are again at the OPAC interface
Now, at the top left corner of the OPAC interface, click on the tab Lists. |
Click on Microbiology | From the drop-down, I will click on Microbiology.
If you gave a different name for your list, then click on that name. |
Cursor on items under the list Microbiology | The saved items now appears under the list. |
Narration only | Now let us look at the tabs on the left side |
Click on your personal details on the left side of the same page | To begin with, I will click on the tab- your personal details |
Cursor on Home library: Spoken Tutorial Library
Cursor on: Surname Cursor on: First name |
A new page with the details of Ms. Reena Shah, opens up. |
Click on your reading history | Next, click on your reading history, on the left side of the same page. |
Cursor on Checkout history
Cursor on * Title
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A page Checkout history opens up with the details:
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Click on your purchase suggestions | Now, click on your purchase suggestions, on the left side of the same page. |
Cursor on Your purchase suggestions | A new page, Your purchase suggestions, opens up |
Click on New purchase suggestion | Now click on the tab New purchase suggestion |
Cursor on Enter a new purchase suggestion | A new page opens with the heading-
Enter a new purchase suggestion |
Cursor on Enter a new purchase suggestion | Here we are prompted to fill in a few details. |
Cursor on-# Title:
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# Title:
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Cursor on Title
Enter the Title as Genetics Enter the ISBN/ISSN number as- 1234567891 |
Note that: the Title field marked in red color is mandatory.
I will enter the Title as Genetics. Then I’ll enter the Standard number (ISBN, ISSN or other) number as- 1234567891 |
Click Submit your suggestion | Click on Submit your suggestion at the bottom of the page. |
Cursor on Your purchase suggestions | A new page Your purchase suggestions opens, again |
Cursor on Delete |
If you wish, you can Delete this suggestion.
Do so by clicking on the radio button on the extreme left side of the table. |
Click on Delete selected | Then click on Delete selected button at the bottom of the page. |
Cursor on the new page | A new page, without that particular suggestion opens. |
Cursor on Options on the left | You may explore the rest of the options on the left side of the page, on your own. |
With this we have learnt how a patron can use OPAC to search a book in a Koha Library. | |
Go to top right corner of OPAC interface and click on logout. | Lastly, log out from the OPAC account by clicking on Logout at the top right corner of the page. |
This brings us to the end of this tutorial. | |
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Summary In this tutorial, we learnt-* Access your Library Account as a patron on the Web
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Let us summarise.
In this tutorial, we learnt how to -
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Assignment
Make a purchase suggestion for a book |
Assignment
As an assignment, make a purchase suggestion for another book. |
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Acknowledgement* Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
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Spoken Tutorial project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
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This is Bella Tony from IIT Bombay signing off.
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