Koha-Library-Management-System/C2/Access-to-Library-Account-on-Web/English-timed

Time	Narration
00:01	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Access your Library Account on the Web.
00:07	In this tutorial, we will learn how to access your Library Account as a patron on the Web,
00:15	and it’s benefits.
00:18	To record this tutorial, I am using Firefox web browser.
00:24	This tutorial assumes that your system administrator has a Koha Library installed on a server.
00:32	The SuperLibrarian or Library Staff has created some Item types in this Koha Library.
00:40	This tutorial assumes that you know the URL of this Koha Library
00:46	and You are a patron of this library.
00:50	If not, please contact your Librarian or system administrator for the same.
00:57	Let’s begin. Open your Web Browser and type: http://127.0.1.1/8000
01:12	This URL is based on the port number and domain name, given by your sys-ad at the time of installation.
01:21	Now, press Enter.
01:24	A new OPAC page with the heading Welcome to Spoken Tutorial Library opens.
01:32	On the top right corner of the OPAC page, click on Login to your account.
01:40	This login is for the patrons of the library.
01:44	On the new window that opens, we have to enter our patron Login: and Password.
01:52	Recall that we had created a Patron as Ms. Reena Shah in an earlier tutorial.
02:00	I will login as Reena and type her password here.
02:05	If you created a different partron, then use those login details here.
02:11	A new page Hello, Reena Shah opens.
02:15	This page reflects the details of the summary of the Patron.
02:20	The page shows details for Checked out (1) items like:
02:25	Title- Exploring Biology
02:28	Sharma, Sanjay
02:30	Due- 10/08/2018
02:36	Barcode- 00002
02:41	Fines- No.
02:44	Remember, this entry was made in an assignment of an earlier tutorial.
02:50	Note the other tabs on the left side of the page.
02:55	your summary, your fines,
02:59	your personal details, your tags,
03:04	change your password, your search history,
03:08	your reading history, your privacy,
03:12	your purchase suggestions, your messaging and your lists.
03:20	Upon clicking these tabs, details of the Patron opens up. I will explain about these tabs later in this tutorial.
03:30	On the top left corner of the OPAC interface, notice that there are two tabs: Cart and Lists.
03:39	If you wish to add any Library item to a cart then do the following-
03:45	Search for the item in OPAC as explained earlier in this series.
03:51	I will search for the book Microbiology. You may search an item that you want from your library.
04:00	The search results of that keyword appears.
04:04	Under each title, the following options appear- Place Hold, Save to Lists , Add to cart.
04:15	Note that the option Place Hold will appear only for the items that can be issued by the library.
04:23	Click on the option Add to cart for adding any particular item to the cart.
04:30	In case multiple items have to be added to the cart then do the following steps.
04:37	Locate the tag Select titles to: just above the list of items.
04:45	To add multiple items to the cart, click on the radio button on the left of the respective items.
04:53	Now, go to the top. The tag Select titles to will appear as With selected titles.
05:04	From the drop-down, click on Cart. All the selected items will move to the cart.
05:12	Next, go to the top left corner of the interface and locate the tab Cart.
05:20	From the drop-down, click on Items in your cart:2
05:25	Please note: number 2 represents the total number of selected items.
05:31	As I selected 2 items, the number here is 2.
05:36	If you selected a different no. of items, then that no. will appear on your interface.
05:44	On clicking, a new window Your cart with the following options appears: More details , Send,
05:54	Download , Print,
05:58	Empty and close.
06:01	You may explore these on your own.
06:04	After exploring, close this window.
06:08	To do so, go to the top left corner of the page and click on the cross button.
06:15	We are now in the OPAC interface.
06:19	In case, an item has to be added to Lists then click on Save to Lists, at the bottom of each item.
06:31	On clicking, a new window Add to a list: opens, with the title of the particular item.
06:39	In my case, Industrial Microbiology, Patel, Arvind H.
06:45	Under the section Add to a new list:, in the field for List name:, type the name for the list.
06:55	This is purely for your reference.
06:58	I will type: Microbiology here.
07:02	You may give a name as per your requirement.
07:07	Next, under the section Category:, from the drop-down click on Private if not already selected by Koha.
07:19	This ensures that the list will be visible only to you.
07:24	Next, click on Save at the bottom of the page.
07:30	We are again at the OPAC interface.
07:34	Now, at the top left corner of the OPAC interface, click on the tab Lists.
07:42	From the drop-down, I will click on Microbiology.
07:46	If you gave a different name for your list, then click on that name.
07:53	The saved items now appears under the list.
07:58	Now let us look at the tabs on the left side.
08:03	To begin with, I will click on the tab your personal details.
08:09	A new page with the details of Ms. Reena Shah opens up.
08:16	Next, click on your reading history, on the left side of the same page.
08:24	A page Checkout history opens up with the details: Title, Item type,
08:33	Call no and Date.
08:38	Now, click on your purchase suggestions, on the left side of the same page.
08:46	A new page Your purchase suggestions opens up.
08:51	Now click on the tab New purchase suggestion.
08:57	A new page opens with the heading Enter a new purchase suggestion.
09:04	Here we are prompted to fill in a few details.
09:09	Title, Author, Copyright date,
09:15	Standard number (ISBN, ISSN or other),
09:21	Publisher, Collection title,
09:26	Publication place, Item type,
09:31	Reason for suggestion: and Notes.
09:35	Note that: the Title field marked in red color is mandatory.
09:41	I will enter the Title as Genetics.
09:45	Then I’ll enter the Standard number (ISBN, ISSN or other) number as- 1234567891.
10:00	Click on Submit your suggestion at the bottom of the page.
10:05	A new page Your purchase suggestions opens again.
10:11	With this, we have learnt how a patron can use OPAC to search a book in a Koha Library.
10:20	Lastly, log out from the OPAC account by clicking on Logout at the top right corner of the page.
10:29	This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
10:33	Let us summarize. In this tutorial, we learnt how to access your Library Account as a patron on the Web and it’s benefits.
10:48	For assignment, make a purchase suggestion for another book.
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