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Topic: '''How to create a Library'''
  
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Contributor: Bella Tony, IIT Bombay
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Domain Expert: Manju Naika, Central Library, IIT Bombay
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Title Slide
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| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.071cm;"| Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on '''How to create a Library''' in '''Koha'''.
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Reviewed by: Nancy Varkey, Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay
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Learning Objectives
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Keywords: Koha administration, Basic parameters, Libraries and groups, Library code, OPAC info
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| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| In this tutorial we will learn how to -
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* '''Create a library''',
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| <center>'''Visual Cue'''</center>
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| <center>'''Narration'''</center>
  
 
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System Requirement
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Title Slide
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| Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on '''How to create a Library in Koha.'''
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* '''Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04'''
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* '''Koha version 16.05'''  
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Learning Objectives
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| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.071cm;"| To follow this tutorial, learners should have knowledge of '''Library Science.'''  
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| In this tutorial we will learn how to -* Create a library,
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| Slide Number 3
  
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System Requirement
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| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.071cm;"| To practice this tutorial, you should have '''Koha '''installed on your system.
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| To record this tutorial, I am using* '''Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04'''
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* '''Koha version 16.05'''
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And you should also have '''Admin''' access in '''Koha.'''  
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For more details, please refer to the '''Koha Spoken Tutorial''' series on this website.
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I have already installed '''Koha''' on my system.  
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Pre-requisites
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|  To follow this tutorial, learners should have knowledge of '''Library Science.'''
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|  To practice this tutorial, you should have '''Koha '''installed on your system.
  
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| style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Log into '''Koha '''using the '''username '''and '''password '''given at the time of installation'''.'''  
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And you should also have '''Admin''' access in '''Koha.'''
  
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On my system, I had given '''Username '''as '''koha_library.'''
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For more details, please refer to the '''Koha Spoken Tutorial '''series on this website.
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| Let us begin.
  
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|Log into '''Koha '''with '''Username '''as '''koha_library '''and '''Password '''as '''<nowiki>******</nowiki>'''.
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|Log into '''Koha '''using the '''username '''and '''password '''given at the time of installation'''.'''
  
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While setting up '''Koha-'''* We should add the details of every '''Branch library''' that we will create in '''Koha'''
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* This data is used in several areas of '''Koha '''later.
  
 
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| Now, let’s add a new library'''.'''
  
 
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| Switch back to '''Koha''' interface.
  
 
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| Locate the section''' Basic parameters.'''
  
 
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I will add '''Reply-To '''email id as''' [mailto:stlibreoffice@gmail.com stlibreoffice@gmail.com]
  
 
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[http://www.iitb.ac.in/en/education/academic-divisions http://www.iitb.ac.in/en/education/academic-divisions]
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Fill the following-  
 
Fill the following-  
  
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'''Spoken Tutorial Library, Mumbai.'''  
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'''Spoken Tutorial Library, Mumbai.'''
  
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'''Powai- 400001'''  
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| Let’s switch back to the '''Koha''' interface
  
 
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Revision as of 20:00, 3 September 2018

Topic: How to create a Library

Contributor: Bella Tony, IIT Bombay

Domain Expert: Manju Naika, Central Library, IIT Bombay

Reviewed by: Nancy Varkey, Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay

Keywords: Koha administration, Basic parameters, Libraries and groups, Library code, OPAC info


Visual Cue
Narration
Slide 1

Title Slide

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on How to create a Library in Koha.
Slide Number 2

Learning Objectives

In this tutorial we will learn how to -* Create a library,
  • Create a Group
Slide Number 3

System Requirement

To record this tutorial, I am using* Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04
  • Koha version 16.05
Slide 4a

Pre-requisites

To follow this tutorial, learners should have knowledge of Library Science.
Slide 4b

Pre-requisites

To practice this tutorial, you should have Koha installed on your system.

And you should also have Admin access in Koha.

For more details, please refer to the Koha Spoken Tutorial series on this website.

Show Koha interface

Let us begin.

I have already installed Koha on my system.

Let me switch to the interface.

Log into Koha with Username as koha_library and Password as ******. Log into Koha using the username and password given at the time of installation.

On my system, I had given Username as koha_library.

Now type the Password that was noted down from the conf.xml file.

The Koha main page opens.
SLIDE

While setting up Koha-* We should add the details of every Branch library that we will create in Koha

  • This data is used in several areas of Koha.
Note that-

While setting up Koha-* We should add the details of every Branch library that we will create in Koha

  • This data is used in several areas of Koha later.
Now, let’s add a new library.
Show Koha interface Switch back to Koha interface.
Home >> Koha Administration Go to Home and click on Koha Administration.
Go to section Basic parameters Locate the section Basic parameters.
Click on- Libraries and groups Click on Libraries and groups.
* Click on tab '+ New Library' To add a new library, click on the tab '+ New Library'

We will skip the groups section for now.

Point to the red asterisk fields In this page, note that all the fields marked in red are mandatory.
Pause and fill in the details Fill in the fields Library code and Name for your library as I have done here.
Red box highlight on library code Some important things to note are-* There should be no space in the library code
  • And it should be less than 10 characters long.
  • This code will be used as a unique identifier in the database.
Red box highlight on Address section The next section is where we have to fill our library’s contact details like-

Address, phone no., etc.

Fill in the details as follows-


  • Address line 1: IIT Bombay
  • Address line 2: Powai
  • Address line 3: ---
  • City: Mumbai
  • State: Maharashtra
  • ZIP/Postal code: 400076
  • Country: India
  • Phone: **********
  • Fax:


I have filled the details as shown here.

If you don’t have information for any field listed here, then just leave it blank.


Likewise, fill in your library’s details on this page.

Previous screen

Highlight Address and Phone with a red box

The address and phone details can be used to make custom notices for your library later.

These details can also be used by members when they want to contact the library.

Red box highlight on Email id The Email id field is not mandatory, as you can see.

However, it is extremely important to have an email id for the library you create.

This is the email id from where the notices to the members go to and come from.

Fill abtworkshop21@gmail.com Gmail id is preferable as it can be easily configured for sending mail and/or receiving mail.
Point to Reply-To and Return-Path fields. Below the Email id field, we have the Reply-To and Return-Path fields.
Red box highlight on Reply-To

Fill stlibreoffice@gmail.com

Reply-To

If you would like to specify another default email address for all replies to notices, you can do that here.

I will add Reply-To email id as stlibreoffice@gmail.com

Point to Email id If this is left blank, then all replies will go to the Email id given above.
Coming to Return-Path.

This is the email address that all bounced messages will go to.

Point to Email id If this is left blank, then all bounced messages will go to the Email id given above.
Red box highlight on Email id, Reply-To, Return-Path So basically, three different email ids can be used for # Email id
  1. Reply-To and
  2. Return-Path

However, if only one email id is provided then by default, Koha will use it for all the three fields.

Red box highlight on URL

http://www.iitb.ac.in/en/education/academic-divisions

Next, mention the URL of your library in the field like I have done here
Show the screenshot of the holdings table on the OPAC On filling the URL field-* the particular library name will be linked in the holdings table on the OPAC.
After this, we have to fill in the OPAC info.
In OPAC info:

Fill the following-

Spoken Tutorial Library, Mumbai.

Powai- 400001

This is where you have to put information about your library.

I have entered some information about my library here.

Show the screenshot of mouse-over on Library name in the holdings table on the OPAC This info will appear in the OPAC, when we move the cursor over the library name in the holdings table.
Slide

OPAC info:

If the URL for a particular branch library is put in this field, then-


  • OPAC will tell us the branch library where the book is available.
SLIDE

OPAC info:

* To get the hyper-link address information hover the mouse on the link.
  • This will give the address of the particular branch library where the book can be issued from.
Point to IP address Next we have the IP address.
Let’s switch back to the Koha interface
Point to IP

Narration only

If you want to restrict Koha admin access to a particular IP address then-

You can specify the IP here.

Else, you can leave it blank

Point to IP

Narration only

I will leave it blank
Red box highlight on Notes Lastly, we have the Notes field.


This is where you can fill in any notes for future reference. These will not be displayed in OPAC.

Click on the Submit button After entering all the details, click on the Submit button.
Cursor on the page Libraries

Cursor on the Spoken Tutorial Library

The name of the newly added library appears on the Libraries page.


In our case, Spoken Tutorial Library

Let us now see when to use the Group Library option.
Cursor on '+ New Group' If you want to add a new group* Click on tab '+ New Group'
Slide

Use Group Library to group branch libraries like- * Chemistry Library,

  • Physics Library,
  • Biology Library
Suppose you have a few branch libraries for e.g.- * Chemistry Library,
  • Physics Library,
  • Biology Library

and you want to group them.

In such a scenario use the Group Library option.

Name this group as Science library which falls under the main library.

Slide

Grouping can be done on the basis of-* similarities and/or some similar characteristics etc.

Grouping can be done on the basis of-* similarities and/or similar characteristics etc.
Click Logout Logout from your current session as a Database administrative user.

To do so, go to the top right corner and click on No_Library_Set.

From the drop-down, click on Logout.

This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
Slide

Summary

Let us summarize

In this tutorial we learnt to-* Create a library

  • Create a new Group


Slide

Assignment* Create a new library and

  • Create a new group
As an assignment-* Create a new library and
  • Create a new group
Slide

About Spoken Tutorial project

The video at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial project.

Please download and watch it.

The video at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial project.

Please download and watch it.

Slide

Spoken Tutorial workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project team:*

conducts workshops using spoken tutorials and* gives certificates on passing online tests.

For more details, please write to us.

The Spoken Tutorial Project team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.

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Forum for specific questions:

Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?

  • Please visit this site
  • Choose the minute and second where you have the question
  • Explain your question briefly
  • Someone from our team will answer them
Forum for specific questions:

Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?


  • Please visit this site
  • Choose the minute and second where you have the question
  • Explain your question briefly
  • Someone from our team will answer them
Slide

Forum for specific questions:

The Spoken Tutorial forum is for specific questions on this tutorial

  • Please do not post unrelated and general questions on them
  • This will help reduce the clutter
  • With less clutter, we can use these discussion as instructional material


Forum for specific questions:

The Spoken Tutorial forum is for specific questions on this tutorial

  • Please do not post unrelated and general questions on them
  • This will help reduce the clutter
  • With less clutter, we can use these discussion as instructional material
Slide

Acknowledgement

Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.

More information on this mission is available at this link.

Acknowledgement

Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.

More information on this mission is available at this link.

This is Bella Tony from IIT Bombay signing off.

Thank you for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Bellatony911, Nancyvarkey

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