Circulation in Koha

 Circulation: 

In Koha, Circulation option enables you to issue/return the document, renewal of the document, hold item (reservation), Off-line circulation and many more.










Check-out

 A book can be issued using this option. Simply, click on Check-out, it will ask for the user detail. Enter the member card or name of the user.


Just enter the barcode number/accession number of the document to be issued to the user and hit check-out button. Book will be issued to the user.

Check-in: 

A book can be returned using check-in option. Simply, click on Check-in, it will ask for the document barcode number/accession number. Enter the barcode number / accession number.  








Renewal: 

A book can also be renewed and the procedure is very simple.




Simply, enter the barcode/accession number of the document and it will be renewed to the user who already got it issued in his/her name. 

Transfer: 

An item can also be transferred to any other library and procedure is very simple, select the library from drop down menu and enter the accession number / barcode number of the document, finally submit. It will be transferred to the destination library. 






Set Library:

 If there are many library created in the same database, there is a provision in Koha that a user can set the library in which he/she wants to work. 






Procedure is simple, select the library and hit submit button.

Fast Cataloguing:

 There is a provision in Koha to do the Fast Cataloguing also. Instead of choosing the Cataloguing module, you can enter the bibliographical detail easily. This framework has very limited fields to be filled for Fast Cataloguing. 

Off-line Circulation: 

This is unique feature given in Koha. Circulation can take place even when server is off. Later, the same can be uploaded to update the Circulation detail in Koha as well. For off-line Circulation, there is an application which can be used to issue/return the record through off-line circulation interface.



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