BSBLIB404 Week Five Class Notes

Week Five Class Notes

BSBLIB404 Use Integrated Library Management Systems

"This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply a basic understanding of the interrelated functions of integrated library management systems (ILMS) to use online catalogues, process loan transactions, and provide circulation and lending services to meet customer needs.

It applies to individuals in frontline information services roles in libraries working under limited supervision, within established policies and procedures."

1        Create Records in the ILMS

1.1     Develop an understanding of basic functions of an ILMS, including interrelation of different modules

1.2     Register new borrowers on the automated circulation system according to organisational and system guidelines

1.3     Process an acquisition by creating a record in the acquisition module

1.4     Generate an interlibrary loan request by creating a request through the ILMS

Let’s start with a bit of fun!

What do we mean by circulation?  What are some other terms that are used instead of circulation?

What tasks do you think are undertaken at the library circulation desk?

Class exercise:
Make a list of ALL the tasks that may be undertaken at the library circulation desk.

What skills do you think you need to work at the circulation desk?  

For this unit we will be using the KOHA library management system.  The version we will be using is an online demonstration version.

URL:  https://demo-admin.calyx.net.au/

login: anne

password: koha

Login to Koha and have a look at the circulation menu, what types of things can you do from this menu?

The first thing we're going to do is add ourselves as a new borrower, can you work out how to do that?


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